Could airspace regulations related to special event security be simplified in any particular manner?
Yes. Through meaningful dialogue with representatives of the industry it should be possible to create reasonable restrictions commensurate with clearly identified threats. This has not been the case so far. We want to do our part to ensure adequate security, but prohibition of GA “just to be sure” is not the way to go. Significant economic damage is done each time these prohibitions occur. Q: Given Canada’s demographics, what degree of reduction do you foresee in the pilot population over the next 20 years? A: I do not have a firm number, but it is reasonable to assume that if nothing is done to encourage people to get into this field, there will be a significant decline from the baby boomers retiring and few young people coming into the system. An additional factor is our changing population. Many immigrants come from countries where GA does not exist and therefore it may not occur to them that aviation is available as a career, a form of transportation or hobby. We all have a role to
