| Established in 1848, the Boston Public Library was | | | | Now, it can't be said that the ten thousand |
| the first publicly supported municipal library in | | | | airplanes registered in Michigan are each owned by |
| America, the first public library to lend a book, the | | | | a different pilot, but I think the numbers are |
| first to have a branch library and the first to have | | | | interesting. Like buying a first home, most of |
| a children's room. Others followed to the dismay | | | | these pilots have taken the first step to purchase |
| of bookstore owners and writers. Who would buy | | | | their first airplane. The planes range from the |
| books if they could just read them and return | | | | very affordable to the very luxurious, but |
| them to the library? Was the book industry | | | | nonetheless, these folks are now enjoying the |
| doomed? Of course not! Have you heard of | | | | aviation lifestyle that allows spontaneity, |
| The Facts: | | | | adventure, connections with friends and families |
| Operating Cash Flow 2003 = $392 Million | | | | and more productive businesses. Weren't these |
| Operating Cash Flow 2004 = $567 Million | | | | the reasons they learned to fly in the first place? |
| Free Cash Flow 2003 = $346 Million | | | | These people also learned that becoming an |
| Free Cash Flow 2004 = $477 Million | | | | aircraft owner is no more difficult than becoming |
| As with libraries, most people don't invest their | | | | a homeowner, boat owner or even a car owner! |
| time and money learning to fly so that they can | | | | The steps are very similar and a good aircraft |
| rent airplanes. Most want to own and airplane and | | | | dealer can streamline the process just as a good |
| the majority of flight students who earn their | | | | real estate broker would guide you through the |
| certificate will in fact become an aircraft owner. | | | | process of buying a home. |
| Statistics from the Federal Aviation Administration | | | | Have you invested in flight training, earned your |
| show the following: | | | | ticket yet aren't flying as much as you wish you |
| | | | could? Are rental planes limited and making it |
| Michigan | | | | difficult to stay current? Well, as you heard back |
| Total Pilots = 14,551 | | | | when you were renting that apartment. . . It's |
| Registered Aircraft = 10,055 | | | | time to jump on the bandwagon! Enjoy the |
| OhioTotal Pilots = 17,215 | | | | rewards from your investment of time and |
| Registered Aircraft = 10,770 | | | | money just as 20,000 plus pilots have in Michigan |
| | | | and Ohio. |