It seems to me that if the LSA industry wanted higher weight limits they would be lobbying for an increase. I don't think this is happening although requests for more safety features might drive them to it in the future.
Mike @ C35 --- In [email protected], "Jerry Eichenberger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Lee - > > No Federal agency, including FAA, makes a general rule that benefits only a > few. The FAA thinks "industry wide". While it's unfortunate that a very > few may suffer, lots more pilots are benefiting tremendously. > > Jerry > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:ercoupe- [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 9:20 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] > Subject: RE: [ercoupe-tech] RE: [ercoupe-flyin] Re: Keep Your Fingers > Crossed! > > > > Jerry E. said. > > Be careful kicking a sleeping dog. I had no personal involvement in the > development of the LSA and SP rules, but have friends who did. > > I didn't include Jerry's entire message as you have most probably read it. > Some of what he said is correct. However, we should remember that most of > the folks that a weight increase would affect are not those that would be > purchasing the new expensive planes. It would simply allow some, that are > selling their coupes because of an inability to pass a FAA medical, to keep > their planes and fly them. They can't fly them so they sell them or keep > them around to sit in and run up once and a while to bring back memories. > > Just my opinion. > Lee > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Click for free quote on refinancing your mortgage. >
