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

Helen: I think you've got a good point. As a previous (20+ years ago) instrument-rated private pilot I would like to get current again, but I have no desire to intentionally fly in IMC conditions. BUT, I would like to take advantage of the benefits of filing and flying on an IFR flight plan. There's no way I want to incur the kind of expense I was faced with keeping my 1976 Commander 114 in good repair so the LSA route has considerable appeal to me. I am currently studying the field and trying to figure out what LSA would make the most sense foe me and what type of equipment would be desirable. Where I get confused is in trying to determine the difference between an LSA plane that appears to be properly equipped for IFR and one that is actually IFR certified (presuming there is such a thing).

 

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From: Helen Woods

To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 8:46 AM

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

 

In that case, I don't think you can really understand how and why
instrument pilots enjoy flying and the problems they face in finding
access to low affordable aircraft that are properly equipped to operate
in IMC in the modern instrument system. I think you mentioned in an
earlier post that they could just go rent an older plane that's IFR and
cheap. Problem is, FBOs don't maintain older planes for serious IFR in
the modern system. Legal doesn't mean safe in the IFR world.
Increasingly instrument pilots are looking at $200-$300/hr to rent a
properly equipped IFR aircraft. New IFR LSAs would solve this problem.

Without this understanding, I really don't think it is fair of your to
wish to exclude this segment of the aviation community from enjoying
light sport aircraft in the manner which they enjoy flying. It's kinda
like saying "only Abid and his friends can play in the sandbox." The
way I see it, GA is dying in this country. The only way to save it is
to bring more pilots into the fold and work together. Making LSA the
exclusive domain of a few rather than inclusive of the entire community
is not the way to accomplish this.

Helen

Abid Farooqui wrote:
> No. CFIs who work for me do but not me
> Abid
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> --- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, Helen Woods <Helen_Woods@...> wrote:
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>> Just curious Abid, do you actually have an instrument rating yourself?
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>> Helen
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>> Abid Farooqui wrote:
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>>> And that's great for you. Expressing a personal opinion does not mean you need to agree with it.
>>> I would however like to correct some things you pointed out.
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>>> 1) $125000 will not get you an IFR certified LSA meant for long XC's equipped with auto-pilot and GPS. It will cost you more than that unless you find a distress sale
>>> 2) No reason to buy a $480k 182 with G1000 when you can get a used IFR certified airplane for much less
>>> 3) No one is bitching and moaning and certainly not me. I could care less but I do have opinions
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>>> Abid
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>>> --- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "James Galvin" <james-galvin@> wrote:
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>>>> I fly all kinds of single engine planes. From LSAs grandfathered in from Fat ULs to G1000 182s. I will be buying a new plane in the next year and it will probably be a high end LSA. I want ECONOMY but I also want a very comfortable x-county and that includes autopilot coupled to a GPS and IFR wouldn't hurt either. Even though I can fly G1000 182s I don't want one. I am not going to drop $480,000 and pay 12gal./hr for fuel. I want what one of those suckers can do though. So I spend $125,000 and pay for 4gal./hr. I'm happy, I'm legal, and at the end of the day that is all that matters to me.
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>>>> You can bitch and moan that LSA was never intended to have autopilot or IFR. You know something I don't give a sh!t what you think. I am only concerned about what I want and what I am willing buy. You know something else every dealer I spoke with is more than willing to make me happy.
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