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Well, I ended up buying a 65hp Taylorcraft when I couldn't find a good
415-C that wasn't converted to a D. The T-craft is a fun aircraft to
fly but requires more skill than a Coupe, must be hand propped, is
slower, and much slower with the windows open. IMHO, a 415-D would make
an ideal LSA if the feds allowed it. And I'd be willing to pay a
premium for it.
With a PP, glider rating and no medical, I could fly a complex motor
glider ( retractable gear, feathering prop, retractable engine, flaps,
water ballest) which is heavier, has a much higher top speed , and much
cleaner (harder to speed control) than any LSA. I could fly it to
flight level 450 or better if properly equipped and the mountain wave
cooperates. Of course, such a ship costs in the 6 figure area. So go
figure??
But I'm happy that there is a LSA category. At least I'm flying again
with power after 25 years withhout power (when there were no thermals to
power me) and it doesn't take me 6 hours of work for a (maybe) 2-3 hour
glider flignt.
Dan Brown
Annapolis, MD
James B. Brennan wrote:
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are we really in 'coupes for the money?
well, yeah... and trike gear, side-by-each seating, electric
self-commencer (and the rest of the electrics) - IMHO 'Coupes are not
strictly God's gift with the glide radio of the space shuttle and the
climb performance of a freight elevator, this not a short field a/c -
I wanted to fly as a Sport Pilot and it was the obvious choice,
considering many (virtually all, I think) other a/c in the price range
(Sport Pilot weight) have conventional gear and often no electrics - I
still have no desire for a flying lawn chair (ultralight) - the
Ercoupe is a real aeroplane
jbb
PS- I still wonder but Sport Pilot is a proving ground for eventual
self-certification "medicals" (driver's license) through Private
Pilot. The FAA med. rules are often less than sane and enforced worse
- if you can properly manage two tons of steel 65 MPH on a crowded
interstate, what's the diff? As they say, PP self-certifies every day
other than the day they get a medical cert.
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