Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: SOL - Memorial day

I don't get it. What is wrong with calling a Cessna a light aircraft? The original post referred to a "light aircraft". This morphed into "Light Sport Aircraft". The two terms have different meanings. Light aircraft is a generic term which the general public uses to differentiate aircraft from airline-class aircraft. I would also venture to guess a very high percentage of Cessna (Very) Light (Jet) Aircraft are flown by private pilots. If we continue down that path, we should also be questioning the term "belly". Do aircraft, light or otherwise, have bellies? 

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From: Michael Huckle <m230683@hotmail.com>
To: Sport Aircraft <sport_aircraft@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Fri, June 4, 2010 3:44:15 PM
Subject: RE: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: SOL - Memorial day

 

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To: Sport_Aircraft@ yahoogroups. com
From: bill@sportpilot. info
Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 15:14:33 -0700
Subject: RE: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: SOL - Memorial day

 

If a Cessna Light Sport Aircraft landed on its belly, there were some welds broken that used to hold down the gear.

 

There are very few Private Pilots that can legally fly a Cessna (Very) Light (Jet) Aircraft.

 

Perhaps there is another kind of Cessna that a private pilot can fly where the belly landings are more probable? =)

 

 

Now to be fair, the AOPA staff was up well past their bedtime last night preparing/finishing the new look of their ePilot website.

They still had to put in a full day today after working so long yesterday.

>Sometimes precision suffers when the troops are rode too hard.

;-) 

Maybe they could hold back on the "opinions" until

they have rested the troops?

Mike

 

Bill Watson

bill@part103. org

 

From: Sport_Aircraft@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:Sport_ Aircraft@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Gary Orpe
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 2:51 PM
To: Sport_Aircraft@ yahoogroups. com
Subject: RE: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: SOL - Memorial day

 

well here we go again today. AOPA is getting into the jet business I suppose... Here is part of a quote in today's articles:

 

"A private pilot landed his Cessna light aircraft on its belly.."

 

are we now calling all Cessna, a light sport? Seems the inference is there. They should know better and hire pilots to write these things, not news reporters.

 

 

   Gary O.
 "Mitfield"

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From: Sport_Aircraft@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:Sport_ Aircraft@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of jimmyg51147
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 1:02 PM
To: Sport_Aircraft@ yahoogroups. com
Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: SOL - Memorial day

 

Here is what I wrote to AOPA and their response. I wonder if it will get anywhere.

Oh yah, and they are not "telephone poles" they are "utility poles" and not EVERY big and yellow piece of heavy equipment is a "bulldozer". GOD! the media is so stupid.

Dear Mr. Galvin,

Thank you for your comments. I have forwarded them to our ePublishing staff, which is responsible for stories on the website and in ePilot.
With best regards,
Chris Dancy
Media Relations Director
AOPA

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From: Jimmy Galvin [mailto:james-galvin@ sbcglobal. net]
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 1:08 PM
To: Dancy, Chris
Subject: AOPA OnLine
Statue of Liberty overflight ends with police escort
Careless flights could jeopardize GA access to airspace
By AOPA ePublishing staff
An ultralight pilot received a police helicopter escort May 31 after he flew too close to the Statue of Liberty. According to press reports, the pilot came within 150 feet of the Statue of Liberty before being escorted to nearby Westchester County Airport in White Plains, N.Y.
It is one thing for the New York Times to report this plane as an ultralight because they simply don't know any better but for you to do it is unforgivable. You should be ashamed of yourself.
James P. Galvin
AOPA #04690033

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