Hey guys and gals (Ercouper's): I am not the greatest at trying to express
myself, and I certainly do not have the time to devote to trying to run an
organization as large (small?) as the EOC. There are many problems with our
type
of General Aviation flying and having been a GA aircraft owner for almost 40
years I feel that I know just a little bit about them.
Most of us would save money if we rented a good airplane whenever we
wanted to fly. However, GA (as well as most other hobbies) is not about saving
or doing the most common sense thing concerning money.
We enjoy flying and/or aircraft ownership because of what it is and we
continue to fly or tinker as long as we can find a way to afford it. The
current
astronomical (at least according to what it was 30 years ago) rise in fuel (and
parts/maintenance prices) is really causing problems. Our airplane's have
generally been on the low end of the cost issue and most often did not/have not
received the best of support. The Light Sport issues have brought this to
light even more.
I have recently purchased an Experimental (Zenith 601 HD) aircraft and
joined an e-mail list that provides information exchange about it. I am
enclosing the guidelines for the e-mail list because I feel that they apply to
Ercoupe information exchange, EOC participation, etc. etc.
Lets see what we can do to improve our situation.
Lynn Nelsen
Frostproof FL (several Ercoupe/Alon projects) and a small amount of Ercoupe
knowledge
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