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Heres an extract from the latest from our friends at CASA - "The CASA Briefing - April 2007" Flying hours on the up and upThe flying training industry is leading the way in the strong growth in the general aviation sector, with an increase in hours flown of more than 18 per cent in 2005. The latest official figures show that overall general aviation flying hours increased by 4.7 per cent in 2005 - the first rise in GA activity since 1998. Hours flown in aerial agriculture were up by 9.8 per cent in 2005, while business rose by 4.3 per cent and aerial work 2 per cent. GA charter operations recorded a 0.3 per cent increase in hours flown. Private flying hours dropped in 2005 by 3.2 per cent. In the sports aviation sector, ultralight use increased by 6.7 per cent, hang gliding by 1.7 per cent and gyroplane activity by 12.2 per cent.Seems we are reporting more or flying more...and don"t ask me what happened to the 2006 statistics
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