Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Keeping Current

Mike,

I'm not saying anything against UL.
There was one of the orgs that was giving away instructor certificates like they
were candy.

I DO have a very low regard for SP/LSA. Including the ASTM setting the weight
limit on the front seat of a trike at a mere 225 pounds. (I'm 300 pounds)

R. Williams

P.S.
Mike, we know each other, for instance at Dougs' annual BBQ at the lodi airport.
R.W.

---------- Original Message -----------
From: Michael Huckle <m230683@hotmail.com>
To: Sport Aircraft <sport_aircraft@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 07:14:22 -0700
Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Keeping Current

> > "Richard Williams" rkwill98356
> > Jim,
> > I got the 100 hours from the days of part 103 UL, before the silliness
> > of LSA/SP
> > came along.
> > In those days, an instructor was expected to have 100+ hours in their
> > two seat
> > UL, along with the principals of instruction course before taking a
> > student aloft.
> >
> > (lets not get into those that were selling instructor certificates at
> > $40 a pop.)
> > R. Williams
>
> Richard, you appear to insult both the LSA/SP situation and the UL
> situation at the same time.
> (how can this be?... that one has loathing for both?)
>
> Comparing the UL situation in 1998 with the SP situation today,
> I'd rate 1998 as better.
>
> Incidentally, I was an Ultralight Instructor, and the requirements
> were about 65 to 100 hours of experience, training specifically
> to -be- an instructor, a flight test with an AFI (about $300),
> and IIRC $100/year to an Org, on top of the $40/yr for membership of
> the Org.
>
> Your claim of "$40 a pop" is significantly incorrect.
>
> Mike
>
> .
------- End of Original Message -------



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