A message from our founders:
Every new year brings reflection on the year past. Speaking broadly for the world as a whole, the previous year ended on a series of worrisome notes as, some would suggest, the chickens of previous years' economic overexuberances had come home to roost.
Speaking for Dauntless, while of course we have been affected by the overall global slowdown to some extent, that we make the best products of their kind out there gives us plenty of reason to be optimistic for the future - we have a series of exciting new releases planned for 2009 and we look forward to sharing these with you as they become available.
It's true that tough economic times provide convenient excuses to defer plans and dreams, and in the following I'm not at all trying to belittle those, and certainly there are many, who truly find themselves in dire straits. However, good times or bad, time moves on, and make sure that if your dreams include aviation, that you don't make excuses unnecessarily.
If anything, it's a great time to fly - aircraft fuel prices are now as low as they've been in recent memory and also, many believe, as low as they're likely to ever be again. While of course we don't want to pretend that flying or learning to fly is inexpensive, the cost must be weighed against the arguably much higher cost of never chasing after your dreams. Let's face it - an hour of flying probably costs the same or more as buying a single Playstation or X-Box game - but which will you remember more? Which will ultimately be the stuff of your dreams?
Maybe what I'm saying is this - don't let the current economic times cause you to lose sight of your dreams. Whatever your goal in aviation, it will take a bit of sacrifice, but it will be worth it.
I also suggest (humbly) that if you're not quite ready to start flying now, you can also get a head start on your training in the future and "keep the dream alive" by learning the stuff and studying using our relatively inexpensive software and other training materials. It's never too early to start, and it's something you can do even if you have the desire but winter weather keeps you grounded.
Happy New Year!
from AC, NV, and the entire Dauntless family
