Friday, July 31, 2009

Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Skyboy info?



I flew a SkyBoy back in 2005....

The pro's:  it looks fantastic!

The con's:  underpowered with a 582; no extra room at all, and I would have much preferred seats that would adjust.... I wasn't comfortable.  The center stick had a short throw and so felt a bit odd, but that might be the kind of thing you'd get used to.

Preference:  some people like to be enclosed, others like open air flying.  I fall into the latter category, so I felt cramped and claustrophobic in it, but you may fall into the former camp.

  -- Robert


On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 9:34 PM, Dan Charter <lndc2000@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I'd say that skyboys have weak nose gear components:)
Dan
--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, Jim <skycat150@...> wrote:
>
> Hello,
> A good friend of mine just acquired a lightly damaged Interplane Skyboy
> w/ a broken nosegear from a mudfield landing..No other damage that's
> visible right now.
> It's N numbered and is an LSA on the dash plate..
> Does anyone have any useful info on this design? Pro and con?
> He told me the price and he stold this thing! Couldn't pass it up!
> Thanx in advance..
> Jim
>




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Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Skyboy info?

> I'd say that skyboys have weak nose gear components:)
Dan
--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, Jim <skycat150@...> wrote:
>
> Hello,
> A good friend of mine just acquired a lightly damaged Interplane Skyboy
> w/ a broken nosegear from a mudfield landing..No other damage that's
> visible right now.
> It's N numbered and is an LSA on the dash plate..
> Does anyone have any useful info on this design? Pro and con?
> He told me the price and he stold this thing! Couldn't pass it up!
> Thanx in advance..
> Jim
>


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Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Skyboy info?



Interplane owners have a Yahoo group. You might want to try there.
-Art-

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From: Jim
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:40:59 -0400
To: <Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Skyboy info?

 

Hello,
A good friend of mine just acquired a lightly damaged Interplane Skyboy
w/ a broken nosegear from a mudfield landing..No other damage that's
visible right now.
It's N numbered and is an LSA on the dash plate..
Does anyone have any useful info on this design? Pro and con?
He told me the price and he stold this thing! Couldn't pass it up!
Thanx in advance..
Jim



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Hello,
A good friend of mine just acquired a lightly damaged Interplane Skyboy
w/ a broken nosegear from a mudfield landing..No other damage that's
visible right now.
It's N numbered and is an LSA on the dash plate..
Does anyone have any useful info on this design? Pro and con?
He told me the price and he stold this thing! Couldn't pass it up!
Thanx in advance..
Jim


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Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Question



I'm not sure what state he is in but in OK the tax folks will send you a bill before the registration or deregistration  paper work can even get to the FAA.  The tax folks get to us enough and I don't see any reason to give them any extra.  Roger


From: Abid Farooqui <apollonorthamerica@yahoo.com>
To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 1:42:52 PM
Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Question

 

Since Eric is going to use it as Part 103, I'd get the seller to de-register the aircraft, send in the white registration card and take off the N-numbers etc. while doing the weight reduction. May help with state -not- asking for a sales tax.
Abid

--- In Sport_Aircraft@ yahoogroups. com, "Jim Bair" <JimBair@.... > wrote:
>
> Eric,
> Here you go, courtesy of Abid. There are two forms needed, a registration and a bill of sale. Both available from the FAA. Call your local FSDO and they should be able to send you what you need. Abid's list is out of order a bit, as the bill of sale is really #1 as it has to be signed by the seller. #2 is the seller sends the bill of sale to the FAA and that gets the monkey off his back. #3 is the buyer fills out the registration and along with #4, the check for $5, sends an envelope to the FAA. Then sit on your hands until something appears. Then, write a letter saying you scrapped it.
>
> Or, shorten the process. Just have the seller tell the FAA it's been scrapped and he pulls the N-number and data plate. You take home the "pile of parts/scrap metal" and do with it what you want. But the seller has to make it go away either by selling the plane (bill of sale process) or by sending in a letter saying it's been scrapped and is no longer airworthy. I'm not sure about the data plate. Sending that in might be proof the airplane was scrapped. Or maybe the letter is good enough. He just needs to do whatever it takes to get his name off it so the state won't go after him for taxes on it every year or two.
>
> I would personally recommend the shortened process which leaves you out of it and with a "pile of parts" which happen to fly.
>
> Jim
>
> > On Jul 13, 2009, at 12:55 PM, Abid Farooqui wrote:
> >
> > > 1) Application for registration filled out by the buyer. Don't
> > > forget to print buyer's name under the signature (do signature on
> > > the top half of the box). Buyer needs to keep the pink carbon copy
> > > of this app.
> > > 2) FAA Bill Of Sale (Form 8050-2) Signed by the seller properly
> > > 3) $5 check made to the FAA Registration branch
> > > 4) The seller needs to take the white registration card, fill out
> > > the back of the card stating that this aircraft has been sold to
> > > (fill buyer's info) and sign it and send it back in to the FAA at
> > > the address on the card. This card is not to be given to the buyer..
> > > Pink copy is his registration till he gets a new white registration
> > > card from the FAA
> > >
> > > Abid
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Eric Shannon
> To: Sport_Aircraft@ yahoogroups. com
> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 9:18 PM
> Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Question
>
>
> ---
> Hi Jim,
>
> So what is the process of getting it registered in my name? How long does it usually take?
>
> Thanks,
> Eric
>
> In Sport_Aircraft@ yahoogroups. com, "Jim Bair" <JimBair@> wrote:
> >
> > At that point, you tell them it has been scrapped. You have to get it off the records. Then it is yours to do as you wish.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Eric Shannon
> > To: Sport_Aircraft@ yahoogroups. com
> > Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 8:33 PM
> > Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Question
> >
> >
> > ---
> > Hi Dan,
> >
> > I took a few items off the aircraft,(brakes, pod, etc..) and it now makes legal weight, and the biggest reason, I am not a Sport Pilot. So, if I send in the bill of sale, and get it registered in my name, then I can do with it what I wish?
> >
> > Eric
> >
> > In Sport_Aircraft@ yahoogroups. com, "Dan Charter" <lndc2000@> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I guess I have to ask, Why not keep it registered? I'll be easier to sell later on. Being single seat and 5 gal might keep the FAA from writing violations if and when something goes wrong but you just don't know that for sure. Each violation could be up to $11,000.00
> > > Dan Charter
> > >
> > > --- In Sport_Aircraft@ yahoogroups. com, "Jim Bair" <JimBair@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi Eric,
> > > > Bad news. The previous owner is not off the hook just yet. He needs to send in a bill of sale to make sure they know that *you* are now the current and you can do anything you want with it. If the transaction is not completed, the previous owner will be listed as the current owner until it all gets straightened out. I don't know what the tax situation is in your state, but the previous owner may get a tax bill. That will alert him that he needs to do something. :) That airplane won't disappear until it is officially scrapped by you. And, BTW, you're probably the last owner unless you can find another sucker. By tearing off the data plate and N-number, you have greatly decreased the resale value..
> > > >
> > > > Jim
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: Eric Shannon
> > > > To: Sport_Aircraft@ yahoogroups. com
> > > > Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 7:03 PM
> > > > Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Question
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I just bought a Quicksilver "ultralight" , the owner had it registered experimental and it had an N-number. He did this because it was a little over-weight, the weight is the only thing that makes it non-part 103. My question is, do I legally have to notify the FAA and let them know I purchased this aircraft? I already took the data plate and N-numbers off of the plane as I plan to fly it as an ultralight. I just want to be sure that the previous owner is "off the hook" so to speak as being responsible for the plane.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Eric
> > > >
> > >
> >
>




