I guess if you want to learn to fly, it should not matter what kind of plane you need to learn to fly in. I learned in a 172 and have not flown in a 172 in 22 years.
Lee Sent from my iPhone On Oct 21, 2010, at 5:00 PM, big john <bigjon...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 8:11 AM, Hall, Rodney CTR NNSY, C210 < > rodney.r.hall....@navy.mil> wrote: > >> Which begs the question why is the LSA weight limit so low? If the >> intent was to get more people flying they should have made it at just >> above the gross for a Cessna 150 which would have allowed for >> immediate >> training of sport pilots in a plane that many flight schools already >> have. Instead, probably by the request of manufacturers, new planes >> have >> to be purchased to start sport pilot training in most cases. I have >> not >> heard of many schools with champs and ercoupes, a few have cubs for >> tailwheel training but none in my area. Well no one asked me when >> they >> made the law but it might be worth pushing through EAA and AOPA to >> try >> and get a change. We are only talking about 300lbs, that's about the >> weight of my ex-wife :). Increase the LSA weight limit to 1600 and >> you >> could get Light Sport training almost anywhere. >> Just my 2 cents. >> Rodney Hall >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On >> Behalf Of Brant Hollensbe >> Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 20:07 >> > As I understand it you can TRAIN for you sport pilots license in any > aircraft- fixed wing, anyway,EXCEPT- since jan, 1, 2010, an ELSA. > I'm told > you can train in a 150, tomahawk etc, and get your hours. Not sure > about the > check though. > Big John > Sevierville, Tn > >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/ >> index.jsp >> to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net >> please see other KRnet fo at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >> >> _______________________________________ >> Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/ >> index.jsp >> to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net >> please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >> > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
