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Is just my humble opinion that Sport Pilot is gaining momentum, both with new pilots, like me, and with senior persons who are finding a way to continue flying when passing the medical becomes a concern. New aircraft are not as inexpensive as expected, but at least they are a whole lot less expensive than the previous entry level GA aircraft. I agree with Ed's opinion that Cessna 150 and 152s are kept out in order to foster the manufacturing and sale of new planes. That's an attempt to revitalize aircraft manufacturing industry and drive down the average age of the fleet. Eliacim Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any > advice in this forum.]---- > > > Hey Ed: I realize that new sport pilots are a rarity. Ed wrote "Since the > number of Sport Pilots is barely 342 after almost two years, the FAA is > getting > abuse for having created a failure." > However, there are many more pilots that are flying again because their > > medical status would have been questionable. They had a pilots license, and > a > drivers licence. > I have no idea how many pilots there are that are flying without a > medical, and I really do not want to know. Some of these have been made > legal now, > and the others are still flying. > I guess it is a good deal, but it would be better if we did end up at 15 > > or 1600 lbs gross weight. That would still not make the people flying > without a medical legal, but it would make a lot more airplanes so. > Lynn > > ============================================================================== > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