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Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Cessna SkyCatcher completes ASTM complia...

Yeah probably right :).
You already got your box of wine out of one guy, you greedy wine drinker.
Abid

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Bair" <JimBair@...> wrote:
>
> Abid,
> #1, you won't win. The game is rigged and we have no control over it.
>
> #2. Even if you did win (and we didn't even set a date to decide when the
> decision of who won would be made) don't you think your wanting a box of
> expensive steaks is a little out of proportion with my cheapo box of wine?
> Geesh, are you wanting odds here or something? Like 10:1 perhaps. haha
>
> I think the odds of a clear-cut winner without debate is slim, so I won't be
> holding my breath on seeing my box of wine in the near future. :)
>
> Jim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Abid Farooqui
> To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 12:10 PM
> Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Cessna SkyCatcher completes
> ASTM complia...
>
>
> Hi Jim,
> Box Of Wine it is my friend. But if I win, I want box of Omaha steaks :).
> You are right, this (auto-pilot hooked to GPS) will happen and even we are
> doing it in the Apollo Fox but you know why that is happening right now ...
> old GA pilot switching to LSA and SP ... these are generally not new pilots
> right now. In the next 5 years is when we will truly see the impact of SP in
> the pilot scene when (I hope) actual new pilots will start to match the
> numbers of old (medical less) existing pilots.
> Abid
>
> --- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Bair" <JimBair@> wrote:
> >
> > Side bets on that, Abid? A box of wine, perhaps? :)
> >
> > I hoped LSA wouldn't go the over $100,000 glass airplane route, too, but
> it did. The market will decide how cosmic people want to equip their planes.
> I have given 2 checkrides in LSAs equipped with autopilots hooked to GPSs.
> AArrgghhh.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Abid Farooqui
> > To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 9:33 PM
> > Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Cessna SkyCatcher
> completes ASTM complia...
> >
> >
> > I think its extremely foolish for us to take LSA and go in this IFR
> direction. I know some manufacturers want to but if you want that fly a Part
> 23. There is no reason to jump ASTM standards into replacing Part 23 or JAR.
> I believe this whole direction will eventually come to its logical demise.
> > Abid
> >
> > --- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, Helen Woods <Helen_Woods@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I got my instrument ticket before glass became popular so I'm not up
> on
> > > some of the glass certification rules, but wouldn't they also need a
> > > back up electrical system or a vacuum system and set of basic gyro
> > > instruments? That would seem to make sense. I didn't see such on the
> > > panel pics I've seen on the C162. Does someone here know the glass
> back
> > > up rules?
> > >
> > > Helen
> > >
> > > Jay Maynard wrote:
> > > > On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 06:07:49PM -0400, Helen Woods wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> They'd have a hard time making it IFR without using a Rotax because
> they
> > > >> don't have enough useful load for the required back up equipment
> and
> > > >> systems.
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > > Yeah, the Skycatcher is a bit on the heavy side. Still making the
> G300 TSOd
> > > > would solve that problem.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >> My guess is that's a large part of the reason the plane is only
> available
> > > >> glass as well since steam gauges generally weigh more.
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > > How much more, though? Is it as much as 10 pounds?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >> Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think TSOd equipment is
> > > >> required for IFR in an LSA, just the manufacturers permission for
> use as
> > > >> such.
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > > The story I got when I was looking was that an IFR LSA needed a
> certificated
> > > > engine, a certificated prop, and TSOd primary flight instruments.
> > > >
> > >
> >
>


