Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Rod Machado's new Sport Pilot book i...

Lacy,

To help you out...

SP = Sport Pilot - FAA created in 2004

PP = Private Pilot

FAA = Federal Aviation Administration

UL = UltraLight

LSA = Light Sport Aviation -FAA created in 2004

ELSA = experimental Light Sport Aviation
gELSA = Grandfathered Experimental Light Sport Aviation - over weight ULs that
transitioned into the ELSA category.

E/AB = experimental Amateur Built
KING - King schools, very well known for developing very good aviation video
lessons.

AOPA = Airplane Owners and Pilots Association

SP test = a written test you have to take and pass with better than 70 percent
as part of becoming a sport pilot

BTW: = By The Way

IIRC = If I remember correctly

Any other acronyms you need help with, just ask.

---------- Original Message -----------
From: LacyTG@aol.com
To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tue, 9 Aug 2011 21:58:08 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Rod Machado's new Sport Pilot
book i...

> I guess, I want to maybe say thing that is going to make some people
> very mad at me, but I just have to say it none the less.
>
> It is my opinion that people in all of these groups use acronyms as if
> every one understand their terms. I worked for the government all of
> my life, who is known for this type of BS, however, when they use it
> in any types of writings they spell it out in all of their published
> works at least once. That is so anyone who reads it knows how it is
> used. In these types of groups, you ignore the lai person, as if
> your way above the common people. What in the world is wrong with
> open discussion and letting everyone "understand" your full meaning?
> I am new to the LSA organization, and wish to learn more. But am
> hampered by this type of conversation where I am slowed down by
> trying to figure out the words. Come on people, you can do better
> than that.
>
> You know we get upset at people who text on their phones all day
> long. The do not know how to write a word in English............
> are you heading down that road leading the next generation?
>
> Just my person thought, take it or leave it, but I know there is
> others out there who feel the same way...........
>
> Lacy Kaye
> Owner: Challenger II in Spring Hill Florida........
>
> In a message dated 8/9/2011 9:18:53 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> drice003@woh.rr.com writes:
>
> I did rod's book ,while it is thick and it is massive ,there is
> nothing in there that is not worth knowing. I got a 96 on sp test and
> would not have done it with out the book
>
> and mine is now for sale with free notes in the margin
> d:
>
> Having to plow through 582 pages just to get a Sport Pilot license is
> way too much. I thought the appeal of getting a SP license was the
> training was much less than a PP. I read his equally massive Private
> Pilot Handbook and thought no wonder the drop out rate for PPs is
> nearly 70 % ( per AOPA ). While I like Rods writing style his books
> are a perfect example of less is ALOT more. The video courses I've
> seen from King are IMO a much easier and efficient way of learning
> than reading a bloated textbook.
>
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