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by Jack Tyler
Wed Jul 13, 2016 5:19 pm
Forum: Medical Issues
Topic: Senate passes pilot bill of rights 2
Replies: 112
Views: 162164

Re: Senate passes pilot bill of rights 2

"Any thoughts on the impact to sport pilots..." There have been many posts here that voiced the view it would provide ownership access to less expensive Part 23 aircraft, including those who haven't been able to afford a LSA. And also much conjecture about the ripple effect on used LSA pri...
by Jack Tyler
Sun Apr 03, 2016 1:22 pm
Forum: Ask The Mechanic
Topic: Where do you service your aircraft?
Replies: 33
Views: 13578

Re: Where do you service your aircraft?

Greg, getting something repaired isn't the problem it might first seem...altho' as Howard mentioned, sampling your options now and folding them into your aircraft buying decision sure beats doing it in reverse. A couple of thoughts: -- The plane won't suddenly fall apart and be unairworthy. One of t...
by Jack Tyler
Sun Apr 03, 2016 12:34 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: My week of flight training - Review of events
Replies: 214
Views: 64608

Re: My week of flight training - Review of events

Greg, congratulations on starting your training! Obviously, I've come to the party late (final days before moving to Montana...) but want to pile on all the 'that's normal' observations of the others. I think you 'training log' entries here are an excellent addition for other folks new to piloting, ...
by Jack Tyler
Fri Apr 01, 2016 10:26 am
Forum: Light Sport Aircraft
Topic: Aero-News article on Icon A5 purchase contract
Replies: 28
Views: 11305

Re: Aero-News article on Icon A5 purchase contract

There's now an extensive news story, done by AOPA and reflecting the views of all sides about this (bizarre) purchase contract, which you can find here: http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/All-News/2016/March/31/Icon-gambit?WT.mc_id=160401epilot&WT.mc_sect=tts Did I hear someone report this compa...
by Jack Tyler
Sun Mar 20, 2016 11:40 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Sport Pilot or Private Pilot?
Replies: 99
Views: 33006

Re: Sport Pilot or Private Pilot?

"So basically the same as Sport Pilot but without the aircraft weight limit." Well, there's more to it than that in the real world. How broad is your selection of instructors when you want to start training? How many training LSA a/c are conveniently located near you? How available are ren...
by Jack Tyler
Sun Mar 20, 2016 11:35 am
Forum: Light Sport Aircraft
Topic: Any Tl-3000 Sirius owners out there?
Replies: 14
Views: 6932

Re: Any Tl-3000 Sirius owners out there?

FWIW I've heard a pretty consistent message from Howard regarding LSA MTOW and the 'real world' practicalities of these limited LSA useful loads. And I agree with the main point: They took advantage of the vacuum bagging & composite cored technology to provide for large fuel tanks, giving the pi...
by Jack Tyler
Sat Mar 19, 2016 1:59 pm
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: Living and flying in Spain
Replies: 10
Views: 5298

Re: Living and flying in Spain

Ham, IMO your best single (tho' not only) source of info for living in Spain as an expat is to talk with some expat Brits. They've been flooding Spain for decades due to the better weather, and they've worked out every dodge and fiddle that's available. Of course, the Spanish have been busy, as well...
by Jack Tyler
Wed Mar 16, 2016 5:39 am
Forum: Light Sport Aircraft
Topic: Reality check needed
Replies: 12
Views: 6606

Re: Reality check needed

Welcome to this forum, M. (Name?) You'll find many a worthwhile opinion to consider here. As you can already see, there is much to research. Your initial challenge is that you lack a knowledge of and a perspective for any aspect of recreational flying and a/c ownership. Nothing wrong with being igno...
by Jack Tyler
Tue Mar 15, 2016 6:04 am
Forum: Flying Clubs
Topic: Looking to start an experimental/sport flying club
Replies: 39
Views: 53418

Re: Looking to start an experimental/sport flying club

Jim: "The key is to find compatible partners and do a good job up front when drawing up your partnership agreement." Couldn't agree more with SportPilot on both those points, altho' the former is harder to act on than the latter. And discussing, weighing and debating the specifics of the a...
by Jack Tyler
Wed Mar 09, 2016 7:59 am
Forum: Flying Clubs
Topic: Looking to start an experimental/sport flying club
Replies: 39
Views: 53418

Re: Looking to start an experimental/sport flying club

Jim, this isn't meant to be prescriptive, just descriptive of the two times I've been somewhat in your shoes. #1: We owned a Part 23 a/c (Grumman Traveler, an AA-5) that was the family plane, but we knew we would eventually need to leave flying for a while when beginning to sail offshore. We looked ...
by Jack Tyler
Tue Mar 08, 2016 8:16 am
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: Dealer Network vs. Factory Direct Sales
Replies: 35
Views: 14362

Re: Dealer Network vs. Factory Direct Sales

Dave's quite right about the fateful final days of the Skycatcher. The new CEO was from GE - as were several senior managers he brought in after him - and they are all about bottom line numbers. But the initial problems were very different. They had lost some of their light a/c design talent after t...
by Jack Tyler
Tue Mar 08, 2016 7:36 am
Forum: Flying Clubs
Topic: Looking to start an experimental/sport flying club
Replies: 39
Views: 53418

Re: Looking to start an experimental/sport flying club

Re: Paul's suggestion, AOPA has done a number of articles that focus on flying clubs which have thrived for decades with the goal of the articles being to distill out the main contributors to their success. Now that AOPA has placed a new emphasis on club flying, I'd suggest you call and ask for thei...
by Jack Tyler
Tue Mar 08, 2016 7:28 am
Forum: Safety Corner
Topic: Musings on Nearly Going Up in a 50-Ft Fireball!
Replies: 17
Views: 21729

Re: Musings on Nearly Going Up in a 50-Ft Fireball!

Since we're talking about the fuel we fly with, let's not paint 100LL with too broad a brush. "Point is: proper mitigation likely does greatly reduce known bad effects of leaded gas and one is probably assured of getting a cleaner, more consistently good & safe product (in the 100LL)."...
by Jack Tyler
Thu Mar 03, 2016 6:36 am
Forum: Light Sport Aircraft
Topic: How much faster is a 172?
Replies: 34
Views: 16218

Re: How much faster is a 172?

Clue, I hope you are taking notes. There is a lot of valuable & experience-based wisdom being dispensed in this thread. My impression is that, while you claim to hold pretty firm views on your training and a/c ownership plan - SPL and LSA, all the way - you are also trying pretty hard to fill th...
by Jack Tyler
Tue Mar 01, 2016 5:34 am
Forum: Light Sport Aircraft
Topic: How much faster is a 172?
Replies: 34
Views: 16218

Re: How much faster is a 172?

"At this point the plan is to get a sport pilot license.... I have completed the Gleim Sport Pilot ground school training.... I have scheduled my first flight training for a complete week in late March. The instructor said he will test me on the Gleim Sport to start. Then it's 7 days in a P92. ...