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Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Question

Since Eric is going to use it as Part 103, I'd get the seller to de-register the aircraft, send in the white registration card and take off the N-numbers etc. while doing the weight reduction. May help with state -not- asking for a sales tax.
Abid

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Bair" <JimBair@...> wrote:
>
> Eric,
> Here you go, courtesy of Abid. There are two forms needed, a registration and a bill of sale. Both available from the FAA. Call your local FSDO and they should be able to send you what you need. Abid's list is out of order a bit, as the bill of sale is really #1 as it has to be signed by the seller. #2 is the seller sends the bill of sale to the FAA and that gets the monkey off his back. #3 is the buyer fills out the registration and along with #4, the check for $5, sends an envelope to the FAA. Then sit on your hands until something appears. Then, write a letter saying you scrapped it.
>
> Or, shorten the process. Just have the seller tell the FAA it's been scrapped and he pulls the N-number and data plate. You take home the "pile of parts/scrap metal" and do with it what you want. But the seller has to make it go away either by selling the plane (bill of sale process) or by sending in a letter saying it's been scrapped and is no longer airworthy. I'm not sure about the data plate. Sending that in might be proof the airplane was scrapped. Or maybe the letter is good enough. He just needs to do whatever it takes to get his name off it so the state won't go after him for taxes on it every year or two.
>
> I would personally recommend the shortened process which leaves you out of it and with a "pile of parts" which happen to fly.
>
> Jim
>
> > On Jul 13, 2009, at 12:55 PM, Abid Farooqui wrote:
> >
> > > 1) Application for registration filled out by the buyer. Don't
> > > forget to print buyer's name under the signature (do signature on
> > > the top half of the box). Buyer needs to keep the pink carbon copy
> > > of this app.
> > > 2) FAA Bill Of Sale (Form 8050-2) Signed by the seller properly
> > > 3) $5 check made to the FAA Registration branch
> > > 4) The seller needs to take the white registration card, fill out
> > > the back of the card stating that this aircraft has been sold to
> > > (fill buyer's info) and sign it and send it back in to the FAA at
> > > the address on the card. This card is not to be given to the buyer.
> > > Pink copy is his registration till he gets a new white registration
> > > card from the FAA
> > >
> > > Abid
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Eric Shannon
> To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 9:18 PM
> Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Question
>
>
> ---
> Hi Jim,
>
> So what is the process of getting it registered in my name? How long does it usually take?
>
> Thanks,
> Eric
>
> In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Bair" <JimBair@> wrote:
> >
> > At that point, you tell them it has been scrapped. You have to get it off the records. Then it is yours to do as you wish.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Eric Shannon
> > To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 8:33 PM
> > Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Question
> >
> >
> > ---
> > Hi Dan,
> >
> > I took a few items off the aircraft,(brakes, pod, etc..) and it now makes legal weight, and the biggest reason, I am not a Sport Pilot. So, if I send in the bill of sale, and get it registered in my name, then I can do with it what I wish?
> >
> > Eric
> >
> > In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "Dan Charter" <lndc2000@> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I guess I have to ask, Why not keep it registered? I'll be easier to sell later on. Being single seat and 5 gal might keep the FAA from writing violations if and when something goes wrong but you just don't know that for sure. Each violation could be up to $11,000.00
> > > Dan Charter
> > >
> > > --- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Bair" <JimBair@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi Eric,
> > > > Bad news. The previous owner is not off the hook just yet. He needs to send in a bill of sale to make sure they know that *you* are now the current and you can do anything you want with it. If the transaction is not completed, the previous owner will be listed as the current owner until it all gets straightened out. I don't know what the tax situation is in your state, but the previous owner may get a tax bill. That will alert him that he needs to do something. :) That airplane won't disappear until it is officially scrapped by you. And, BTW, you're probably the last owner unless you can find another sucker. By tearing off the data plate and N-number, you have greatly decreased the resale value.
> > > >
> > > > Jim
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: Eric Shannon
> > > > To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> > > > Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 7:03 PM
> > > > Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Question
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I just bought a Quicksilver "ultralight", the owner had it registered experimental and it had an N-number. He did this because it was a little over-weight, the weight is the only thing that makes it non-part 103. My question is, do I legally have to notify the FAA and let them know I purchased this aircraft? I already took the data plate and N-numbers off of the plane as I plan to fly it as an ultralight. I just want to be sure that the previous owner is "off the hook" so to speak as being responsible for the plane.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Eric
> > > >
> > >
> >
>


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Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Cessna SkyCatcher completes ASTM complia...



Abid,
#1, you won't win.  The game is rigged and we have no control over it.
 
#2.  Even if you did win (and we didn't even set a date to decide when the decision of who won would be made) don't you think your wanting a box of expensive steaks is a little out of proportion with my cheapo box of wine?  Geesh, are you wanting odds here or something?  Like 10:1 perhaps.  haha 
 
I think the odds of a clear-cut winner without debate is slim, so I won't be holding my breath on seeing my box of wine in the near future.  :)
 
Jim
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 12:10 PM
Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Cessna SkyCatcher completes ASTM complia...

