Originally Posted by
Paul Swanstrom
No one has mentioned Ultralights as a less expensive way to get into the air which is what we all want to do.
Back in the 80's 90's and untill 2005 when the FAA approved LSA, Ultalight flying brought a lot of pilots into aviation.
Since then however, new ultralight pilots and planes have been nearly impossible to attain because the FAA has eliminated the possibility of getting training in any ultralight plane. Even training in a two place fat ultralight or training UL (that now has to be registered as an LSA,) no instructor could charge for his services becaused it is not a certified aircraft. I blame not only the FAA but also GA pilots who let this happen. We need to encourage all aviation organizations to work to make UL training available as it was before 2005.