Complaining about the high cost of flying is more or less universal, but here in Europe, where the Aero show is in full swing, they seem to be used to it. Just as in the U.S., general aviation at a serious level-and by that, I mean maybe owning a Cirrus or a Mooney-requires significant wealth. Just tanking up such an airplane is a $700 load test of a VISA card.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/ownership/aero-notes-the-skyhawk-as-target