John wrote: > I give up. > > All I'm trying to say is an Ercoupe will never be anything > but a normal category aircraft as far as the certification > goes. Some of them just happen to meet the requirements > of LSA and can be flown by sport pilots, but that's as far > as it goes. John, DON'T GIVE UP, YOU GOT IT! YEAH! That's what I've been trying to say.
That's exactly right. The Ercoupe will always be a certificated aircraft and some Ercoupes meet the LSA requirements and therefore can be flown by Sport Pilots! Those that meet the LSA definition are, therefore LSA (by the definition) while continuing to be certificated aircraft. John wrote: > I still bet I can differentiate between a plane and a pilot > in a dark hangar... Maybe, if you don't go blind trying to read FAA regs and orders. Ever since plowing through those regs and orders, I've been having these frequently recurring headaches, Doc. Ed
