Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group IFR Training and IFR Rating for Sport Pilots

Helen,

Good point. That's one safety advantage LSA has over most of GA aircraft.

Which leads me to another question for you (and for the other folks on this site as well) . . . while some people feel the BRS chutes are a total waste of time and money (they also add weight / take away from the useable load of an aircraft, and they take up a lot of space), other people feel the BRS chutes are the best aircraft safety device ever created, and that every aircraft should have one. . . . . And now on to my question: since many LSA aircraft have a very limited useful load, and many of them are short on space . . . since LSA aircraft can put down safely just about anywhere, do you feel that in most cases it would be wise not to have BRS chutes installed in LSA aircraft?

Steve

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, Helen Woods <Helen_Woods@...> wrote:
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> And one of the best features of an LSA that I teach my students is that
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> On 12/29/2010 3:01 PM, wj18001900 wrote:
> > Even with the best flight planning, and pilot training, inadvertent flight from VFR to IMC can happen unexpectedly, very quickly, and with devastating results (particularly on a cross country flight over an unfamiliar&/or inhospitable environment e.g.: flying over rising, rugged, or mountainous terrain; quickly changing weather conditions; (flying into an unexpected very strong headwind) not time planning correctly / getting caught still far out from the nearest airport while it is getting dark very quickly, etc.)
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> > --- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, Peter Walker<peterwalker58@> wrote:
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> >> HelloIts a 2 edged sword having IFR It makes it safer If conditions change It also gives the capability to make a flight in higher riskenvironmentPeter
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> >> --- On Thu, 12/30/10, wj18001900<swferris@> wrote:
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> >> From: wj18001900<swferris@>
> >> Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group IFR Training and IFR Rating for Sport Pilots
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> >> I agree with you that the original intent was that the sport pilot certificate was designed solely to be a recreational certificate, not a transportation certificate. However, I believe that many sport pilots are currently, and will in even larger numbers in the future, be utilizing their sport pilot certificate as a transportation certificate.
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> >>>> Why is an IFR rating not possible for a pilot that only has a Sport Pilot certification? . . . . Only a couple of LSA aircraft even offer IFR instruments as an option (for pilots flying them that have a higher than Sport Pilot certification).
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