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with a much higher chance of dying in 1975 Cessna 182? I suspect most rational consumers won't. Because of safety improvement they aren't comparable goods.

• Tostino 2mo ago
  What improvements in GA since 1975? They are very slow to change from what I understand. There are a ton of airframes from that era still flying today. I mean, yeah at the top end things have gotten nicer.
  • cucumber3732842 2mo ago
    >What improvements in GA since 1975? They are very slow to change from what I understand. Which is exactly why they make a great comparison point. Harder to get bad faith sidetracked by "but your modern car has airbags" and "but your modern house is marginally bigger" type commentary when the actual product has barely changed.
• sssilver 2mo ago
  My friend, the 2026 Cessna 182 is basically the same airplane as it was in 1975, with digital screens instead of analog gauges, except now it costs about $750,000. That's a whopping $735,000 increase over its base price of ~$15,000 USD back in 1975 for a brand-new airplane. I promise, those avionics aren't worth $735,000. We've just gotten much, much poorer. EDIT: Heck, if this doesn't convince you, here's another set of numbers: 1. $15,000 of 1975 dollars is about ~$95,000 of 2026 dollars 2. A heavily used 1975 Cessna 182 today costs about $150,000
• ang_cire 2mo ago
  > with a much higher chance of dying in 1975 Cessna 182 Tell me you're not a pilot without telling me...