 

Hi Jim,
Box Of Wine it is my friend. But if I win, I want box of Omaha steaks :).
You are right, this (auto-pilot hooked to GPS) will happen and even we are doing it in the Apollo Fox but you know why that is happening right now ... old GA pilot switching to LSA and SP ... these are generally not new pilots right now. In the next 5 years is when we will truly see the impact of SP in the pilot scene when (I hope) actual new pilots will start to match the numbers of old (medical less) existing pilots.
Abid

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Bair" <JimBair@...> wrote:
>
> Side bets on that, Abid? A box of wine, perhaps? :)
>
> I hoped LSA wouldn't go the over $100,000 glass airplane route, too, but it did. The market will decide how cosmic people want to equip their planes. I have given 2 checkrides in LSAs equipped with autopilots hooked to GPSs. AArrgghhh.
>
> Jim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Abid Farooqui
> To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 9:33 PM
> Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Cessna SkyCatcher completes ASTM complia...
>
>
> I think its extremely foolish for us to take LSA and go in this IFR direction. I know some manufacturers want to but if you want that fly a Part 23. There is no reason to jump ASTM standards into replacing Part 23 or JAR. I believe this whole direction will eventually come to its logical demise.
> Abid
>
> --- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, Helen Woods <Helen_Woods@> wrote:
> >
> > I got my instrument ticket before glass became popular so I'm not up on
> > some of the glass certification rules, but wouldn't they also need a
> > back up electrical system or a vacuum system and set of basic gyro
> > instruments? That would seem to make sense. I didn't see such on the
> > panel pics I've seen on the C162. Does someone here know the glass back
> > up rules?
> >
> > Helen
> >
> > Jay Maynard wrote:
> > > On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 06:07:49PM -0400, Helen Woods wrote:
> > >
> > >> They'd have a hard time making it IFR without using a Rotax because they
> > >> don't have enough useful load for the required back up equipment and
> > >> systems.
> > >>
> > >
> > > Yeah, the Skycatcher is a bit on the heavy side. Still making the G300 TSOd
> > > would solve that problem.
> > >
> > >
> > >> My guess is that's a large part of the reason the plane is only available
> > >> glass as well since steam gauges generally weigh more.
> > >>
> > >
> > > How much more, though? Is it as much as 10 pounds?
> > >
> > >
> > >> Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think TSOd equipment is
> > >> required for IFR in an LSA, just the manufacturers permission for use as
> > >> such.
> > >>
> > >
> > > The story I got when I was looking was that an IFR LSA needed a certificated
> > > engine, a certificated prop, and TSOd primary flight instruments.
> > >
> >
>



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Sorry to have to do this but Erics email bounces....
Give me a hollar ,Eric!
<<Hi ,This is Jim Greene in Springfield!

How goes it? I see you got yurself another QS! Fun isn't it?
What did you get? give me a hollar when you can! Some pics maybe?>>>>
Later..Jim

