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2008-10-12 Thread Colin & Bev Rainey
To elaborate on Mark's comment, if working with wood and fiberglass is your thing, consider the Vision, which by all my observations is the next generation KR2S, and install a Corvair engine, and get a sweet flying airplane, plans built like the KR, glass like the KR but with a long wing version

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2008-10-12 Thread David Mikesell
209-339-4833 skyguy...@skyguynca.com www.skyguynca.com - Original Message - From: "Colin & Bev Rainey" To: Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 5:40 PM Subject: KR> LSA alternative > To elaborate on Mark's comment, if working with wood and fiberglass is your thing, c

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2008-10-12 Thread Richard and Donya Rankin
>David Mikesell: > My question is why even try to register your plane LSA? Exactly. Not planning to pursue E-LSA registration (what a headache). I plan to register it experimental amateur-built, and if possible operate as a private pilot exercising sport pilot privileges in an airplane registered

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2008-10-12 Thread rhartwi...@juno.com
Colin wrote: ".The FAA commentary that I read specifically mentioned that they are watching for aircraft that have previously been certified in other categories to be modified into LSA, and will aggressively prevent this.." Colin, This rule refers to individual aircraft that were originall

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2008-10-12 Thread Colin & Bev Rainey
Although I encourage the development of one's own aircraft several builders and pilots alike on the net here have tried to make sure that builders do not get the wrong impression about what they are building and what their expectations should be for operation. In the commentary that I referred t

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2008-10-12 Thread richardanddo...@cox.net
> From: "Colin & Bev Rainey" > ...no experimental 2 SEAT aircraft may be operated with 2 seats available > (not converted to single seat) by less than a Private Pilot rating > appropriate for the category of aircraft ( SEL, SES etc...). Certifying the > aircraft as an Experimental, not LSA or

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2008-10-12 Thread rhartwi...@juno.com
Colin wrote: "The way I read what you cut and pasted is the same thing that has been said all along. If by chance the aircraft receives an Experimental Certificate for operations AS an LSA or ELSA then a Sport Pilot can operate it. If not he is disqualified from its operation even if it is flown so