I don't think so. They would hurt their credibility and galvanize the
opposition if they were to do something so dumb as that. A favorite
saying of Burt Ruttan is: "Look out the window, look up, how many light
aircraft do you see?" In Japan you will never see even one.
Doug is probably the only guy in all of Japan building an experimental
aircraft.
Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.
Good point - Doug, will you have to live with their restriction of only
T&L from your home airport ???
-dave
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Best Regards /Mit freundlichen Gruessen,
dave ( at ) arb.net http://arb.net
I have been to Doug's house. What airport? There are near zero airports for
light aircraft in Japan.
Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.
Paul,
Not actually. There are many airports in Japan for light aircraft. Over
20:). The nearest one is ONLY an hour away. The other is one and half
hours. The nearest airport [with] one Cessna 172 used for aerial photography which
for some perverse reason circles over my house every Saturday. The other
airport in Nagoya which is one and one half hours away has about 30 light
planes outside tied down on the grass. They share the airport with military
C-140s and commercial freight airliners. No hangers. Tie down fees? About
$1,000 a month. No not a year that is a month. 3 year waiting list. Did I
mention landing fees and T/O limitations? Most planes look like they
haven't moved in years. You don't want to know about the annual costs.
Perhaps these planes are tax write-offs for some companies? Now you know
why I park my plane in California. Like the Japanese golf nuts it is cheaper
take a commercial flight to the West Coast to play than here.
I think perhaps two homebuilts were made in Japan to date, maybe more if US
servicemen are making them on base. A LongEZE and a replica zero fighter.
They need special permission to fly and have to stay in the pattern. I
doubt either of them has more than 30 hours of flight time on them.
Before finishing my plane it is going back to USA in a container for final
preflight, inspection, and shakedown flight tests.
Flying in USA is still easy and free and enjoyable.
Doug in Japan.
Aerial photography my ass. The Japanese government is keeping their
eye on you Doug :)
Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.
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