I've been trying to catch up on my reading, and just tonight finished the June 2005 issue of AOPA Pilot. In this issue is a series of articles on "The State of General Aviation".

Here are some interesting quotes from the very first of these articles, "Piston Market: All Ahead Full".

"Perhaps the biggest sea change involves the growing influence and acceptance of glass cockpits. Virtually all the major manufacturers now offer large-format, active-matrix liquid-crystal display systems."

"Manufacturers report that sales of glass-cockpit aircraft far outstrip those of 'bare bones' aircraft having traditional round gauges."

"A Mooney marketing executive said, 'Nobody seems to want the suddenly old-fashioned "six-pack" of steam gauges anymore', a sentiment repeated by manufacturers using other large-display systems as well."