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

No they (LSA) are just as safe as their Part 23 brothern and I would like to see that continue. Going the IFR route is -NOT- LSA by definition. This is simply a way of going around Part 23 for manufacturers. That was not the intent of LSA and SP rule and certainly Part 23 should not be replaced with consensus minimum standards.
Going IFR causes more chances of accidents happening and giving a bad name to LSA movement. Read between the lines here. IFR capable = flight in adverse conditions, possibly with a older no Class 3 med having pilot who was previously IFR rated (and you know that will happen) = false sense of security = tragedy = NTSB investigation = NTSB recommending to tighten up LSA rules = FAA shutting down IFR route via ASTM standards on LSA

Abid

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, Jay Maynard <jmaynard@...> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 02:33:16AM -0000, Abid Farooqui wrote:
> > 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.
>
> Why? Why should an LSA not be as capable as a part 23 airplane? My Zodiac
> certainly is.
>
> I get a lot of folks saying that we shouldn't expect LSAs, or experimentals,
> to be held to the same safety standards, or have the same capabilities, as a
> Part 23 airplane. That makes no sense to me. If they're not as capable as a
> Part 23 airplane, then they'll always be second-class citizens, and THAT
> will do more damage to the LSA concept (or the experimental concept) than
> anything else.
> --
> Jay Maynard, K5ZC, PP-ASEL, CFI-SP http://www.conmicro.com
> http://jmaynard.livejournal.com http://www.tronguy.net
> Fairmont, MN (KFRM) (Yes, that's me!)
> AMD Zodiac CH601XLi N55ZC http://www.tronguy.net/N55ZC.shtml
>

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