Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group PiperSport

Gary,

This is from a more recent article.
<http://www.sportpilot.org/questions/afmviewfaq.asp?faqid=487>

R. Williams

---------- Original Message -----------
From: "wj18001900" <swferris@sbcglobal.net>
To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 18:55:32 -0000
Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group PiperSport

> Gary,
>
> I did a quick search, but at this time, I cannot seem to be able to
> put my finger on the articles that I have read on this subject.
>
> However, I have read about this through numerous reputable sources,
> that the FAA may make this change in the near future . . . . This was
> mentioned in the last few months through a few of, or all of the
> following websites: AOPA, EAA, General Aviation News, AVweb . . . just
> to name a few of the possible sources.
>
> Steve
>
> --- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "Gary Orpe" <garyo@...> wrote:
> >
> > If that were true I believe that would essentially kill the LSA industry as
> > we know it. People would then be able to buy regular cheaper craft like the
> > cubs and 150s and pipers etc. That could be a good thing or a bad thing
> > depending on where you stand on it, seems to me.
> >
> > Where are you finding this information? I would like to read some of it too.
> >
> > Gary Orpe
> >
> > ->-----Original Message-----
> > ->From: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> > ->[mailto:Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of wj18001900
> > ->Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 9:58 AM
> > ->To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> > ->Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group PiperSport
> > ->
> > ->
> > ->I have read through various (I believe to be reliable)
> > ->sources that the FAA may soon start allowing pilots with a
> > ->sport pilot certificate (or something similar to a sport
> > ->pilot certificate) to fly larger aircraft (I have read that
> > ->it might extend to aircraft as large as 6000 pounds), and
> > ->would still not require a medical to fly the larger aircraft.
> > ->
> > ->Has anyone else heard about this possible future development?
> > ->
> > ->Do you think that this might be another large reason why
> > ->Piper is no longer going to be offering the PiperSport?
> > ->
> > ->
> > ->
> > ->------------------------------------
> > ->
> > ->Yahoo! Groups Links
> > ->
> > ->
> > ->
> >
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