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

Yes.

Helen

On 6/4/2010 5:50 PM, Richard Williams wrote:
> Gary,
>
> Another good question:
> do Cessna's have retractable landing gear.
> We already know that light sport aircraft do not have retractable landing gear.
>
> Typical of almost all news reporting.
>
> R. Williams
>
>
>
> ---------- Original Message -----------
> From: "Gary Orpe"<garyo@bak.rr.com>
> To:<Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 14:50:32 -0700
> 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"
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> 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
>>
>> ________________________________________
>> From: Jimmy Galvin [mailto:james-galvin@sbcglobal.net
>> <mailto:james-galvin%40sbcglobal.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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