Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Transponders in NORDO aircraft

Richard,

Obviously if a W&B calc is performed and the nose wheel would be hanging below the mains, that is an unworkable situation.  I haven't done the math, but off the top of my head I would think you could fly my trike.  If it turns out that it is close and you have to fly in your birthday suit, no worries.  I have a Canon 5D with a really nice lens and my kids can take good pictures.  Your checkride will definitely be a Kodak moment.  haha  We would definitely have some material for the cover of some flying magazine somewhere.

 

Seriously, I'll do some math if you are serious about doing a checkride but unfortunately that would involve you traveling all the way to see me in Wisconsin.  Let me know if I can help. 

 

Jim

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Richard Williams

To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Saturday, October 03, 2009 2:23 AM

Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Transponders in NORDO aircraft

 

Jim,

First it would not be my word, it would be the word of the instructor that referred me to the examiner.

I weight ~300 pounds in my birthday suit.
Add street clothes, helmet, flight suit, etc and the total is more like 320 pounds.

R. Williams


---------- Original Message -----------
From: "Jim Bair" <JimBair@SportAviationUnlimited.com>
To: <Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 23:13:24 -0500
Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Transponders in NORDO aircraft

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> Richard,
> Just how large are you?  You can contact me off list if you would like.  I've flown with some pretty large guys.  Before you get upset about the "dual controls" requirement, let me say that if you have not had the experience of riding in some people's back seat who you "think" should already know how to fly, please be tolerant of the seeming paranoia from the crowd who think dual controls is a good idea.  Their paranoia comes from experience.  Please trust me on this one.  I'm pretty confident in my abilities and I've done some questionable checkrides that I guarantee the applicant would have not gotten from their local FSDO had they asked.  (That's why I questioned your weight.  I do my best to help people achieve their goals.)  I have also experienced some, how should I say this, experiences that examiners think their applicants shouldn't put them through.  In other words, I have had to take the aircraft to avoid crashing.  So as much as an examiner would love to take your word for the fact that you can fly just fine, please understand the need for dual controls.  Which on a trike we have yet to define.  Should be fun.
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> Jim
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Richard Williams
> To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 8:16 PM
> Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Transponders in NORDO aircraft
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> Bob,
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> That makes the chances of my EVER getting the SP certificate and zero having the same probability.
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> R. Williams
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> ---------- Original Message -----------
> From: Bob Comperini <bob@fly-ul.com>
> To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:45:12 -0700
> Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Transponders in NORDO aircraft
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> > >Universally, so far, they have all required performing the test in a dual control trike, preferably their own trike
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> > Having dual controls is a requirement for the aircraft being used for the practical exam. The examiner has no choice in the matter.
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> > --
> > Bob Comperini
> > e-mail: bob@fly-ul.com
> > WWW: http://www.fly-ul.com
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