JJ Sinclair
November 28th 09, 02:12 PM
Centrair is no longer involved with the manufacture of sailplanes and
they have no reason to "extend" what could be a potential liability
issue. If I had a Pegasus I would accidently misplace the log book and
be forced to "estimate" the total hours in a new log book, thereafter
my aging memory would be soooo bad I just couldn't remember much over
20 hours per year that I flew the beast.
I forget the Latin phrase, something about Carberundum, anyway the
translation was; Don't let the *******s grind you down!
Hope this helps,
JJ
Mitch wrote:
> Does anyone have any further information on expanding the Pegasus life
> limit past 3000 hours? I know of a couple of gliders that are rapidly
> approaching this point, and there must be more in the U.S. I did not
> realize how bad the problem was until a discussion today with some
> folks who truly love soaring, but very soon will not be able to fly
> their gliders because of this life limit. This caused great alarm, as
> Germany, England, and France have all extended the life limit to
> 12,000 hours on Pegasui. (Pegasuses?) However, the FAA still refuses
> to expand the life limit.
>
> Where is the SSA in all this? I thought they were to be the ones at
> the tip of the spear with helping people out with problems like this,
> but in my searching, I have seen no evidence of support. I must say,
> I'm pretty disappointed in the lack of action on this. It seems like
> it should be at the forefront of their attention. Hell, I don't even
> know who "They" are anymore. I used to, but I lost track sometime
> around the time all the money disappeared.
>
> My own regional director is busy enough trying to prop up the entire
> contest circuit on his own, so I'm not comfortable bothering him on
> this issue. Who else is out there that can help?
>
> Is anyone out there getting anywhere with resolving the Pegasus issue?
>
> Frustrated,
> EX
they have no reason to "extend" what could be a potential liability
issue. If I had a Pegasus I would accidently misplace the log book and
be forced to "estimate" the total hours in a new log book, thereafter
my aging memory would be soooo bad I just couldn't remember much over
20 hours per year that I flew the beast.
I forget the Latin phrase, something about Carberundum, anyway the
translation was; Don't let the *******s grind you down!
Hope this helps,
JJ
Mitch wrote:
> Does anyone have any further information on expanding the Pegasus life
> limit past 3000 hours? I know of a couple of gliders that are rapidly
> approaching this point, and there must be more in the U.S. I did not
> realize how bad the problem was until a discussion today with some
> folks who truly love soaring, but very soon will not be able to fly
> their gliders because of this life limit. This caused great alarm, as
> Germany, England, and France have all extended the life limit to
> 12,000 hours on Pegasui. (Pegasuses?) However, the FAA still refuses
> to expand the life limit.
>
> Where is the SSA in all this? I thought they were to be the ones at
> the tip of the spear with helping people out with problems like this,
> but in my searching, I have seen no evidence of support. I must say,
> I'm pretty disappointed in the lack of action on this. It seems like
> it should be at the forefront of their attention. Hell, I don't even
> know who "They" are anymore. I used to, but I lost track sometime
> around the time all the money disappeared.
>
> My own regional director is busy enough trying to prop up the entire
> contest circuit on his own, so I'm not comfortable bothering him on
> this issue. Who else is out there that can help?
>
> Is anyone out there getting anywhere with resolving the Pegasus issue?
>
> Frustrated,
> EX