On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 14:17:41 GMT, "Lakeview Bill"
wrote:

But given that I am in Chicago, I'm trying to determine the absolute
necessity of pitot heat, as, since I will only have a Sport Pilot ticket, I
will be restricted to VFR day only.

Well, I have never flown an airplane with pitot heat, nor can I
imagine much utility for it in a Light Sport Aircraft.

When I took my first lesson, I complained to the instructor that his
shoulders were blocking my view of the instruments (tandem Cub),
whereupon he covered them with his hands and said: "You don't need
this XXXX! Fly with what's outside the airplane!"

Well, I do like to see the airspeed indicator, but I am absolutely
sure that I could safely land the airplane without it.



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