Then why did they approve of amphibians?




"Peter Duniho" wrote in
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| "Jim Macklin" wrote
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| news:ALzxg.84177$ZW3.19576@dukeread04...
| But once you're on land, you can't retract the wheels to
| land on water. And if you're on water you can take-off
and
| land on terra firma.
|
| Yes, I know. What's your point? The LSA area has many
restrictions. This
| is one of them. As with the other restrictions, it
simplifies a certain
| area of aviation, removing one of the most significant
risks from seaplane
| operations.
|
| Would you have preferred they simply didn't allow water
flying under LSA at
| all? Because that's the only other option that would have
been consistent
| with the "low training, cheap certification, acceptable
safety" goals of
| LSA.
|
| Pete
|
|