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6	FAA-2000-8425-0018	1	union_alias	80382777	2007-09-20T04:00:00Z	0	Dennis J. Demeter	In light of the fact that it has taken so long to establish any sort of workable infrastructure to help this transition, I fail to see what FAA has to lose by granting an extension. Flex-wing and para-wing operators are being forced in many, many cases across the country to travel many miles, or pay a DAR to travel many miles to conduct an ELSA inspection incurring excessive cost in the process. In addition, the lack of instructors and DPE's for these operators has caused undue economic hardship to those wishing to obtain sport pilot licenses in type. Many would be sport pilots have had to travel across multiple state borders and pay for extended lodging in order to take the instruction necessary to complete the program. Since FAA MIDO and FSDO offices seem to be unable or unwilling to help with providing inspectors for aircraft inspections, and pilot instructors and examiners are in short supply, it is evident that an extension is in order. An extension of two years would allow many more pilots and aircraft to be brought into the system as the infrastructure expands to meet demand. I don't understand FAA's resistance to this. The aircraft and pilots flying illegal ships are not going to just disappear on 1/31/08. You can chase them down starting 2/01/08 or give us more time to bring in as many as we can with a better infrastructure.					FAA-2007:2007-01-01:2007-12-31