Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: the Blame Game

Don't you think that may have a lot more to do with our 2008 and post depression Richard rather than SP?
Abid

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Williams" <rkwill@...> wrote:
>
> Herb,
>
> I think you have it all wrong.
>
> Ultralight IS going away because appropriate training is not available.
>
> Light Sport was the FAA way of reducing the hundreds/thousands of UL pilots
> flying around the sky.
>
> If you think I'm wrong, just look/count the number of active planes at most any
> local airport. Back when, the ULs (fat or otherwise) were getting together,
> doing things, going places. Now, many airports haven't seen a hanger open in
> years, and the number of pilots is falling like water through a sieve.
>
> A good example is my local airport, 39P.
> It used to have all hangers full and the planes active on most any day,
> especially the weekends. Now, most of the hangers are full of cobwebs and junk
> plane parts. Only two hangers have any regular activity. Mine and a hangglider
> towing operation.
>
> We have often spoken of 'hanger talk'. Now there is usually not two persons at
> the airport at any one time to talk.
>
> R. Williams
>
> ---------- Original Message -----------
> From: "herbkushner" <herbkushner@...>
> To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 19:22:36 -0000
> Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: the Blame Game
>
> > Ultralight has NOT changed, and LIGHT SPORT isn't going away. Just the
> > opposite; it was put into effect to stop the cheating, and the FED
> > seems to like the result. STOP CRYING AND DEAL WITH IT!
> > (What a boring thread. Please, can we stop this nonsense and move on)
> > Herb K
> >
> > --- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Pitcher" <lightflyer@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, James Ferris mijniljj@ wrote:
> > > >
> > > > It only had 65 and someone in the club flew it into a car at
> > First-Flight
> > > > airport.
> > > >
> > >
> > > I gotta ask... what altitude was the car at when they crashed? ;)
> > >
> ------- End of Original Message -------
>

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