Phil J wrote in news:85ec11e3-604f-4aff-b623-
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I suppose this airplane would require a high-performance endorsement
even for a PPL. OK, I can see the restriction on engine horsepower.
But I've never understood why they added such a restrictive weight
limit, which eliminated airplanes like the Cessna 150/152. That just
seems like it should be an LSA-allowed airplane.


Mm, yeah, i agree. Thee's more skill involved in flying a Luscombe or Chief
than a 150, that's certain.

I think the goal of
getting more people into aviation would be better served if they
broadened the scope a little to allow those thousands of slightly
heavier certified airplanes as LSAs. As it is, there aren't very many
places you can take lessons for a Sport Pilot license right now, and
LSA rentals are equally scarce. But if the field were opened up to
planes like the 150/152, there would be a lot more possibilities, and
probably more people signing up for lessons. And that was supposed to
be the whole point of the LSA category.

Yeah. I suppose. I'm not sure how they came up with the limit, but in my
heart of hearts, I'm not real entusiastic about a system that lowers
standards in the first place. Having said that, I hope it works..


Bertie