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Creating the Sport Pilot categories (license
and aircraft certification) was intended to start a new industry of
aircraft design and manufacturing, and bring a new group of fliers into
recreational/sport aviation. The fact that a bunch of old vintage aircraft
(Ercoupe, Aeronca, Cub, etc) and old vintage airmen without a medical happened
to fall into the criteria established for the new proposed designs and license
was only a by product of the event, not its intended purpose. So the cut
offs are there, established by the new industry, without much consideration for
whatever else get included. We were lucky that EAA fought for an increase
on gross weight and stall speed from the original proposal to the final
draft. Otherwise, no Ercoupe and even my Aeronca Chief would not have made
it. Maybe someday there will be further increases. In the mean time,
the cut offs are established. Now reference flying a non LSA aircraft
without being properly licensed. Really what are the consequences of
flying without a medical at all, or flying IFR without an instrument rating, not
having a current BFR, and the list goes on. None...unless you get
caught..and what's really the chance. In my 34 FAA years I was always
amazed at how many, many airman are doing all of the above (and more). But
many of these did eventually have some occurance that required a records check,
and then the truth was known. As they say..."whatever your career will
bear" or "you pay your money and take your chances". roger
----- Original Message -----From: scottTo: Ercoupe TechSent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 12:03 AMSubject: [COUPERS-TECH] Ercoupe Sport qualified and non sport qualified----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]----Hello -
- What are the consequences of flying a plane that doesn't fit into the sport category by a few pounds using a sport pilot license?
- What are the odds of anyone being aware of the difference between a C, CD, D, E etc.?
I am not in favor of breaking the law, but quite frankly, in my opinion, the other criteria of being a sport plane, stall speed,etc., seems more relevant than weight.Scott============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers-tech/
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