"Average people don't fly Barons anymore (or ever?)."

Average people don't fly. PERIOD

I used to fly a Baron. I traded it in for an O-2A. (Hard to say which I spend/spent more money on to maintain.) The O-2, or any warbird for that matter, is not average. It is, however, true EAA, just as much as Vintage or Aerobatics.

What is "average" anyway? One of the things I love about EAA and especially the Fly-In/AirVenture is the VARIETY.