Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihnp4.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!ihnp4!cfiaime From: cfiaime@ihnp4.UUCP (Jeff Williams) Newsgroups: net.aviation Subject: Re: FAA deregulation Message-ID: <668@ihnp4.UUCP> Date: Thu, 18-Oct-84 23:57:50 EDT Article-I.D.: ihnp4.668 Posted: Thu Oct 18 23:57:50 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 21-Oct-84 10:56:11 EDT References: <534@bunker.UUCP> <600004@uok.UUCP>, <586@bunker.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 34 I am all for the primary airplane regulations as proposed by the EAA and AOPA. However, several of the later ammendments to FAR 23 are nice, like non-siphoning fuel tanks, fail-safe primary structure (wings, tail), stronger landing gear, no pitch change with flap movement, and the like. Many of these improvements in later airplanes are clearly better than the aircraft designed under CAR 8 such as the Cessna 150, Piper Cherokee series, Beech Bonanza series, and the like. Don't get me wrong, I am a fan of antique aircraft. The older airplanes often perform better on smaller engines than the airplanes built today. BUT, my 1940 Funk does not have a fail-safe wing spar or tail group. My brother's J-3 Cub has a 2.5 g wing strut. There was no fatigue testing on the older airplanes, so the Beech 18 now has a fatigued wing spar problem. The primary airplane is a fantastic idea. We need a less expensive airplane for the non-commercial pilot. I hope that the FAA acts positivly on this proposal. Now, how about the recreational pilot certificate as proposed by the National Association of Flight Instructors? As a note about the primary airplane. I am presently flight testing an all composite two-seat airplane for a group in Sugar Grove, Illinois. We are looking at this airplane for certification. Once the announcement is printed in AOPA Pilot, I will post a flight test report on the net. (The flight test report has been submitted to EAA Sport Aviation, so those of you who belong to EAA may get a chance to read this report and see pictures of this fantastic little airplane.) More data coming as I am given permission to release it. Jeff Williams AT&T Bell Laboratories ihnp4!cfiaime (the userid are also my credentials, the password was my licence "atpmulti".)