Wrench,
Call me a cynic, but when I saw the alphabet soup of which version of the old Luscombe's and T-Crafts could or could not meet the requirement, It really raised an eyebrow. And the good old "150" never made the list?
I could just see Jackie Mason doing a comedy routine about it, "if you got an 8e it's ok, but if it is an 8f your screwed." What is worse, some of these old birds belong in the junkyard period.
They should have went for relaxation in the medical requirements and streamlined STC process to keep the older fleet flying with upgrades that will not cost the developers a fortune to come up with.
Look the guys putting Chevy V8's in Seabee's and they are working like gangbusters, yet you have to re-register them Experimental and that turn them into a mutt to do it.
I am not for doing crazy stuff you get you hurt, but come on, we need advancement! These guys for one have shown it can be done and up to this point reliably.
“I am not for doing crazy stuff you get you hurt, but come on, we need advancement! These guys for one have shown it can be done and up to this point reliably.”
The FAA seems to have done nothing anywhere.
It sort of solves the medical problem if you are smart enough not to get a medical. I did, got shot down in flames and am not trying to fix that.
On the other hand, what has happened is the FFA has taken a look at the illegal ultralights. Anything over weight, over fuel, over speed and with more than one seat is included in this which is well over 90% of he “ultralights” flying right now. They all have to be N numbered by 31 January 08. This means that you will have to have a LSA ticket and there are hardly any instructors. Things are going to get interesting.