Eric Shannon wrote:
>
>
> ---
>
> Thanks for the help guys!
>
> Eric
>
> In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Sport_Aircraft%40yahoogroups.com>, "Jim Bair" <JimBair@...> wrote:
> >
> > Eric,
> > Here you go, courtesy of Abid. There are two forms needed, a
> registration and a bill of sale. Both available from the FAA. Call
> your local FSDO and they should be able to send you what you need.
> Abid's list is out of order a bit, as the bill of sale is really #1 as
> it has to be signed by the seller. #2 is the seller sends the bill of
> sale to the FAA and that gets the monkey off his back. #3 is the buyer
> fills out the registration and along with #4, the check for $5, sends
> an envelope to the FAA. Then sit on your hands until something
> appears. Then, write a letter saying you scrapped it.
> >
> > Or, shorten the process. Just have the seller tell the FAA it's been
> scrapped and he pulls the N-number and data plate. You take home the
> "pile of parts/scrap metal" and do with it what you want. But the
> seller has to make it go away either by selling the plane (bill of
> sale process) or by sending in a letter saying it's been scrapped and
> is no longer airworthy. I'm not sure about the data plate. Sending
> that in might be proof the airplane was scrapped. Or maybe the letter
> is good enough. He just needs to do whatever it takes to get his name
> off it so the state won't go after him for taxes on it every year or two.
> >
> > I would personally recommend the shortened process which leaves you
> out of it and with a "pile of parts" which happen to fly.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > > On Jul 13, 2009, at 12:55 PM, Abid Farooqui wrote:
> > >
> > > > 1) Application for registration filled out by the buyer. Don't
> > > > forget to print buyer's name under the signature (do signature on
> > > > the top half of the box). Buyer needs to keep the pink carbon copy
> > > > of this app.
> > > > 2) FAA Bill Of Sale (Form 8050-2) Signed by the seller properly
> > > > 3) $5 check made to the FAA Registration branch
> > > > 4) The seller needs to take the white registration card, fill out
> > > > the back of the card stating that this aircraft has been sold to
> > > > (fill buyer's info) and sign it and send it back in to the FAA at
> > > > the address on the card. This card is not to be given to the buyer.
> > > > Pink copy is his registration till he gets a new white registration
> > > > card from the FAA
> > > >
> > > > Abid
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Eric Shannon
> > To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Sport_Aircraft%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 9:18 PM
> > Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Question
> >
> >
> > ---
> > Hi Jim,
> >
> > So what is the process of getting it registered in my name? How long
> does it usually take?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Eric
> >
> > In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Sport_Aircraft%40yahoogroups.com>, "Jim Bair" <JimBair@> wrote:
> > >
> > > At that point, you tell them it has been scrapped. You have to get
> it off the records. Then it is yours to do as you wish.
> > >
> > > Jim
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Eric Shannon
> > > To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Sport_Aircraft%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 8:33 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Question
> > >
> > >
> > > ---
> > > Hi Dan,
> > >
> > > I took a few items off the aircraft,(brakes, pod, etc..) and it
> now makes legal weight, and the biggest reason, I am not a Sport
> Pilot. So, if I send in the bill of sale, and get it registered in my
> name, then I can do with it what I wish?
> > >
> > > Eric
> > >
> > > In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Sport_Aircraft%40yahoogroups.com>, "Dan Charter" <lndc2000@>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I guess I have to ask, Why not keep it registered? I'll be
> easier to sell later on. Being single seat and 5 gal might keep the
> FAA from writing violations if and when something goes wrong but you
> just don't know that for sure. Each violation could be up to $11,000.00
> > > > Dan Charter
> > > >
> > > > --- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Sport_Aircraft%40yahoogroups.com>, "Jim Bair" <JimBair@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi Eric,
> > > > > Bad news. The previous owner is not off the hook just yet. He
> needs to send in a bill of sale to make sure they know that *you* are
> now the current and you can do anything you want with it. If the
> transaction is not completed, the previous owner will be listed as the
> current owner until it all gets straightened out. I don't know what
> the tax situation is in your state, but the previous owner may get a
> tax bill. That will alert him that he needs to do something. :) That
> airplane won't disappear until it is officially scrapped by you. And,
> BTW, you're probably the last owner unless you can find another
> sucker. By tearing off the data plate and N-number, you have greatly
> decreased the resale value.
> > > > >
> > > > > Jim
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: Eric Shannon
> > > > > To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Sport_Aircraft%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 7:03 PM
> > > > > Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Question
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I just bought a Quicksilver "ultralight", the owner had it
> registered experimental and it had an N-number. He did this because it
> was a little over-weight, the weight is the only thing that makes it
> non-part 103. My question is, do I legally have to notify the FAA and
> let them know I purchased this aircraft? I already took the data plate
> and N-numbers off of the plane as I plan to fly it as an ultralight. I
> just want to be sure that the previous owner is "off the hook" so to
> speak as being responsible for the plane.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Eric
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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> Posted by: "Abid Farooqui" apollonorthamerica@yahoo.com
>
> Hi Mike,
> Try $15 to 20k, not including autopilot linked to GPS
> Your engine has to be type certificated and since many of these a
re using Rotax 912ULS, they'd have to switch to 912S which is around
$6k more just for the paperwork because there isn't any other difference.
TSO'ed and IFR cert instrumentation, mode C or mode S transponder,
 nav/com and you pay for their liability that just increased as well.
>
> Take an example of Flight Design CT which isn't yet available with IFR
cert but will be after the ASTM standard for IFR is blessed completely and
I predict at least a $20k plus engagement for IFR on that plane. You should
take a look at the ASTM standard for IFR at some point. There is now also
a ASTM standard on how a design house should run thanks to our friends in
Europe because EASA wants it. Thankfully we in the US don't have to care
what they have to do there but its not me making up rules as we go along,
its the industry itself ... remember what I said ...
>shooting ourselves in the foot, we are getting there
> Abid


Thanks Abid.

Does anyone else have any other estimates for the difference between "night-ready",
and IFR-equipped?
(this relates to S-LSA)


Mike

PS: Abid, The "made up rules" were that it had to be "simple and cheap".


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Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: IFR LSA's



Its a safty thing. What if you accidently get caught on top sometime? its a good thing to know hot to make a IFR approach.
Jim

--- On Thu, 7/30/09, skyponyorg <j1@skypony.org> wrote:

From: skyponyorg <j1@skypony.org>
Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: IFR LSA's
To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, July 30, 2009, 8:48 PM

 
I've been a Sport Pilot for 2 years and I guess I must be old-fashioned or just old! Why would anybody want to fly in the fog (IFR)? I fly to explore and see things. It wouldn't make sense to me to fly when I couldn't see anything. If the weather is bad, I wait until it gets good. I fly for sport!




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Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Question

---

Thanks for the help guys!

