----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any
advice in this forum.]----
At 03:42 PM 6/12/2006, you wrote:
why would they want to be in LSA aircraft when, as rec pilots, they
could fly heavier airplanes?
I think you're ignoring the differences between the planes. If the
LSA category cannot stand on its own 2 feet without the captive
audience, then maybe it wasn't a good investment in the first
place. New technology, relaxed certification requirements, relaxed
maintenance requirements, and, in many cases, lower costs are all
pluses that a heavier, certificated aircraft cannot address.
My hangar tenant has a Flightstar that we are in the process of
getting licensed under LSA. He will likely never get a more advanced
pilot's certificate beyond LSA. He will never be legally able to fly
my Cessna 140 by himself. He, and others like him, however, are the
future of LSA, if LSA has a future. I, on the other hand, would like
the opportunity to continue flying the 140 even after I get to the
point where it is likely I would not be able to pass a class 3
medical. If the time comes that I cannot, I will likely look for a
Cub or Luscombe 8A or T-craft or the like. No harm, no foul.
John Cooper, A&P
Skyport Services
PO Box 249
4996 Delaware Tnpk
Rensselaerville, NY 12147
518 797-3064
Fax 518 797-3865
www.skyportservices.net
==============================================================================
To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
