Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Chinese Buying spree

That's starting to change
Abid

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, medicbill@... wrote:
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> Don't forget the airspace is controlled by the military and in many cases
> flights by GA aircraft force them down to under 100 AGL.
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> In a message dated 3/25/2011 6:23:29 A.M. Pacific Standard Time (Mex,
> pwrsport@... writes:
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> The active word here is “potential”. What most here in the US do not
> know about is the total missing infrastructure in China to support GA or
> Sport aviation. It is so far off as not to be seen with the Hubble telescope.
> A few examples. All flights in China require a filled flight plan and are
> always in communication with ATC. All pilots in China must have a second
> class medical or better. All pilots must have a private license or better.
> You are looked down on without an instrument rating. There is no LL
> fuel. There are very few airports in all of China. Those that are there are
> set up for scheduled commercial flights or crop dusting. No FBO’s No
> hangars, No shades, No repair facilities, No mechanics, No parts, No flight
> schools (a few commercial schools) No instructor base, it is safe to say,
> no private pilots, a hand full. Only a few hundred GA aircraft in all of
> China. The only place you find any of what we take for granted is at the big
> international airports. There is no recreational aviation in China, no
> plans to get into it. The push is to expand the airport base and find ways
> and means to introduce the GA concept as we understand it. Many fear an “
> open sky policy”, a long way off, but it will come piecemeal to some degree,
> it is just going to take a very long time. We have it so good here.
> I have been to China each year for the past three, have two small crop
> dusters there I was lucky enough to get in. I’m one of few around to have a
> Chinese pilots license, and proud to have it. Some day I will have to
> write the story about getting my medical there, a total riot, you would think I
> was going to be an astronaut.
> Ed
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Helen Woods
> Sent: Mar 25, 2011 7:43 AM
> To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Chinese Buying spree
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> Two things:
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> 1. They recognize a good investment when they see one and US companies
> have often proven a good investment
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> 2. The Chinese government is beginning to open up airspace over China
> for general aviation. Considering the growth wealth of the average
> Chinese citizen, the size of the country, and the geographic barriers to
> travel in China, GA has a huge potential for growth in China
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> Helen
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> On 3/24/2011 10:47 PM, apollonorthamerica wrote:
> > Seems like Chinese interests are buying up many big and small American
> aviation companies recently. What's up with that? I think they are looking
> at buying a trike design company as well and if they can't get it from the
> US, then from somewhere else.
> > Abid
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