Eric

In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Bair" <JimBair@...> wrote:
>
> Eric,
> Here you go, courtesy of Abid. There are two forms needed, a registration and a bill of sale. Both available from the FAA. Call your local FSDO and they should be able to send you what you need. Abid's list is out of order a bit, as the bill of sale is really #1 as it has to be signed by the seller. #2 is the seller sends the bill of sale to the FAA and that gets the monkey off his back. #3 is the buyer fills out the registration and along with #4, the check for $5, sends an envelope to the FAA. Then sit on your hands until something appears. Then, write a letter saying you scrapped it.
>
> Or, shorten the process. Just have the seller tell the FAA it's been scrapped and he pulls the N-number and data plate. You take home the "pile of parts/scrap metal" and do with it what you want. But the seller has to make it go away either by selling the plane (bill of sale process) or by sending in a letter saying it's been scrapped and is no longer airworthy. I'm not sure about the data plate. Sending that in might be proof the airplane was scrapped. Or maybe the letter is good enough. He just needs to do whatever it takes to get his name off it so the state won't go after him for taxes on it every year or two.
>
> I would personally recommend the shortened process which leaves you out of it and with a "pile of parts" which happen to fly.
>
> Jim
>
> > On Jul 13, 2009, at 12:55 PM, Abid Farooqui wrote:
> >
> > > 1) Application for registration filled out by the buyer. Don't
> > > forget to print buyer's name under the signature (do signature on
> > > the top half of the box). Buyer needs to keep the pink carbon copy
> > > of this app.
> > > 2) FAA Bill Of Sale (Form 8050-2) Signed by the seller properly
> > > 3) $5 check made to the FAA Registration branch
> > > 4) The seller needs to take the white registration card, fill out
> > > the back of the card stating that this aircraft has been sold to
> > > (fill buyer's info) and sign it and send it back in to the FAA at
> > > the address on the card. This card is not to be given to the buyer.
> > > Pink copy is his registration till he gets a new white registration
> > > card from the FAA
> > >
> > > Abid
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Eric Shannon
> To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 9:18 PM
> Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Question
>
>
> ---
> Hi Jim,
>
> So what is the process of getting it registered in my name? How long does it usually take?
>
> Thanks,
> Eric
>
> In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Bair" <JimBair@> wrote:
> >
> > At that point, you tell them it has been scrapped. You have to get it off the records. Then it is yours to do as you wish.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Eric Shannon
> > To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 8:33 PM
> > Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Question
> >
> >
> > ---
> > Hi Dan,
> >
> > I took a few items off the aircraft,(brakes, pod, etc..) and it now makes legal weight, and the biggest reason, I am not a Sport Pilot. So, if I send in the bill of sale, and get it registered in my name, then I can do with it what I wish?
> >
> > Eric
> >
> > In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "Dan Charter" <lndc2000@> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I guess I have to ask, Why not keep it registered? I'll be easier to sell later on. Being single seat and 5 gal might keep the FAA from writing violations if and when something goes wrong but you just don't know that for sure. Each violation could be up to $11,000.00
> > > Dan Charter
> > >
> > > --- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Bair" <JimBair@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi Eric,
> > > > Bad news. The previous owner is not off the hook just yet. He needs to send in a bill of sale to make sure they know that *you* are now the current and you can do anything you want with it. If the transaction is not completed, the previous owner will be listed as the current owner until it all gets straightened out. I don't know what the tax situation is in your state, but the previous owner may get a tax bill. That will alert him that he needs to do something. :) That airplane won't disappear until it is officially scrapped by you. And, BTW, you're probably the last owner unless you can find another sucker. By tearing off the data plate and N-number, you have greatly decreased the resale value.
> > > >
> > > > Jim
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: Eric Shannon
> > > > To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> > > > Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 7:03 PM
> > > > Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Question
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I just bought a Quicksilver "ultralight", the owner had it registered experimental and it had an N-number. He did this because it was a little over-weight, the weight is the only thing that makes it non-part 103. My question is, do I legally have to notify the FAA and let them know I purchased this aircraft? I already took the data plate and N-numbers off of the plane as I plan to fly it as an ultralight. I just want to be sure that the previous owner is "off the hook" so to speak as being responsible for the plane.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Eric
> > > >
> > >
> >
>


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Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: IFR LSA's



To me it makes sense.  If you buy an airplane to become a sport pilot why not get one that you can use to get more advanced tickets later on such as a private and instrument rating and use the same plane.  Like someone else said the pilot can have one rating and the plane another.  Roger


From: Jim Bair <JimBair@SportAviationUnlimited.com>
To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups..com
Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 8:06:49 PM
Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: IFR LSA's

 

I totally get your philosophy.  But I totally get other people's philosophies, too.  Go to Oshkosh.  You see airplanes designed to do damn near everything imaginable.  People have different needs and design planes to fit those needs.  Just because your needs don't need instruments doesn't mean everyone's doesn't.  I fly for fun, too, but to be honest, having the ability to file IFR to escape some morning fog and go somewhere nice has been handy a couple of times.  But mostly, if I fly through a cloud, I'm getting paid to do it, so I understand what you're saying. 
 
Jim
 
----- Original Message -----
From: skyponyorg
Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 7:48 PM
Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: IFR LSA's

 

I've been a Sport Pilot for 2 years and I guess I must be old-fashioned or just old! Why would anybody want to fly in the fog (IFR)? I fly to explore and see things. It wouldn't make sense to me to fly when I couldn't see anything. If the weather is bad, I wait until it gets good. I fly for sport!




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Eric,
Here you go, courtesy of Abid.  There are two forms needed, a registration and a bill of sale.  Both available from the FAA.  Call your local FSDO and they should be able to send you what you need.  Abid's list is out of order a bit, as the bill of sale is really #1 as it has to be signed by the seller.  #2 is the seller sends the bill of sale to the FAA and that gets the monkey off his back.  #3 is the buyer fills out the registration and along with #4, the check for $5, sends an envelope to the FAA.  Then sit on your hands until something appears.  Then, write a letter saying you scrapped it.
 
Or, shorten the process.  Just have the seller tell the FAA it's been scrapped and he pulls the N-number and data plate.  You take home the "pile of parts/scrap metal" and do with it what you want.  But the seller has to make it go away either by selling the plane (bill of sale process) or by sending in a letter saying it's been scrapped and is no longer airworthy.  I'm not sure about the data plate.  Sending that in might be proof the airplane was scrapped.  Or maybe the letter is good enough.  He just needs to do whatever it takes to get his name off it so the state won't go after him for taxes on it every year or two.
 
I would personally recommend the shortened process which leaves you out of it and with a "pile of parts" which happen to fly.
 
