>people are flying 50 year old planes because the new basic cessnas cost $400K each This wasn't always the case though. There's a chapter in the book Where is

>people are flying 50 year old planes because the new basic cessnas cost $400K each This wasn't always the case though. There's a chapter in the book Where is My Flying Car? that explains how this was a result of the early 70s explosion of product liability regulations + a FAA that was and continues to be completely apathetic to general aviation