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From: doug@terak.UUCP (Doug Pardee)
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Re: Ultralight advice sought
Message-ID: <634@terak.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 8-Jul-85 12:17:58 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul  8 12:17:58 1985
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> 	1.  AOPA has a good certification program.
> 
> ...  Call up AOPA in Frederick MD (301) 695-2000,
> and ask for the Ultralight Division.

AOPA has shut down its Ultralight Division -- well, more accurately,
I think they partially shut it down and then sold/gave away what
was left.

The reasons given by AOPA for getting out of the Ultralight biz were
1) impending new regulations which would probably require licensing;
and  2) strong resentment against ultralights from the "genuine pilot"
membership.
-- 
Doug Pardee -- Terak Corp. -- !{ihnp4,seismo,decvax}!noao!terak!doug
               ^^^^^--- soon to be CalComp