1. FRENCH POSITION on the 600 kg question
Allways difficult to swimm against the mainstream….

2. A major change in E.M.F. position
Actual EMF position is NOT what we agreed upon during the Prague meeting
Discussion only by mail exchange
A real agreement between European Countries…
EXCEPT France and BELGIUM
NEEDS A CLARIFICATION

3. A Major stake for french pilots
Today – and since the our working basis is :
LIBERTY AND RESPONSIBILITY
Consequences :
no medical
no maintenance constraints (pilot responsible)
no mandatory logbook
easy use of private airfields
etc…

4. A major increase of ultralight flying, due to those simple rules
2004 : members
2015 : members
932 Flying schools ( associations+private)
400 licensed instructors
Conclusion :
our system works ! The results are significants

5. The counterpart of the freedom
The counterpart of this freedom –negociated by D.MEREUZE - :
the weight limit : 450kg (and stall speed)
The risk :
le lost of the actual national regulation !
We would have to face two dangers.

6. FIRST danger : our naa (Dgac)
If Annex 1 includes Microlights up to 600kg, the DGAC refuse to apply the actual rules to the new category .
CLEAR and SIMPLE
.You could suggest : If 600kg is adopted by Europe, France could decide to maintain the actual rules on its own territory.
In that case, we would be facing a second danger

7. Second danger : our own members !
We also have people willing to fly with more heavy machines, but without paying the fee to the certified aviation…
That would split our own Federation !
We can imagine :
Endless discussions
Strong oppositions between traditional ML flight and « heavy flyers »
And finally members leaving the Federation if we don’t defend the position with the DGAC (even if it’s useless)

8. CONCLUSION :
We feel very happy with the actual 450kg regulation : it allows beautiful flights with very interesting machines
EASA announces clearly its will to alleviate LSA regulation… we are all skeptical,BUT it could be the beginning of a solution
To support 600kg would be for us a political and useless suicide

9. In fact,
we would be like turkeys voting for Christmas !!