What Are General Purpose Blades

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What Are General Purpose Blades

• General Aviation has seen some rocky years since
  9-11, as it spun into a financial disaster for
  many Fixed Based Operators. Much of this was
  media induced, as general aviation had little to
  do with the International Terrorists attacks on
  that fateful day. Most of the collapse came from
  government over regulation and mass media
  hysteria calling for more laws in the general
  aviation sector. But even so General Aviation was
  not breaking any speed records prior to that due
  to high fuel costs, nothing like today, but high
  never the less and liability insurance costs due
  to outrageous litigation costs and kangaroo court
  awards. Typically a small aircraft has over
  75,000 built into the cost merely so the
  manufacture can maintain a defense fund to fight
  finished products liability costs when a small
  aircraft crashes and generally it is due to pilot
  error and not the aircraft itself.

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• As 2006 gets underway the General Aviation
  Aircraft Maker Market is looking good with new
  light small jets being made for a fraction of
  what a jet aircraft would normally cost and thus
  tapping into another market for small and medium
  sized businesses to have a corporate aircraft.
  Additionally after 9-11 the FAA reduced barriers
  to entry for Fractional Jet Ownership, thus
  boosting that sector of General Aviation.
  Currently most of Wichita, KS is back to work and
  smaller start-up companies are opening up in
  other areas as these new small business jets get
  FAA Certification, many of whom have 100s of
  advanced orders. One issue is that India and
  China's small light single engine aircraft
  manufacturers are coming online and are going to
  increase competition for US light aircraft
  manufacturers here and abroad and this trend will
  continue to be an issue in 2006, but most likely
  become a very big issue by 2008.

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• Fuel costs for General Aviation have always been
  of concern and this will prompt more EAA or
  Experimental Aviation Association aircraft on to
  the scene, many of which have kits to use
  automotive fuels instead. Some ethanol is also
  being used in some states now for general
  aviation users. As NASA continues its work to
  make general aviation safer, more efficient and
  cost effective through its SATS Program, we will
  see a re-emergence of popularity in General
  Aviation back to its height of acceptance.
  Additionally we are seeing a longer range trend
  for Vertical Take Off and Landing or VTOL
  personal aircraft come to the market perhaps by
  2010, as a "flying car" has been promised but has
  yet to be produced. General Aviation has always
  been a better place to spend lots of money than
  make lots of money. Many FBO's hope that they are
  over that hump now and are looking towards
  brighter skies and we all hope that government
  will stop the insanity of bureaucracy and over
  regulation so that this sector will fly again.

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• Much of this was media induced, as general
  aviation had little to do with the International
  Terrorists attacks on that fateful day. Most of
  the collapse came from government over regulation
  and mass VO Genesis Review media hysteria calling
  for more laws in the general aviation sector. But
  even so General Aviation was not breaking any
  speed records prior to that due to high fuel
  costs, nothing like today, but high never the
  less and liability insurance costs due to
  outrageous litigation costs and kangaroo court
  awards. Typically a small aircraft has over
  75,000 built into the cost merely so the
  manufacture can maintain a defense fund to fight
  finished products liability costs when a small
  aircraft crashes and generally it is due to pilot
  error and not the aircraft itself.

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• General Aviation Aircraft Maker Market is looking
  good with new light small jets being made for a
  fraction of what a jet aircraft would normally
  cost and thus tapping into another market for
  small and medium sized businesses to have a
  corporate aircraft. Additionally after 9-11 the
  FAA reduced barriers to entry http//togetherweea
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  for Fractional Jet Ownership, thus boosting that
  sector of General Aviation. Currently most of
  Wichita, KS is back to work and smaller start-up
  companies are opening up in other areas as these
  new small business jets get FAA Certification,
  many of whom have 100s of advanced orders. One
  issue is that India and China's small light
  single engine aircraft manufacturers are coming
  online and are going to increase competition for
  US light aircraft manufacturers here and abroad
  and this trend will continue to be an issue in
  2006