The industry known as "general aviation"--encompassing all flying outside of the military and commercial airlines--dates from the early days of powered flight.

General aviation encompasses all the ways aircraft are used beyond commercial and military flying: private flights, barnstormers, cropdusters, and so on. Author

More like a roller coaster than a plane, the general aviation business has soared, plunged, and risen again since its romantic takeoff in the Lindbergh era. Thi