I agree, Roger. I fly GA and Light Sports, no ultralite…yet. My friends that are jet pilots are no more exceptional than my friend that flies a glider. It's all bout those "magnificent men in their flying machines"….lol..now there's an old movie!
From: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Roger Poyner
Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2010 11:41 PM
To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group New topic, what are we?
I guess I may be the odd ball flying ULs, GA and Light Sport. I like all three types and each has its own nich to fill. Will GA except the other two types. Some will and others will just call them toy planes for a time. Old GA types worried about their medicals are the biggest new comers to Light Sport. Blow a medical and ULs look much better than hangar flying only. I have never flown those planes that carry a spare engine and don't really see a need for my preference in flying. Too bad all types can't just agree that flying is fun. Roger P
From: Gary Orpe <garyo@bak.rr.com>
To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sun, December 26, 2010 11:37:20 PM
Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group New topic, what are we?
Now there it is. Getting back to basics and what people come here to find
out. Thanks bill, we do have to stay with the rules as they are, or help
change them (not the purpose of this group). Learning what LSA is and what
the rules are and the craft available and personal flight reports, etc.
that's what we need here in my opinion.
Bill has been here since the beginning and start of LSA, a pioneer, and has
a mountain of info on his site that is well worth looking at:part103.org.
Bill is a BFI as well. It was the FAA that wanted to get rid of the Heavy UL
plight, as recorded by the EAA several times, that started the process now
known as LSA movement. Another site for good info is Bob Comperini's site:
www Fly-ul,com. Again, gobs of info there. Bob is a SPDPE and Rotax mechanic
to boot. Interesting.
EAA has a site about LSA here: www sportpilot.org. About the only place they
have for our sport. Hit home page and your gone.
Another something to think about is the effort to try to get GA to accept
LSA as general aircraft partners. I don't think that will ever be possible.
That is like trying to make a UL a GA aircraft. No, I think we are stuck
with the three main groups staying what they are. It is sad it can't be all
one family but no one seems to want that to happen, at least from what I
have seen. As I see there is 3 basic groups
1- UL, 254lbs empty, 5 gals or less, single seat part 103. no exceptions
2- LSA Less than 1320 lbs gross, recip engine, one pilot one passenger only,
less than 120 knots speed. Some exemptions
3- GA up to 12,500 lbs, any engine, any speed with training, any part 23,
more than one engine with endorsement, etc. Gobs of exceptions.
What do you think? Will the three ever be accepted as one entity....flyers
and pilots?
Gary Orpe
->-----Original Message-----
->From: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
->[mailto:Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bill
->Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2010 6:58 PM
->To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
->Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Can anyone read
->"Efficiency"
->
->
->14CFR 1.1 General Definitions:
->Light-sport aircraft means an aircraft, other than a
->helicopter or powered-lift that,
->since its original certification, has continued to meet the following:
-><snip>
->(6) A single, reciprocating engine, if powered.
-><trim>
->
->I have yet to locate a reciprocating electric or a
->reciprocating turbine engine.
->Perhaps if you can pass over a link to either of these, then
->you are discussing an off
->{LSA} topic powerplant.
->
->While perhaps fun to discuss, you'd need the FAA to change
->the rules to allow any non-
->reciprocating powerplant to power your LSA.
->
->Snipped from:
->http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?
->type=simple;c=ecfr;cc=ecfr;sid=02a0f4784791cccd9581c87f36536a3
->4;idno=14;region=DIV1;q1=
->reciprocating;rgn=div8;view=text;node=14%3A1.0.1.1.1.0.1.1
->
->Bill Watson
->bill@sportpilot.info
snip
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