J'ACCUSE......
What's up with this hang'em high attitude around here.
I quoted (ver batim) an agent from our insurance company.
He said (and I will repeat for those who are hard of reading);" ..those who chose to do a 12-15 hrs transition course we (as an insurance damage adjuster) never hear from again..."
As in those who feel that 1 hrs is enough they sooner or later roll a Light Sport/Ultralight/Microlight into a ball.
Not my words..HIS.
Before we get into the whole FAA vs JAA debate (FAA training is better hands down) I had a chuckle reading this:
Air Accidents Investigation: December 2011 My side of the pond equally sobering:
The Light-Sport Safety Record - Plane & Pilot Magazine | PlaneAndPilotMag.com
http://www.eaa72.org/announcement_fi...SATri-fold.pdf
No surprise, the majority are not even "complex, "real" airplanes but "simple" spamcans like ultra light, micro light, light sport or whatever the flavor of the day is for these "are not a space shuttle". Apparently they are hard enough to keep the pointy bit in front and the oily side down.
Most of you are no astronaut or Chuck Yeager material either that's for sure.
The second surprise: Accident-wise, how well are LSA pilots stacking up against general aviation pilots? The answer is...not so well. “We’ve determined the frequency of loss in tricycle-gear LSA to be twice as bad as the general aviation fleet. Compared to Cessna 152s and 172s, Piper Cherokees, Grummans and so on, an S-LSA has the potential for an accident twice as often as a general aviation airplane.” Furthermore, Adams reported, tailwheel S-LSA models have a frequency of loss 4.5 times as bad as their GA counterparts
Source:
Light-Sport Chronicles: CSI Insurance: Excogitations On LSA Crashes, Part 1 - Plane & Pilot Magazine | PlaneAndPilotMag.com
*** Drinks at the bar will be accepted in lieu of formal apologies ***