Another important point is, even though the FAA may change their policy, until the airlines change their approved OpSpecs, nothing will change.
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Another important point is, even though the FAA may change their policy, until the airlines change their approved OpSpecs, nothing will change.
Personally, I can't believe the thing even made it out the door. Having seen parts of it under construction 2 years ago, I had doubts. I still don't think that the helium compression system for...
And Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines in exchange for cash
I'm a bigger guy (6'1, 240ish) and I fit in a M20B fine. It was a nice flying airplane, flew it just to get a bit of Mooney time. Simple to fly, but really it should be a 2 place with a big baggage...
Exactly, it ain't going to happen. If you waiver this, basically every LSA manufacture is going to request some sort of waiver to the 1320 limit, which makes it irrelevant period.
Congress gave them a 2 year mandate to make rules to allow them to be used. I'm not sure when that has to be done by, but it will happen.
How are they for a bigger guy? I'm around 6'1, 250. Something I could get in?
Anyone particularly familiar with the Stewart Headwind. I ran across one online and wanted to see if anyone had any experience with them. Anything to look out for in particular, they look very basic.
Don't forget, they could be selling this thing today if they'd give up on this cockamamie idea that they are going to get a waiver. There is zero chance, IMO, of them getting the waiver, as for the...
Is it a paid ad, probably not. But by running the article, is it more likely that Cirrus will advertise, perhaps. I'm just as much a dues paying member as you are, and I've got no problem with the...
1) Who are you to say what is and isn't sport aviation. 2) Money doesn't grow on trees.
The question really comes down to, what would cause the FAA to find out about something like this between friends?
So, put the airplane in a club. Club is the owner. You, the builder of the airplane, own the entire club, and sell memberships (owning a very, very small portion of the plane) to the club members,...
So then, let him pay a small fee to become a non-equity owner of the aircraft, and pay for the costs of using the aircraft that way.
That's assuming people have insurance, unless you want to make it mandatory?
But you did list if you were on prescription pills. Which all of those, when treated with medicines, would be disqualifying.
Sure it does. How many people do you know flying with ADHD? Or Schizophrenia? Or clinical depression? Or, are you going to pretend that the 3rd class medical doesn't catch that.
My post was mainly aimed at powered pilots. I've got no issues with either gliders and balloons being unregulated when it comes to medical certification.
But it's very clear to me that this issue...
So basically, you're saying, your entitled to your opinion, unless it doesn't fit what other people think, then in that case, piss off?
No, but it eliminates people who have serious mental problems, which are likely to be ones who do things to hurt GA with an airplane.
I have zero problem with people flying for sport. I'm saying that I have a problem with a big chunk of people I've seen fly with no medical. Some of them, IMO, have no business behind the wheel of a...
Because I know how this game works. Just like the 1320 pound limit on LSA that everyone seems to want to increase. You get a foot in the door and then you keep pushing.
Quite simply, as someone...
The problem here is that Sport Pilot wasn't meant to create a bunch of new airplanes, it was meant to regulate a bunch of people who already couldn't follow regulations (in regards to Part 103...
It's what SOME of the members want (emphasis on the bold). After having dealt with some of the LSA fliers that don't have medicals (who are typically older), I saw some who really had no business in...
Doc Bruce over on the AOPA forums, who is a very prominent AME who does lots of great work for SI's, has basically said that aeromedical has zero intention of letting the requirement for a medical go...