Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Another person unsubscribed

Oh and of course the "medical" topic makes rounds over and over as well. Doesn't really bother me though. It simply reflects the state of the "real life" in the real world.
Abid

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "apollonorthamerica" <apollonorthamerica@...> wrote:
>
> Well I have been subscribed here long enough as well. I don't get e-mails. I check the group on the web. I do not remember any discussion about oil circuit purge etc. since I have been here but that's just my memory.
> The simple fact of the matter is:
> A lot of people do not know that and it does cause damage to the engine which does not necessarily show up immediately. I bet there are about 50 people right now, sitting thinking about if their 912 in their plane has any damage because they know what they did.
>
> Second, many people and most importantly pilots would rather ask a question than read a FAR and get the answer to some questions regarding who can do what. That's a simple fact. We are all lazy in the end.
>
> I bet this gentleman with the PPL wanted to quit a SP group but while leaving wanted to let some "old people" know what he thought about them.
>
> The repeating topics that I have seen here over and over are:
> 1) Planes are expensive and should cost like cars. NOT going to happen. Cirrus delivered 264 planes in 2010. Look up how many Honda cars were delivered in 2010 worldwide. SIMPLE.
> 2) Planes require commitment, patience, money, on-going training and maintenance to fly just as much as lift. Some old wise CFI once told me if flying was so easy that monkeys could do it, we'd have a bunch of monkeys flying around. Do you want that? My answer was NO.
>
> Abid
>
> --- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@> wrote:
> >
> > The guy makes some good points.
> >
> > Joe Fulton
> > PA-17 Vagabond LSA
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Rex <Rex@>
> > To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Sat, February 26, 2011 7:47:58 PM
> > Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Another person unsubscribed
> >
> >  
> > Here is what someone sent me after they unsubcribed from our group:
> >
> > 2 days of the crap about oil changes is enough. I am getting my PPL and I'm
> > almost done. At first I thought I was going to do the LSA route but I decided to
> > go for the full PPL so I guess over all most of the content here is not what
> > interest me.
> > You guys have had this conversation about Rotax engines and who can do a oil
> > change and who cant and who needs a repairman's cert blah blah blah so many
> > times it's ridiculous. I have been subscribed to this group for probably 2 years
> > and I was hoping to see more of hey look where we flew to and here is a video or
> > pics from it and hey what do you think of this plane but mainly it seems to be a
> > bunch of old pilots who like to bicker about the best way to unscrew a oil
> > filter or the correct PSI for a 6 ply tire.
> >
> >
> > I know each perons has their own interests in aviation but just thought you
> > might want to know what some people think of the group discussions.
> > Can't please everyone of course.
> >
>

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