Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: I need help

Point taken on that.

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Williams" <rkwill@...> wrote:
>
> Mark C,
>
> We all agree that flying a UL with NO training is very foolish.
> Flying a UL or LSA with 15 hours training (may take longer if no prior
> experience and/or training dragged out so training sessions are too far apart)
>
> Note, however, that UL and LSA have several limitations that PP does not have
> (and therefore, the UL or LSA pilot does not need the extra training hours for
> things they will never use.)
>
> Amongst those extras are night flight, towered airports, etc/
> Note, a LSA pilot can obtain an endorsement for towered airports via extra training.
>
> For an LSA pilot, they do not need training for retractable landing gear,
> constant speed prop handling, oxygen systems, and much much more that a PP must
> have, such as VOR navigation, NDB navigation, etc.
>
> With out all those extra training requirements, the amount of time needed for
> dual instruction goes way down.
>
> Even the ground school is significantly different due to areas that the PP must
> know that are not a concern of the LSA or UL pilot.
>
> R. Williams
>
>
>
> ---------- Original Message -----------
> From: "Mark C" <wannagoflying@...>
> To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:54:05 -0000
> Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: I need help
>
> > I for one am not in favor of the new "Watered down" LSA medicals and
> > flight training the USA are coming out with. Thankfully the med side
> > has not happened in Canada however Being allowed to fly a i seat
> > Ultralight with only 15hrs training is ridiculous. If you fly LSA,
> > Ultralight, Advanced ultralight, GA, Whatever your still flying!
> > proper medicals and Training should not be sacrificed for the sake of
> > "opening up the market" For EAA etc. I fly a Advanced ultralight (LSA
> > in the USA) But still have a PPL and continue to get my Flight medical
> > every year its worth the $140CND every 5 years (2 years now that i'm
> > over 40).
> >
> > --- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, Edward Benson <FastEddieB@> wrote:
> > >
> > > <<this elitist attitude is one of the things that has kept me from even
> attempting to learn how to fly for 50 years>>
> > >
> > > That sounds like an excuse.
> > >
> > > If you had really wanted to learn to fly and made it a priority you would have.
> > >
> > > Many have taken the time to point out the your weight situation does, in
> fact, adversely affect your ability to train in a light sport aircraft.
> > >
> > > That's not elitism - its realism.
> > >
> > > Fast EddieB.
> > > Sky Arrow 600 E-LSA • N467SA
> > >
> > > PS - I wrote this last night but it didn't go out. I see my some of my
> sentiments have already been expressed by others.
> > >
> ------- End of Original Message -------
>




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