Jim
 
> On Jul 13, 2009, at 12:55 PM, Abid Farooqui wrote:
>
> > 1) Application for registration filled out by the buyer. Don't 
> > forget to print buyer's name under the signature (do signature on 
> > the top half of the box). Buyer needs to keep the pink carbon copy 
> > of this app.
> > 2) FAA Bill Of Sale (Form 8050-2) Signed by the seller properly
> > 3) $5 check made to the FAA Registration branch
> > 4) The seller needs to take the white registration card, fill out 
> > the back of the card stating that this aircraft has been sold to 
> > (fill buyer's info) and sign it and send it back in to the FAA at 
> > the address on the card. This card is not to be given to the buyer. 
> > Pink copy is his registration till he gets a new white registration 
> > card from the FAA
> >
> > Abid
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 9:18 PM
Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Question

 

---
Hi Jim,

So what is the process of getting it registered in my name? How long does it usually take?

Thanks,
Eric

In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Bair" <JimBair@...> wrote:
>
> At that point, you tell them it has been scrapped. You have to get it off the records. Then it is yours to do as you wish.
>
> Jim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Eric Shannon
> To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 8:33 PM
> Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Question
>
>
> ---
> Hi Dan,
>
> I took a few items off the aircraft,(brakes, pod, etc..) and it now makes legal weight, and the biggest reason, I am not a Sport Pilot. So, if I send in the bill of sale, and get it registered in my name, then I can do with it what I wish?
>
> Eric
>
> In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "Dan Charter" <lndc2000@> wrote:
> >
> > > I guess I have to ask, Why not keep it registered? I'll be easier to sell later on. Being single seat and 5 gal might keep the FAA from writing violations if and when something goes wrong but you just don't know that for sure. Each violation could be up to $11,000.00
> > Dan Charter
> >
> > --- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Bair" <JimBair@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Eric,
> > > Bad news. The previous owner is not off the hook just yet. He needs to send in a bill of sale to make sure they know that *you* are now the current and you can do anything you want with it. If the transaction is not completed, the previous owner will be listed as the current owner until it all gets straightened out. I don't know what the tax situation is in your state, but the previous owner may get a tax bill. That will alert him that he needs to do something. :) That airplane won't disappear until it is officially scrapped by you. And, BTW, you're probably the last owner unless you can find another sucker. By tearing off the data plate and N-number, you have greatly decreased the resale value.
> > >
> > > Jim
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Eric Shannon
> > > To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> > > Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 7:03 PM
> > > Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Question
> > >
> > >
> > > I just bought a Quicksilver "ultralight", the owner had it registered experimental and it had an N-number. He did this because it was a little over-weight, the weight is the only thing that makes it non-part 103. My question is, do I legally have to notify the FAA and let them know I purchased this aircraft? I already took the data plate and N-numbers off of the plane as I plan to fly it as an ultralight. I just want to be sure that the previous owner is "off the hook" so to speak as being responsible for the plane.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Eric
> > >
> >
>



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Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: IFR LSA's



Hello
Thereis also the pi##ing competition
Mine is better
Peter




--- On Fri, 7/31/09, Abid Farooqui <apollonorthamerica@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Abid Farooqui <apollonorthamerica@yahoo.com>
Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: IFR LSA's
To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, July 31, 2009, 12:42 PM

 

Yes, I know about that and understand what you are saying. I'd call that mild IFR. 300 feet above the gloomy ground is nice VFR day. File IFR to VFR on top and get out of there so at least the controller isn't controlling you all the way. Fine but that's one example and IFR doesn't restrict you to just that. It allows you to fly the whole gamut of soup.
Abid

--- In Sport_Aircraft@ yahoogroups. com, Ed Garcia <edward_c_garcia@ ...> wrote:
>
> Here in the San Frnacisco Bay Area we get a marine layer which is low clouds 300 feet up and 200 feet thick. Go IFR to punch through and it is beautiful VFR above. Fly 15 miles east to the Central Valley and not a cloud in sight, above or below. Over here, 2 minutes of IFR greatly enhances your ability to fly for sport. IFR does not always mean bad weather.
>
>
>
>
> ____________ _________ _________ __
> From: skyponyorg <j1@...>
> To: Sport_Aircraft@ yahoogroups. com
> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 5:48:00 PM
> Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: IFR LSA's
>
>
> I've been a Sport Pilot for 2 years and I guess I must be old-fashioned or just old! Why would anybody want to fly in the fog (IFR)? I fly to explore and see things. It wouldn't make sense to me to fly when I couldn't see anything. If the weather is bad, I wait until it gets good. I fly for sport!
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Yes, I know about that and understand what you are saying. I'd call that mild IFR. 300 feet above the gloomy ground is nice VFR day. File IFR to VFR on top and get out of there so at least the controller isn't controlling you all the way. Fine but that's one example and IFR doesn't restrict you to just that. It allows you to fly the whole gamut of soup.
Abid

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, Ed Garcia <edward_c_garcia@...> wrote:
>
> Here in the San Frnacisco Bay Area we get a marine layer which is low clouds 300 feet up and 200 feet thick. Go IFR to punch through and it is beautiful VFR above. Fly 15 miles east to the Central Valley and not a cloud in sight, above or below. Over here, 2 minutes of IFR greatly enhances your ability to fly for sport. IFR does not always mean bad weather.
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: skyponyorg <j1@...>
> To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 5:48:00 PM
> Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: IFR LSA's
>
>
> I've been a Sport Pilot for 2 years and I guess I must be old-fashioned or just old! Why would anybody want to fly in the fog (IFR)? I fly to explore and see things. It wouldn't make sense to me to fly when I couldn't see anything. If the weather is bad, I wait until it gets good. I fly for sport!
>


