Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Lower cost S-LSA airplanes

Jim, I know you will want the truth but I am not sure in our politically correct, don't tell me stuff that hurts kind of place, others would stand for it.
Lets just say that if you actually looked at all the accidents and go looking further, you may see a lot of older experienced GA pilots behind the wheel in non-fatal accidents.
In insurance studies done in Europe and in other countries on these lighter aircraft, it was abundantly clear without a doubt that time in "type" was much much more important than time in general. In fact most accidents happened to experienced pilots who had recently started flying lighter aircraft or microlights (fatal or non-fatal). This study was presented to AIG. But in the US our insurance companies are upside down with their policies. Somehow North American water is supposed to present some different result than in Europe. Not very smart assumption.
Abid

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Bair" <jimbair@...> wrote:
>
> Abid,
> If you can think of one good reason I wouldn’t want the truth, then please feel free to blow some smoke up my ass. Otherwise, what I would like is simply honest opinions of why, just like I asked. BTW, if someone is offended by the truth, or even an opinion expressed thoughtfully with no intent to offend, then the problem is theirs and I wouldn’t worry about offending them. (Granted, my “blow smoke up my ass” comment wasn’t delivered thoughtfully, but then I admit I thought your question was a little ridiculous and deserved an answer with some humor attached.)
>
> Just out of curiosity, what would be the PC non-offensive answer be? Seriously, I don’t have a clue.
>
> Jim
>
> From: apollonorthamerica
> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 12:33 PM
> To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Lower cost S-LSA airplanes
>
>
> Jim,
> You want the truth or you want the sugar coated feel good, politically correct answer that doesn't offend anyone?
>
> Our Apollo LSA commercial insurance allowing student solos is around $4750.00 which is about the same that Jensen Aviation next door to us pays for his 172 usage.
> Abid
>
> --- In mailto:Sport_Aircraft%40yahoogroups.com, "Jim Bair" <jimbair@> wrote:
> >
> >
> > ... the accident rate for SLSA is twice as high as for GA planes. Helen
> >
> > Helen,
> > Why, in your opinion, is the accident rate for LSA so much higher than GA?
> > Also, anyone have any idea why the first time I responded to this the message came across blank. I have always wondered why people sometimes send blank responses, and now I see they probably aren’t, their response is simply disappearing into cyberspace. I did rename the subject. Would that have been a factor?
> > Jim
> >
>

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