Sport Pilot Talk

Actually I think the iPad had a weight and balance app up on it and he was doing the calculations on how much runway he should've needed and why he was still on the ground after 2 miles...

Just to be clear - I ALWAYS remove the safety pin from the BRS. The part I'm concerned about is being able to reach the firing mechanism if things were falling apart badly enough that I felt it was my only option (ie: a wing falling off). I am pretty certain that if I wing were to fall off the plane...

I own/fly a StingSport as well, so this particular accident is one I'm watching a bit closer than others (I try to at least pay attention to others as well so I can learn from their mistakes). I have a 2007 model of the StingSport and the placement of the actuator for the parachute has always puzzle...

O.k. - so where is this training program and how do I get signed up to fly with her? My wife says it is o.k.

so a "new idea" that incorporates irrelevant data will get shot down, not because it's new, but because it's bad. I'm pretty sure that's the way the iPad got created int he first place. Hey - Steve Jobs, I got this idea for a device... To which SJ said - "Nah, MS already built that d...

Actually it just had the whole engine replaced. If the new engine had all of 20 hrs on it I'd be surprised.

langj - I'm not quite sure where you get the point that the owner seemed happy, and quite frankly I find your comment a little distasteful. I admit that I'm probably over-reacting a bit. I have a little over a 100hrs in that plane, shared a hangar with it and I'm very sad to see it go. I also know t...

Just to clarify on zaitcev's post on the no-shows. While I never called for weather on Saturday, the rain started at around 6:30 a.m. and was steady until 3 p.m. local time. I would estimate ceilings at being around 700ft at best. It slowly cleared up into the afternoon - but was dreary the entire d...

I'll be taking a checkride in a transition from Sport to Private here in the next month or so and I really hope that I get called - not for myself, but for a fellow pilot in the area that had an absolutely miserable checkride experience when going for a CFI ticket. Obviously I will only be expressin...

Certainly looks promising - although I'm curious as to what the buy-in is in addition to the other questions posted...

I definitely stand corrected on the elude/allude..

However I still stand by my comments with regard to the rough ride - that it is completely dependent upon the weather/time/location. I've been on rough flights in commercial airlines and those aren't light at all...

Well, I would challenge those bullet items. 1 - "LSA's are expensive to own and maintain." Compared to what? Are we talking about a used Piper or Cessna that costs $35k and has 4,000 hours on it? If you are comparing a brand-new LSA to a brand-new GA airplane, the LSA is going to win EVERY...

Marty, Welcome back into the aviation fold. :) I definitely can echo the comments about the range/cross country flying in the LSA's. In fact my wife and I are planning a 680nm trip down to Fredericksburg TX next month. We've also flown from Denver to Omaha and back over a weekend and I've flown up t...

Well, this is probably slightly off-topic, so please pardon the posting. I'm working on my transition from Sport to Private Pilot and have been studying up a storm. I've got my practice tests into the upper 80's and am looking for a date on the calendar when I can go in and take the test. It's been ...

Just to clarify on the hangar costs. My 1/4 share of the partnership in the plane is $82.50 for hangar and GPS costs. I think the GPS cost is around $10.50 or so per month - leaving $70 for my 1/4 share of the hangar. That works out to $280 for the partnership - and there are four LSA planes in the ...