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Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: IFR LSA's

I understand that too Jim (to get out from under some fog and be able to go away) but its not the time yet. It will be time I believe in about 3 to 5 years for LSA to go there and that's simply because who is the flier (70%) right now especially in the airplane category. Realities cannot be denied.
Abid

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Bair" <JimBair@...> wrote:
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> I totally get your philosophy. But I totally get other people's philosophies, too. Go to Oshkosh. You see airplanes designed to do damn near everything imaginable. People have different needs and design planes to fit those needs. Just because your needs don't need instruments doesn't mean everyone's doesn't. I fly for fun, too, but to be honest, having the ability to file IFR to escape some morning fog and go somewhere nice has been handy a couple of times. But mostly, if I fly through a cloud, I'm getting paid to do it, so I understand what you're saying.
>
> Jim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: skyponyorg
> To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 7:48 PM
> Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: IFR LSA's
>
>
> I've been a Sport Pilot for 2 years and I guess I must be old-fashioned or just old! Why would anybody want to fly in the fog (IFR)? I fly to explore and see things. It wouldn't make sense to me to fly when I couldn't see anything. If the weather is bad, I wait until it gets good. I fly for sport!
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Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Cessna SkyCatcher completes ASTM complia...

Hi Mike,
Try $15 to 20k, not including autopilot linked to GPS
Your engine has to be type certificated and since many of these are using Rotax 912ULS, they'd have to switch to 912S which is around $6k more just for the paperwork because there isn't any other difference. TSO'ed and IFR cert instrumentation, mode C or mode S transponder, nav/com and you pay for their liability that just increased as well.

Take an example of Flight Design CT which isn't yet available with IFR cert but will be after the ASTM standard for IFR is blessed completely and I predict at least a $20k plus engagement for IFR on that plane. You should take a look at the ASTM standard for IFR at some point. There is now also a ASTM standard on how a design house should run thanks to our friends in Europe because EASA wants it. Thankfully we in the US don't have to care what they have to do there but its not me making up rules as we go along, its the industry itself ... remember what I said ... shooting ourselves in the foot, we are getting there
Abid

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, Michael Huckle <m230683@...> wrote:
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>
>
>
> > Posted by: "Abid Farooqui" apollonorthamerica@...
> >
> > Hi Jay,
> > I didn't mean to not answer your question regarding why a private
> > IFR rated pilot should not be flying a LSA - IFR equipped
> > I feel I have already answered this before but I will lay out my opinion here again
> >
> > 1) Its completely opposite of keeping LSA simple, cheaper and safe
>
>
> Where did you get the idea that LSA were obliged to be "simple" and "cheap"?
>
> You can't make up the rules as you go along Abid,
> we have enough rules from the FAA,
> let's just stick with those FAA rules.
> (eg; max gross is 1320 etc..)
>
>
> Given that so many of these LSA Airplanes cost over $100k, it seems essential
> to me they should also be good for training more than just Sport Pilots,
> but also Private Pilots, and if possible, which it should be,
> IFR for these pilots when they need/want it.
> How much more would it cost to upgrade an aircraft from "night-ready"
> to IFR-ready?
> I can't imagine it would be cost-prohibitive,
> given the fat pile of cash already invested.
>
>
> Cheers,
> Mike
>
>
>
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Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Question

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Hi Jim,

So what is the process of getting it registered in my name? How long does it usually take?

Thanks,
Eric

In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Bair" <JimBair@...> wrote:
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> At that point, you tell them it has been scrapped. You have to get it off the records. Then it is yours to do as you wish.
>
> Jim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Eric Shannon
> To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 8:33 PM
> Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Question
>
>
> ---
> Hi Dan,
>
> I took a few items off the aircraft,(brakes, pod, etc..) and it now makes legal weight, and the biggest reason, I am not a Sport Pilot. So, if I send in the bill of sale, and get it registered in my name, then I can do with it what I wish?
>
> Eric
>
> In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "Dan Charter" <lndc2000@> wrote:
> >
> > > I guess I have to ask, Why not keep it registered? I'll be easier to sell later on. Being single seat and 5 gal might keep the FAA from writing violations if and when something goes wrong but you just don't know that for sure. Each violation could be up to $11,000.00
> > Dan Charter
> >
> > --- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Bair" <JimBair@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Eric,
> > > Bad news. The previous owner is not off the hook just yet. He needs to send in a bill of sale to make sure they know that *you* are now the current and you can do anything you want with it. If the transaction is not completed, the previous owner will be listed as the current owner until it all gets straightened out. I don't know what the tax situation is in your state, but the previous owner may get a tax bill. That will alert him that he needs to do something. :) That airplane won't disappear until it is officially scrapped by you. And, BTW, you're probably the last owner unless you can find another sucker. By tearing off the data plate and N-number, you have greatly decreased the resale value.
> > >
> > > Jim
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Eric Shannon
> > > To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> > > Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 7:03 PM
> > > Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Question
> > >
> > >
> > > I just bought a Quicksilver "ultralight", the owner had it registered experimental and it had an N-number. He did this because it was a little over-weight, the weight is the only thing that makes it non-part 103. My question is, do I legally have to notify the FAA and let them know I purchased this aircraft? I already took the data plate and N-numbers off of the plane as I plan to fly it as an ultralight. I just want to be sure that the previous owner is "off the hook" so to speak as being responsible for the plane.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Eric
> > >
> >
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