Good point in such a small community a democracy just wouldn't work, any one who is strong enough to take power wouldn't allow a vote to take place.<br/><br/>I would suggest that we go with a structure you would find on any large boat....There's a single person in charge and for want of a better term we could call him ...The Captain (its possible that person is a desendant of the person in charge when the air ship was first lifted off but more likely to be the most capable person...too many mistakes in managing the ship and the group runs the risk of being chucked over the edge )<br/><br/>Below that person you would have a command group of maybe 3-4 people.... for example the eldest person, whoever is in charge medically, perhaps the lead person who's normally in charge of any group we set on the ground and perhaps the most experienced pilot<br/><br/><br/>Below that everyone else who would be able to bring forward concerns/ suggestions but would bow to the decision of the command group.  Or if we have multiple ships have a representative from each ship able to gather together to  put forward views/concerns for the command group to address as they see fit.