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cludes over 200,000 aircraft and operates from over 13,000 <br />airports. While the scheduled airlines form the skeletal <br />framework Of the air transportation network, general avia- <br />tion serves as the life -blood. There are over 18,000 <br />incorporated communities in the contiguous 48 states and <br />an almost equal number of unincorporated communities. It <br />is obvious that tremendous distances exist between air- <br />ports served by the scheduled airlines and the ultimate <br />destination of many travelers. General aviation helps <br />fill this gap with a network of over 13,000 airports. <br />Hardly a day goes by in which our lives are not affected <br />in one way or another by some facet of general aviation: <br />. Charter service carrying passengers and cargo to areas <br />not served by scheduled airlines. <br />. Scheduled air taxi <br />. Aerial application of agricultural fertilizers, <br />pesticides, herbicides and seeds <br />. Aerial survey and mapping <br />. Geophysical exploration <br />. Forest survey, patrol, and fire fighting <br />. Law enforcement and traffic control <br />. Search and rescue <br />. Emergency air ambulance <br />. Power and pipeline patrol <br />• Pleasure and sport flying <br />. Instructional and proficiency flying <br />. Business and corporate flying <br />It is this last function of business and corporate flying <br />which will have the most profound economic effects in the <br />future. Business and corporate flying provides for the <br />rapid transporation of company executives, staffs, and <br />sales forces between corporate locations. It expands the <br />area effectiveness of salesmen and allows businesses to <br />meet prospective clients at their place of business. It <br />provides the rapid transportation of a critical assembly <br />line component directly to the plant where it is needed, <br />avoiding temporary shutdowns and costly delays. <br />10-20 <br />III <br />