Glad to see someone else had read it besides me. Sport Pilot really is to no ones benefit as it is written. The "pulling it back" is also not a legal move under the FAA's charter. IF the rule does not pass in the alloted time it is over, pulling it back does not change a thing, the law is actually dead and some lawyer will speak up and it will all have to start over again.
David Mikesell skyguy...@skyguynca.com www.skyguynca.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <goflysl...@aol.com> To: <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 1:57 PM Subject: Re: KR> Sport Plane Classification > No "official" statement as to why OMB was going to reject it. FAA "pulled > it" from OMB at the last second when they found out OMB was going to reject it. > If FAA had not pulled it, then the whole process would have to pretty much > start from scratch again. > > The most likely reason was due to FAA's inaccurate statements of > costs/benifits. > The proposal was stated to cost 40 million dollars over the next 10 years > with a benefit of probable lives saved of 83. > > The cost to "ultralight" manufacturers to become compliant with ASTM > standards would put the average preconstructed aircraft at over 60 thousand > dollars.......thereby actually reducing the numbers of independent (former Ultralight) > flight instructors. > > Just as with Recreational Pilot, the current G.A. Flight schools have stated > no interest in this type of instruction and for obvious economic and insurance > reasons would not purchase an LSA sport Aircraft or, even purchase an older > Standard airworthy aircraft like Taylorcraft or Piper cub to provide this > instruction. > > As for "transitioning" pilots (those currently certificated, but without > current medical), > the FAA could easily have written into Recreational Pilot an increased > limitation for airspaces /speed/ passengers into that pilot classification that > would allow these pilots to continue to fly with just a State drivers license and > no medical. > > Other than that, current Privet pilots may ALREADY transition to motorgliders > with only 3 hours of transitional training. > > These motorgliders (called self launch by FAA) have all of the abilities and > more of any currently proposed Sport Aircraft. > Many, like the Europa, Xenos, Pipistrel and Grob109 are every bit airplane (2 > seat side by side tractor 4 stroke engines, tricycle gear > > With the transitional training, here is the best part. > There are NO limitations to > Airspace > Speed, > Altitude > Night flight > > And > no endorsements required for tailwheel and complex. > Not even a Sea plane rating is required if on floats. (yep, there ARE > seaplane gliders) > no ELT requirements as is for airplanes > no Mode C transponder required in the veil or above 10,000 ft. > Heck, you can even fly into some class A areas without an IFR rating or > instrumentation. > > And, > the 3 hours transition training serves as a BFR (that they will need any way) > And, there is no endorsement requirement for EACH Make and Model aircraft as > is for Sport Pilot > > Chuck > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
