JR,

If a way was actually in place to remove the waiver from an individual that is "common sense challenged" or that lacks the ability to control his models we would all be better off. But... the problem lies in defining the "limits" we have all seen sport pilots that crash every weekend over and over. We see that far less in the jet community but we still have a few of those individuals and yet even after numerous complaints have been voiced to the AMA the individuals still hold their waivers. So if the AMA wants to preach risk management why not listen to expereinced turbine pilots, some of whom are even Turbine CD's when a complaint is filed?

Don't get me wrong I feel like there should be some rules in place but I just don't feel like they are placing the emphasis on the correct things. Speed does not necessarily increase the probability of a crash. More stringent rules on the pilot, including tiered levels of higher performance models could place the hgiher performance models into the hands of people that have proven their ability to handle them. About 2 1/2 years ago JPO submitted a proposal that was similar to what was recently approved, it included tiered levels that would have set forth a distinct training path to higher performance turbine powered models. The proposal was tabled without any further discussion. It made a few of us that were heavily involved with it upset but not nearly the same way as this latest proposal that was carried through, voted in place and then held in abeyance without even insitituing further dialogue with the TRC.