Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: the Blame Game

Abid,

Do you think we are in a post depression period?

I think we are still in the middle of the depression, and that it will get
worse.

R. Williams

---------- Original Message -----------
From: "apollonorthamerica" <apollonorthamerica@yahoo.com>
To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 03:11:45 -0000
Subject: 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 -------
> >
------- End of Original Message -------

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