Lessee...if the weight limit is changed, having many thousands of C-150s suddenly added to Light Sport aircraft should sink the market for Ercoupes as LSA.
_____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Al Demarzo Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 7:09 AM To: Ercoupers Tech; Ercoupers Flyin Subject: [ercoupe-flyin] Keep Your FIngers Crossed! FAA WEIGHS SPORT PILOT RULE CHANGES With some four years of real-world experience behind it, the FAA is zeroing in on proposed changes to the sport pilot rule. In addition to the 22 proposed changes <http://www.aopa.org/epilot/redir.cfm?adid=16643> that were already announced earlier this year, AOPA wants to see the aircraft gross weight boosted beyond the current 1,320 pounds. This could allow the inclusion of a bigger group of existing production airplanes such as the Cessna 150. It would also allow room for advanced safety equipment like emergency parachutes. Read more on AOPA <http://www.aopa.org/epilot/redir.cfm?adid=16644> Online. . <http://geo.yahoo.com/serv?s=97359714/grpId=19928376/grpspId=1705340085/msgI d=1263/stime=1218809356/nc1=4430620/nc2=3848621/nc3=4507179>
