Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group IFR Training and IFR Rating for Sport Pilots
Jim,
I live in Missouri (USA). James ("Jim") was my father's name, and is my brother's name.
Steve
--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, James Ferris <mijniljj@...> wrote:
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> Hey Steve are we cousins or something? Where do you live?
> Jim
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> Sent: Wed, December 29, 2010 1:19:34 PM
> Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group IFR Training and IFR Rating for Sport
> Pilots
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> Jim,
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> I agree with you.
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> Steve
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> --- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, James Ferris <mijniljj@> wrote:
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> > Good thinking and Sailplane traning and aerobatics would also prevent
> >accidents.
> > Jim
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> >
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> > Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group IFR Training and IFR Rating for Sport
> >
> > Pilots
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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
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> > as an option (for pilots flying them that have a higher than Sport Pilot
> > certification).
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> > The NTSB has many accident reports of well trained, well intentioned, very
> > responsible, highly experienced pilots (but that did not have an instrument
> > rating) that were flying a well planned flight, but during the flight, they got
> >
> > caught in inadvertent flight from VFR to IMC, and then they crashed their
> > airplanes.
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> > It would seem to me that the Sport Pilot having the ability to earn an IFR
> > rating, and to fly IFR equiped LSA aircraft would very helpful, and would add a
> >
> > new level of safety to those in the air and on the ground.
> >
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