139 and counting down . . .

According to WSDOT General Aviation will grow 44% over the next 20 years. Sometime back we had over 300 airports in the State of Washington. We now have 139. As if that fact is not a wakeup call, consider how many of the remaining139 airports are being managed and/or governed by public servants and/or citizens with no or limited expertise in aviation. Consider the fact that airports, because of noise and perceived safety concerns, have been deemed to be a pariah for politicians.  When was the last time you heard of a new airport being built . . . kind of fits with nuclear power plants. We, as technicians and engineers know they are safe and needed . . . but the public is clueless. 

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