Originally posted by Johng
How would that be more cost effective than just getting an insurance policy for a day or so and doing it at a non-AMA field here in the states? A policy like that won't be as expensive as shipping a plane that size to Europe. AMA doesn't have the final say, except for insurance.
Or, just go to a dry lake out west where nobody cares.
Because, Jim wants Terry Nitch to fly it, and the AMA has threatened to permanently revoke Terry's AMA license if he flies it. Now how can Terry win the Top Gun again next year without an AMA license?
The difference is Eddie Weeks DC-10 was/is "reported" to be under 55 lbs. and "reportedly" comforms to the .9 to 1 "DRY" Thrust to Weight ratios. Jim's Concorde is like a 200 pound airplane with almost 200 lbs of thrust. I say GREAT, cool let it fly at Darby Dan on a regular basis, but I'm not the AMA.
This is one of the MANY reasons I'm reluctant to renew my AMA membership each year.
Remember the AMA has eyes and ears EVERYWHERE, and even if flown on a dry lake bed, they would find out about it. As far as I've been told the AMA even hears Terry flew it, his license AND turbine waiver are gone.....permanently.