ORIGINAL: L Turner
So, how about slightly relaxed aircraft systems requirements for less than 10 lb aircraft? Are both brakes and operable rudders really necessary for light jets flying off grass? How about one, or the other, either brakes or an operable rudder?
I think rudders really, really help. Brakes, well, if the plane can stop at idle, that's good enough for me. And that subtracts $200 or so from the cost of a jet.