Sport Pilot has left the OMB building.

Sport Pilot rule to be published soon.
Time to join the Sport Aircraft group

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Have a good day and stay out of the trees!
See ya on Sport Aircraft group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sport_Aircraft/

A 10:30 Signing press release is planned for Washington DC. Three light
Sport Aircraft will be outside the building and Blakey will sign and answer
some questions.

We hope to make it driving all night.

Jim Stephenson

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Have a good day and stay out of the trees!
See ya on Sport Aircraft group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sport_Aircraft/

"Gilan" wrote in
nk.net:


A 10:30 Signing press release is planned for Washington DC. Three
light Sport Aircraft will be outside the building and Blakey will sign
and answer some questions.

We hope to make it driving all night.

Jim Stephenson


Pay close attention to the rule when it comes out tomorrow morning.

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?C...734-4b3f-b232-
e938f057723f&

The very strong sources are saying that the FAA has added wording to the
rule that would disallow the use of driver's licenses in lieu of third
class medicals if you have had your medical suspended or revoked, which is
what happens when you have to get a special issuance medical. If this is
true, it means that the masses of people who were hoping to fly without
having to spend oodles of money and go through the frustration of dealing
with the black hole of Oklahoma are out of luck, and a major feature of
Sport Pilot will be dead in the water. IOW, it may wind up as another Rec
Pilot Certificate mess.

I sure hope this is not the case, but the sources have so far confirmed.

I REALLY hope this is not the case and if I am wrong, HALLELUJAH. But if I
am right, there are going to be a LOT of people angry at the FAA for
pulling this last minute surprise change to the rule.

Typical government goo. If you have a condition that you know is a flight
health issue and are prepared to deal with it, then you cannot fly. If you
have the same condition, but do not have the training to know the risks or
special precautions - Go right ahead!

Brilliant.


"Juan Jimenez" wrote in message
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"Gilan" wrote in
nk.net:


A 10:30 Signing press release is planned for Washington DC. Three
light Sport Aircraft will be outside the building and Blakey will sign
and answer some questions.

We hope to make it driving all night.

Jim Stephenson


Pay close attention to the rule when it comes out tomorrow morning.

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?C...734-4b3f-b232-
e938f057723f&

The very strong sources are saying that the FAA has added wording to the
rule that would disallow the use of driver's licenses in lieu of third
class medicals if you have had your medical suspended or revoked, which is
what happens when you have to get a special issuance medical. If this is
true, it means that the masses of people who were hoping to fly without
having to spend oodles of money and go through the frustration of dealing
with the black hole of Oklahoma are out of luck, and a major feature of
Sport Pilot will be dead in the water. IOW, it may wind up as another Rec
Pilot Certificate mess.

I sure hope this is not the case, but the sources have so far confirmed.

I REALLY hope this is not the case and if I am wrong, HALLELUJAH. But if I
am right, there are going to be a LOT of people angry at the FAA for
pulling this last minute surprise change to the rule.

In article , Juan Jimenez says...

Pay close attention to the rule when it comes out tomorrow morning.

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?C...734-4b3f-b232-
e938f057723f&

The very strong sources are saying that the FAA has added wording to the
rule that would disallow the use of driver's licenses in lieu of third
class medicals if you have had your medical suspended or revoked, which is
what happens when you have to get a special issuance medical. If this is
true, it means that the masses of people who were hoping to fly without
having to spend oodles of money and go through the frustration of dealing
with the black hole of Oklahoma are out of luck, and a major feature of
Sport Pilot will be dead in the water. IOW, it may wind up as another Rec
Pilot Certificate mess.

I sure hope this is not the case, but the sources have so far confirmed.

I REALLY hope this is not the case and if I am wrong, HALLELUJAH. But if I
am right, there are going to be a LOT of people angry at the FAA for
pulling this last minute surprise change to the rule.

That's the Zoom Campbell clause. That way if they pull someone's medical
because he's a fruitcake, he can't tell them to go jump and fly on his DL.

So if someone starts making wild claims about how people are sending him threats
and he's flying all over the world on secret missions, FAA can ground him. THEN
if he flies, it's a crime and they can escalate. They're hoping to avoid
another Charles Bishop.

Bobby Ball wrote in
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That's the Zoom Campbell clause. That way if they pull someone's
medical because he's a fruitcake, he can't tell them to go jump and
fly on his DL.

So if someone starts making wild claims about how people are sending
him threats and he's flying all over the world on secret missions, FAA
can ground him. THEN if he flies, it's a crime and they can escalate.
They're hoping to avoid another Charles Bishop.

There's only one word that can be used to describe this post: Clueless.

Go read ANN today. We were correct, our sources were accurate. If you have
a special issuance medical (which implies that your regular medical was
denied, suspended or revoked), you're screwed, you cannot use the driver's
license to fly. That means that this (from EAA's sportpilot.org site):

I understand this proposal includes a simplified medical certification
process. How will this work?

Another major benefit of the proposal is that a valid U.S. driver's
license or a valid third-class medical will satisfy physical eligibility
requirements for this pilot certificate. This will enable many inactive
pilots to fly again by eliminating the need for them to undergo expensive
testing in order to maintain a third-class medical. It will also reduce
the barriers to new enthusiasts who wish to become a pilot, while still
providing responsible medical oversight.

....is not going to happen, and that means that thousands of pilots who quit
flying (but are still driving) because they could not afford the expense of
the things the FAA required them to issue the third class, or because they
got sick and tired of the prolonged delays and backlogs and the incompetent
AME's who don't have a clue how to deal with special issuances, will not be
able to fly LSA's with DLs. And that sucks, because not everyone can afford
to spend thousands of dollars every year just for the privilege of putt
putting around the field in something more substantial than an ultralight.

Juan