I would agree to a certain extent but at the same time there are cheaper options in aircraft. I fly an Arion Lightning and it’s made in the U.S. by a U.S. company that uses a foreign (Australian) engine. The reason I like this plane is it performs well and was 1/3rd the price of most light sport aircraft.

I was reading that there would be exemptions for efficient vehicles that used foreign parts that would be exempt from tariffs. They are looking to tariff mostly finished products.

Reading into what would get tariffs shows that most things would get a 10-20% tariff. I found it interesting that the administration wants to implement 200% tariff on Mexican manufactured finished goods which means those items would have to be made in the U.S. to avoid those fees which would create US jobs but economist are saying it will cost US jobs.

Basically with the increases we have already seen with the weakening of the dollar and higher cost from inflation we are already in this situation in some ways.

One things for certain, aviation is not currently and will never be cheap. It’s already nearly impossible to get some Part 23 certified parts today since a lot of manufacturers already have stopped making legacy aircraft parts. At some point we’re gonna end up with a fleet that we can’t get certified parts because the companies making certified parts rely on US imports current to make a profit.

We will see what happens, Trump didn’t keep all his promises last time and the Biden administration kept all of his tariffs in place during their administration.

Let’s cross our fingers that it’s not as bad as some predict. The articles I’ve read say $3000 more a year per US household. Temu will cease to exist or profits will just cost more.