Dana

Joined: 13 Dec 2007 Posts: 1047 Location: Connecticut, USA
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Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 10:08 am Post subject: The one and only reason for the Sport Pilot Rule; was Airp |
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At 01:42 PM 10/12/2008, Richard Girard wrote:
Quote: | Until 9/11/2001 there was no compelling political driving force to amend
the FAR's for a new category of aircraft or airmen. On 9/12/2001 there was.
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That might make sense except for two things: First, the SP rulemaking
process was in motion before 9/11/2001. And second, no matter how ignorant
senators and congressmen may be of the basic physics involving fat
ultralights, the people in the FAA certainly know that a 2 seat ultralight
(or any small airplane) poses no terrorist threat.
-Dana
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