That's a GREAT idea I have not heard before! I think we need to pick our battles and start with achievable goals:
# 1. Allowing 415-Ds converted back to C or CD to be flown by Sport Pilots (got the semantics right, he he!) # 2. Dumping 3rd Class requirement from Rec Pilot. Those are two achievable goals, which will be easier to sell. If AOPA is working on # 2, then we need to focus on #1 and IMHO I think the right way is through the EAA. They have the muscle and have the experience. Eliacim > While AOPA has already tried and the FAA refused, I think the real > solution is to dump the 3rd Class Med. from Rec. Pilot. I believe it > is only a matter of time. AOPA has the statistics that med. is not the > problem in aviation the FAA makes it seem to be. (How many Sport, > glider & balloon pilots clobbering in with heart attacks -or whatever- > do you see / hear in the news?) Indeed, I believe PP will some day > lose the 3rd Class requirement, but I don't anticipate living that > long. If AOPA keeps plugging away at the Rec. Pilot issue, that should > help a lot. > > Jim Brennan > WST / RI > >
