Gig601XLBuilder wrote in
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Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Gig601XLBuilder wrote in
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Bertie the Bunyip wrote:

Yeah, but I don't post pics of it ordinarily.
I sold one iu had for years a while back, but just bought a
Citabria
(
also not qualified for LSA)
I had a Luscombe, but I don;t think I'd have bothered with LSA
certification even if I had kept it. Not aq lot of advantage for
me.
I
did most of the maintenance myself anyway so it would have saved me
nothing.

On the Luscombe you wouldn't have had to bother with any additional
certification issues and still wouldn't. Just don't fail a medical
and keep your BFR and drivers license up to date. Fly till you can't
fly anymore.



Well, I kinda need my medical anyway, so that isn't an issue either.
I see the benifits, but I'm a bit worried about the probable abuses.
I might be talking apples and oranges here,but a few years ago I was
visiting someone who had a two place ultralight. Sort of a Breezy
type thing. Parasol, open in front. Rotax 582 pusher. Can;'t remember
the type. Anyhow, we went out to see this thing and it was parked
outside for one thing. harldy flown at all. It had amphib floats and
it had to be waaaay overweight. It was corroded and had been tied
down with a rope halfway up the strut and the wind had bent the strut
slightly. Needless to say I wouldn't fly it ( actually I don;t fly
lawn furniture anyway, so probably wouldn't have even if it was
perfect) Iasked them why they had gotten involvd in this thing in the
first place. Why hadn't they bought a cub? Well, the reasons they
gave me were "nah, you gotta get a licence for that, you gotta have
it inspected every year, all that happy horse****, so we got this"
Now, at the time, a Cub was cheaper to buy anyway, so I siad, "right,
you want me to go up in an airplane that has had no maintenance and
is in rag order in any case, and is flown by a guy who couldn't be
bothered to learn to fly properly. Right". Still haven't been up in
one of those things. I fear that having seen this and also having
seen all sorts of abuses( some by me!) in "traditional" light
aviation the potential for abuse in LSA is large..
Having said that.there are some ultralights and LSAs I would love to
try.

Bertie



One of the good things about LSA is that it will move aircraft exactly
like the one you mentioned into a more regulated environment.

Good point.

If it
was a two seater it was illegal except for training. I always thought
the FAA dropped the ball on regulating those. Hopefully LSA regs will
fix the problem.


Hmm, true, I hadn't thought of it like that. This thing was illegal in
so many ways it was ridiculous. I'm sure they could get around the two
seat thing by claiming it was being used for training at any given
moment.

They sold it after my lecture, anyway!

Bertie