Mxsmanic wrote:
Gig 601XL Builder writes:

Tell me what is so restrictive about it. The type of flight it
authorizes would cover 90% of the recreational GA flight in the US.

It's restrictive because it wouldn't allow me to fly in a way that
would make flying worthwhile. I don't just want to putter around in
a circle.

The current crop of S-LSA aircraft are capable of turning a 5.5 hour car
trip into a 2 hour trip with a wonderful view.



Because of the additional cost of the aircraft and the general lack
of need for it in recreational GA flying.

In other words, time, expense, and difficulty, QED.

As anything gets more complex it gets more expensive. VWs cost less than
Corvetts.



So it is your stance that the requirements for a private pilot
ticket are on par with the requirements to be a lawyer or doctor?

They are certainly on a par with becoming a lawyer, which
(surprisingly) isn't that difficult in the U.S. They are comparable
to becoming a doctor as well, depending on how far you want to go.

Let's look and see. http://www.ilrg.com/schools/analysis/ That site has a
link to the to 51 top law schools on a cost/benefit ranking. Number 51
University of CT. Shows a THREE YEAR TOTAL COST of $103,182 & number 1
Univ. of GA was $45K.

How is that "on par" with getting a PP-SEL rating?