Steve Brown
Well Known Member
Does anyone know where safety Data/Statistics for LSA can be found?
There are implications for the future of LSA, but also other aircraft & ratings. If reducing the regulatory strangle hold for LSA does not result in a higher accident rate, it may be hard for the FAA to justify continuing it for the rest of GA.
Especially, if the "No Medical" rule does not result in more accidents or incidents related to pilot health issues, it will be hard to explain why that should not be extended to private pilots. I think this is especially true since the LSA pilot population is almost certainly statistically skewed with a high number of pilots that would have issues with the normal class 3 medical.
There are implications for the future of LSA, but also other aircraft & ratings. If reducing the regulatory strangle hold for LSA does not result in a higher accident rate, it may be hard for the FAA to justify continuing it for the rest of GA.
Especially, if the "No Medical" rule does not result in more accidents or incidents related to pilot health issues, it will be hard to explain why that should not be extended to private pilots. I think this is especially true since the LSA pilot population is almost certainly statistically skewed with a high number of pilots that would have issues with the normal class 3 medical.