Here is the situation in a nutshell. You cannot pack 1 pound of pickles in a 1/2 pound pickle jar. The mass will just not fit. End of story. LSA aircraft and the LS ticket were designed to allow relatively unsophisticated pilots drive unsophisticated small light 2-place planes in airspace where a high degree of knowledge is not required. If you don't fit there for whatever reason get a GA ticket.
--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "bikerider1959" <paulwalter@...> wrote:
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> I love how everyone just assumed that i am a 400 lb couch potato getting frustrated with the world no one even asked what my situation is.
> I am 6ft and weigh 300 lbs. with a 42" waist.
> I do 5 miles on the treadmill every day, I climb, I hike, I have hiked the grand canyon rim to rim carrying an 80 lb pack.
> I weigh 300 lbs most of it muscle,the lowest I have ever been in my adult life is 270lbs.
> losing the weight is not an option because muscle does not burn like fat. I have found that if I increase my exercise program too much I will actually lose inches on my waist while gaining weight.
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> and studying more really does not bother me two much since I am an engineer. and have already completed the ground school portion for private pilot.
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> no one asked any questions at all they just assumed.
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> my contention is with the number of people out there who are bigger it is time for the FAA to consider that since even the average adult male in the us has increased from 165lbs to 196 lbs that they should base these thing on a bit higher number like 2000lbs gross for light Sport to accommodate a larger cross section of america. I see a lot of people complaining that light sport is not bringing in as many new pilots to general aviation as it was intended to perhaps this is one reason why.
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