number of the LSAs on the market including, if I'm not mistaken, the
smaller of the two Jabirus. If you don't have access to such in your
area though, you'll need to either travel for instruction or for for
private in a C172 sized plane.
Helen
On 3/14/2012 2:44 PM, bikerider1959 wrote:
> I guess I should have said that I am pushing 300lbs.
> I am not in bad shape , no heart disease no high blood pressure, I hiked rim to rim in the grand canyon a couple of years ago and I lead a scout troop to summer camp every year but I am a large framed person and because of my size I guess I am stuck with Flight simulator X
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> and I think their plane is a Jabiru J170
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> --- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, Bob Comperini<bob@...> wrote:
>> On 07:59 AM 3/14/2012, bikerider1959 wrote:
>>> ...I learned that I cannot even begin to train for it, because with the aircraft the local flight school is using and a 220 lb flight instructor I have enough useful load left for about 2 gallons of fuel as long as we don't bring any other gear with us.
>> let me guess.. They're using a Cessna Skycatcher, right? There are many Light sport aircraft that don't have such low useful load numbers. There are plenty of planes that can haul two 225+ lb people, plus fuel
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>> Bob Comperini
>> e-mail: bob@...
>> WWW: http://www.fly-ul.com
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