Sport Pilot Talk

Hi Folks, We're starting up a flying club at Bay Bridge airport (W29). We are starting the club with a Tecnam Eaglet LSA and are considering a Vans RV-12 next. In the longer term, we will add a certified aircraft for our private pilots that want to fly further and faster. We’re even looking into the...

I trained with an Eaglet at W29 and had a chance to fly the Skycatcher last year at CMA for about 1.5 hours, so just some quick impressions for what they're worth: Sliding stick is not hard to get to used to. Nosewheel not steerable, but just tapping brake on side you want to go was no big deal. Had...