Sport Pilot Talk

Thanks Andy . . . good work!

The writing was on the wall 2-3 years ago.
Mismanaged to the hilt.
Absolutely terrible (as in 'none') customer support.
It's really too bad . . . because it is a really good looking airplane.

Paul and Tom,

Good information guys, thank you for the tips.

Welcome aboard, Roger!
For Light Sport enthusiasts, you've come to a good place. Lots of experienced LSA folks here.
Looking forward to your participation.

Class 69-5

Congratulations!
Good luck on the final checkride.

zodiac flyer wrote:Maybe he was referring that engine to the "3600 pound LSA" ???

That was factored in.

FastEddieB wrote:I've been told that doing that with a ROTAX is a bad idea - if the ground is not firm its detrimental to the coils to try to fire to an open circuit. Maybe someone else can confirm this precaution.

Quite a while back, I heard that same information . . . cranking the engine that way is a bad thing.

Excellent report, Paul.
Looking forward to that presentation.

Question:

For those of you who have used the Mutt Muffs or similar, have their use caused any ear complications on the animals? I suspect the muffs would cause more perspiration in the ear canals, which would increase the likelihood of ear infection.
Just wondering.

Baxter, my previous golden retriever, used to fly in the back seat of my 172. He loved to fly, and would get excited when we got a block or two from the airport. He literally jumped into the back seat raring to go. Sadly, Jason my current golden, gets motion sick; I'd be afraid to take him up in my...

I paid $1795 for my GDL-82 and love it. I can only imagine what Cessna charged for their "kit". :shock: The GDL-82 is a beautiful unit. The ease of install is amazing. It took me a couple of hours working alone to get it all up and running, with a perfect PAPR report. I did cheat and buy ...

. . . . . One of the guys on the CT Forum did the Netherlands repair. He was very happy with it, but he sold the airplane shortly after the repair so I don't know if we'll ever get the long term report on that. Having paid the $2000 for new modules, I would definitely consider the repaired modules ...

. . . . Oh Bill, I'm not at all bothered by our conversations, no thin skin or ruffled feathers here. I loved our back and forth, good conversation. I was just pointing out that you saw it as very negative for so long and now you are experimental and seems to love it. :mrgreen: I will admit . . I w...

. . . . . seeing Bill write what he did surprises me. Ask him about going experimental just a year ago and you would have gotten a different answer. Seems like just yesterday he and I would go round and round about going experimental, he was totally against it for so long. I don't think that is qui...

JJay wrote:How does converting from SLSA to ELSA affect insurance rates?

My experience shows . . . not significantly.