Sport Pilot

"ET" wrote in message
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"BTIZ" wrote in
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THIS is why I see the new SLSA aircraft sales taking off in a HUGE way
in the next few years. Why would an aging baby boomer, developing a
typical "diabetic gut" buy a 200K-300K aircraft and sweat every medical,
when he can buy a 60K-90K aircraft that still goes 75% as fast (and only
burns 5-7 gal/hr) and relax....


To be fair, 250k will buy you a very nice Bonanza that will do things no
sportplane could dream of.

What LSA will have a huge impact on are the values of lower-end spamcans
like my 172N. Why spend $50k on a plane as old as you are when for 50% more
you can buy new?

-cwk.

On Sat, 08 Jan 2005 20:51:30 GMT, "Colin W Kingsbury"
wrote:

To be fair, 250k will buy you a very nice Bonanza that will do things no
sportplane could dream of.

What LSA will have a huge impact on are the values of lower-end spamcans
like my 172N. Why spend $50k on a plane as old as you are when for 50% more
you can buy new?

But it really depends on what the buyer needs the plane *for*. A buyer who
needs a 172 won't buy an LSA, since the LSA is limited to two seats. So I
wouldn't think it will affect the used 172 prices that much, except for those
fun-flyers who have been merely picking a 172 by default.

LSAs will hurt the market for used planes of like performance, unless those used
planes are Sport Pilot compatible. Prices for used Cessna 150s will probably go
down, prices for Champs and other qualifying planes. should go up, depending on
how much the new certified LSAs go for.

Ron Wanttaja

Take a chill pill and look for the smiley. I could have sworn you knew the
answer and would find the humor. If not, oh, well. Never mind.

"BTIZ" wrote in message
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if you can answer your own question... then why did you ask?

all you have done is repeated what was already stated a few posts up in
the thread..

BT

"Juan Jimenez" wrote in message
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If you can't get a driver's license or never had one in the first place,
you have to have at least a third class medical in order to exercise
sport pilot privileges. Remember, it's a medical, or a driver's license.
One of the two, unless your last medical was revoked or denied.

"BTIZ" wrote in message
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the regulations do not make for that.. that I have found..

Any one else know about it?

BT

"Juan Jimenez" wrote in message
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"BTIZ" wrote in message
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The Sport Ticket Does require a medical, it's what you have to have to
pass your auto drivers license.

What happens if you don't drive and never had a driver's license?

"Colin W Kingsbury" wrote in message
k.net...

"ET" wrote in message
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"BTIZ" wrote in
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THIS is why I see the new SLSA aircraft sales taking off in a HUGE way
in the next few years. Why would an aging baby boomer, developing a
typical "diabetic gut" buy a 200K-300K aircraft and sweat every medical,
when he can buy a 60K-90K aircraft that still goes 75% as fast (and only
burns 5-7 gal/hr) and relax....


To be fair, 250k will buy you a very nice Bonanza that will do things no
sportplane could dream of.

Unhuh, like swallowing the rest of the contents of your wallet. g But
there's one thing a Bonanza can't do for any amount of money, and that's fly
a Sport Pilot or PPL with a driver's license and no medical.

What LSA will have a huge impact on are the values of lower-end spamcans
like my 172N. Why spend $50k on a plane as old as you are when for 50%
more
you can buy new?

172 doesn't qualify for LSA and it has four seats, LSA's can only have two.
I don't think 172's will lose value, because 1) the decision on the part of
FAA Aeromedical to cut off medical denials at the knees has put a rather
large damper on the whole thing and 2) most people who get sport pilot's
licenses will most likely eventually continue to PPL so they can fly planes
like the 172. Heck, not even the C150 qualifies for LSA!