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Actually, in the past several years, SLSA's accident rate has been coming closer to that of traditional trainers. A factor on the insurance rates has to reflect the *value* of the aircraft involved, as well. Total a 1977 Cessna 152, and you're out...what, $50,000? Modern LSAs go for twice...

If you can't pass the medical..... Ron Wanttaja

The only difference between a student pilot working towards his Private and a Sport Pilot is that the Sport Pilot can carry a passenger. Both go out into the world without an instructor on board...the Student might have 20 hours TT, and the Sport might also have 20 hours TT. The Student might...

Not even as far back as that. He ran for vice-president in 1968, with George Wallace. Ron Wanttaja

Of course. The point being is that I cannot PROVE the airplane meets the Light Sport standard. The FAA doesn't require such proof for homebuilts, which is kind of refreshing for a government agency. Ron Wanttaja

Gotcha. As far as I know, the FAA never issued an AC that covered EAB eligibility for Light Sport. Nor have I heard of any sort of clamping down, or attempts at enforcement. So I'm curious if an attempt will be made for MOSAIC. There are two RV-10s listed as Experimental Light Sports in the...

As the NPRM currently states, no. A person operating as a Sport Pilot (e.g., driver's license medical) would be permitted to fly a qualifying aircraft with up to four seats, but only two of them can be occupied. Ron Wanttaja

I’m curious as to when this FAA Examiner is supposed to make this assessment, and how the pass/fail aspect of this is recorded. As far as I know, the DAR is the last official involvement in the certification of an EAB, and since the plane hasn’t flown by then, there’s no way to tell if the...

EAA contacted me a couple of weeks back, asking me to go through the registry and estimate how many aircraft will qualify under MOSAIC. Out of about 144,000 Standard category, single-engined, recip-powered aircraft in the US, roughly half (77,100) will be able to be flown by pilots operating...

Makes a lot of sense. Of course, the situation isn't as extreme with a Lancair ES. Ron Wanttaja

If N18BG is the registration, as reported.... The current listed owner is listed at least through 1 January 2022 as the owner. The "Certificate Date" for the owner was in January 2021, which is, I suspect, when he took ownership. So the current owner had it for at least three years...but, of...

My guess is leaving it on after a touch and go. Trainer with a full load, high DA, and ~100 HP engine. Sometimes you need that little bit of extra power. Ron Wanttaja

Flew a Citabria for most of my student hours. One day, I was on final. The airspeed started to decrease. I added forward pressure. The airspeed STILL went down. I pushed the nose down as much as I dared, and watched the needle continue to drop. Thought I was going to die. The needle...

None, in my airplane. Forgetting to activate the carb heat before pulling power may result in carb icing, but I generally don't pull the power until the runway is made. Ron Wanttaja

Hmmm...are you suggesting the cause was GLOC (Gryder Loss Of Continuity)? :) Ron Wanttaja

Bob Stevens strikes again.... Ron Wanttaja

A lot of it just plain money. If a company does NOT want racist, misogynistic, or violent posts on its server, then they have to have a moderation staff. Note what the POA moderation staff has to do, and imagine having to PAY someone to do that. And the bean counters will want to know what's...

The original special prosecutor (a state legislator) sent an email to a friend speculating that conflicting Baldwin would improve her chances for re-election. She claimed to have been joking. There's no question that Baldwin and his production company are civilly liable for the death. The...

Not a lawyer, either, but I don't really think this is a double jeopardy situation. The jury being sworn in is either here nor there. If the trial ends in a hung jury or the judge declares a mistrial, the original jurors are dismissed and the case is re-tried in front of a brand-new jury. No...

Can't pretend that this is just another 7-11 parking lot shooting when a Special Prosecutor was appointed. Sounds like the special prosecutor themselves made the legal error that led to dismissal. Ron Wanttaja