----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- Lynn, I too think the real issue for most of us is flying after the medical. Under the current provision the coupes would be excluded although it would still permit flight in a variety of aircraft. Of greater significance to me is the altitude restriction of 2000 agl. That eliminates my comfort zone for cross country flights. We have towers in Missouri taller than that. I think the sportpilot rules are really designed to increase interest in flying, to require additional instruction for ultralight pilots who are illegally flying larger aircraft, and to give those that won't get a PPL an opportunity to fly safer aircraft. I don't think this new regulation is intended to give licensed pilots a way to avoid the medical. The regulation will help aviation in the long run, but it doesn't really solve the medical problem unless one is content on doing local flights only--and maybe that includes the majority. I suspect it would be better to get the present proposal passed and then press for improvements. Ken Doyle Springfield, Mo ----- Original Message -----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2002 4:48 AM Subject: Re: [COUPERS] NPRM Comments to add a plane ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- Coupers; I think the real issue is how do we continue flying after we lose our FAA medical. A large group of pilots see the Sport Pilot idea as a way to continue flying using your drivers license as the medical. A logical extension of this is the least expensive way to continue flying is to do so in your Coupe. I think the Sport Pilot NPRM is not very clear in this area of how pilots who already hold a pilot certificate can fly existing (read certificated) aircraft under the Sport Pilot rules. In fact, the NPRM says that existing certificated aircraft will not be converted into Sport Aircraft. Therefore, I think we need to get clarification on how we legally fly existing certificated aircraft under the Sport Pilot rules. It appears to me that the NPRM is supposed to enable learning to fly less expensive and less restrictive, while at the same time adding legality to all these "ultralights" that do not fit into the existing ultralight classification. Lynn Nelsen N67HS Frostproof FL ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiLm.aVzvvT Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
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