Five weeks left

As the fog rolled in you dimmed the cockpit lights
​Those San Francisco nights
You were the best in town
Joining Victor 107 sealed your fate
Checked in at Golden Gate
Then you got too close to the ground.
Did you feel like Jesus?
Did you realize
You were just a Target in their eyes

Oakland Center started pushing tin for real
You shoulda seen the zeal
Everyone stopped to stare at your ADS-B suicide
Northern Tracon had your number on the wall
You must have had it all
You'd head for Hayward on a dare
then you'd just go around 
Could you live forever?
Could you see the day
Could you feel your Licence crumple up and fade away

[Chorus:]
Walk it off, walk it off Kid Charlemagne
Walk it off Kid Charlemagne

Your insurers have all left you in the red
You spend the days in bed 
Life can be very strange
Flight School Cessnas that would never paint a trace
They've joined the human race
On the Magenta Line
Son you were mistaken
They just want your pelt
Look at all the white men here to help

Walk it off, walk it off Kid Charlemagne
Walk it off Kid Charlemagne

Fix this squitter else we'll all end up in jail
The third time that it’s failed
since I turned on the strobe
Is there gas in the Champ?
Yes, there's gas in the Champ
I’m staying outta Mode C veil
from now on

Careful what you transmit
'Cause the man is wise
and he’s got extinction in his eyes

Walk it off, walk it off Kid Charlemagne
Walk it off Kid Charlemagne

Five weeks left

And instead of doing something about it, i’m writing embittered parodies on why I have to spend a quarter, maybe a third of my year’s flying fuel money on bullshit Avionics that’s going to strip me of my privacy in return for some Little Bo Peep weather product.

Going to be a initial flood of airspace violations in early 2020? You know it - but that’s not the real taste it leaves in your mouth.

Here’s a clue. If all the gallons of 100LL made in a year were compared to all the gallons of Jet A, the refineries could make all the 100LL in one day out of the 365. And ask your FBO what a money spinner 100LL is for them.

The point ?- if the FAA woke up tomorrow & discovered GA had died in the night, you get the feeling there wouldn’t be too much handwringing about it.

Ten thousand Asian students in Cherokees bouncing off each other in the pattern won’t change that.

​Nor will AOPA opening its doors to Drone pilots so the pink button-down shirts at Frederick can still afford to keep Buffy at Annandale.

Start here, then marginalize us further with skyrocketing insurance premiums.

(Oh - and ADS-B out needs to be on while you’re taxiing too.)

Boomers like me though can get the bus driver’s attention and just get off at THIS stop right here - having had the best ride ever, whether that’s the environment, the art of conversation, GA or affordable Healthcare.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Not sure where this bus goes next but enjoy the ride!

Rant over. ( in the background: gets checkbook out)