Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: the Blame Game

It looks like 49N is a bit of a stretch from 39P Morton, but the last few times I was out there CLS was hoppin'. HQM gets real busy on a nice afternoon, especially on weekends, though for a UL it may take a fuel stop along the way. AWO seems to be a really busy place every time I go up there to do work on the upcoming airshow. Could some of this lack of activity be due to the economy?

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "herbkushner" <herbkushner@...> wrote:
>
> I guess we just view it differently. Ultralight is NOT going away.
> ILLEGAL ultralights are going away. BFI instruction that may or may not
> be adequate is going away. Airplanes with poor or no maintenance are
> going away. All replaced with Light Sport: regulated and with enough
> 'teeth' to ensure compliance.
> The only folks still whining and crying are the ones who were illegal in
> the first place and can't stand it that the party's over and they
> actually have to follow some rules. Rules that (IMHO) are realistic and
> unobtrusive. No one is forced to go spend 100K on a new LSA. Go fly the
> same one you had before and it won't cost you a dime. So now you have to
> go get REAL instruction from a REAL CFI. BIG DEAL! The rest of us have
> been doing that all along.
> Oh yeah, and by the way... come on over to Central Jersey Regional
> (47N) where the waiting list for hangars is 8 years long. Where you
> might be number 4 or even 5 in the pattern (all small GA and LSA. no
> jets. occasionally a small twin - they like our cheap gas). And, where
> mostly NOBODY ever goes home. We have Friday night dinners on the field,
> beer (after the flying is done, of course) at a hangar where we can
> watch other take off and land, or just hang out.
> I'm sorry about 39P, but it's problems aren't caused by the Light Sport
> Rule. I DID mean what I said about coming on over. If you find yourself
> on the dirty and ugly (that means ME) side, we'd love to have you visit.
> We've got lots of LSA's and UL's, lots of planes, and lots of activity.
> Also a few nice folks (but not necessarily me).Herb K
>
>
> --- 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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