Now that in the US there is this new economic venture [read that as the potential to make more money from the people ] called the sport aircraft thing, it would not be surprising to me that a real strong effort would be attempted to get rid of all of the older aircraft so that new business can be generated by the few who can manage to control .
Lets face it, Ercoupes, and all the other older light aircraft may be standing in the way of some peoples' financial progress. When was the last time that you actually were fully aware of all the circumstances, not just what was placed in front of our noses by those with their own agenda.
Based on the annual I'm presently mired into, plus work last summer plus the annual + make a plane out of a project over last winter costs, my old airplane is hardly standing in the way of some peoples' financial progress. From my perspective, they are progressing quite well - indeed, too well. Never mind the new radio, used transponder, new headset for wife, new intercom, GPS and a myriad of other bits, e.g. fire extinguisher, PTT switches, and so on and so forth... endless. This summer... what about that hideous old windscreen and the naked walls next to our legs? This Sport Pilot with an ancient aircraft hardly feels like a drag on the economy. Except that of himself and his family.
Jim Beach Brennan
