News Flash! Sport Pilot Knowledge Tests Modified The FAA has instituted category specific knowledge tests for the basic Sport Pilot certificate. Each test...
Bill, It's incredible the amazing information you acquire. Thanks for the good work. Jon ... From: Bill Czygan To: ExpTrikes@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday,...
SP PTS Change 1 Eliminates Task Reductions A change in the Sport Pilot Practical Test Standards increases the requirements for those adding categories to their...
You guys seem to be the real experts on the details of Sport Pilot. I am trying to research on the Internet but getting confused. Questions: 1. As an "FAA...
Robert, Your analysis is correct. Jon Thornburgh ... From: Robert E Cook To: ExpTrikes@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 5:23 AM Subject:...
... Correct. ... Actually, the endorsement is "Airplane single engine" because if you later added a seaplane rating to your license, you would automatically be...
Does anyone know off hand if a CFI (ASEL) has already become a SP-WSCL, if there is a minimum number of hours required for him to log before he can do a SFI...
... Abid, See 61.419 that describes adding cat/class to an existing certificate. It does not say a person must meet the flight time requirements of 61.411,...
Thanks. I'll look it up. Sounds like he can be ready faster than I think (GA CFI to Trike Instructor that is). Abid ... certificate. It ... 61.411, just...
List of Light-Sport Repairman with a Maintenance Rating Rainbow Aviation Services has the only Light-Sport Repairman with a Maintenance Rating course presently...
Weight-Shift Control Flight Instructor List There is no single place that lists all available SP (And other) instructors. For Trikes (WSC), Dan Cooper has...
Congrats to Don Goebel, owner of N-28CH, for obtaining an Experimental Amatuer-Built Airworthiness Certificate in the Glider Category for his Challenger II. ...
Hi Guys, Just an FYI. There are some new manuals for Delta Jet at http://www.apollonorthamerica click on Manuals link There is also a service bulletin for...
Great analysis, Chuck. Kudos to your outstanding research and thanks for taking the time to write such an informative message. Sincerely, Jon Thornburgh ... ...
Hi all, this is my first post here, I'm looking at investing in the sport by getting a Polaris FIB, and have done about 20 hours of research about it and...
... Yes, it's a damn shame that the BFI exception will dissapear eventually. Yet so what if I'm late to the game? To me, the more recent sports pilot rules to...
Glad to have you post- The FIB is not an ultralight. It weighs too much and is too fast and carries too much fuel. it does not meet ANY of the ULTRALIGHT...
Thanks for the quick response Jeff. As far as the Polaris not being an Ultralight under the 2-place training exception (that I just learned wont expire until...
Michael, The FIB qualifies as an UL trainer under a temporary exemption that will expire, and it would have to be N numbered and flown by a certificated (At...
Hi Michael, You can get with a CFI and go through the sectional of your area and find out where you can safely fly. The only reason I tried to tell you that...
Single-seat Practical Test Requirements A friend of mine wants to take his practical test in his single-seat aircraft. It has a tailwheel. This brings up some...
Thanks to Examiner Peter Wallace for pointing out that only an aviation medical examiner, an FAA Inspector, or an EXAMINER, not a CFI as I said below, may...
This is being posted for documentation only. During the Illinois UL Safety seminar in Springfield, Illinois, on Feb 27, 2005, representatives of AFS610 from...
Please see - http://www.leftseat.com/special_issuance.htm "copy" Aviation Medical Examiners are NOT authorized to grant Special Issuance certification. AOPA...
That would appear to be fully in agreement with the statements that I referenced. No indication was given that anyone other that the medical office in OKC...
Well who am I to say, but I believe you will find the answer in a lawyer's bag of tricks. If there is some form of documented problem on board, and the FAA...
In the currrent Sept 2006 Sport Aviation magazine, on page 15, The FAA Administrator, Marion Blakely is quoted as saying that the delay for issuing a Special...
