Sport Pilot Talk

My beliefs were wrong. I didn't like shunt regulation because it shorts the generator windings to drop voltage, and I thought that meant it used the windings as a resistive "dump load", so there would constantly be 600W dissipated at all times (split up between windings, regulator, and oth...

drseti is the mod of this forum and he's still around. He was last online Feb 12.

I'd like to do some testing with various regulator-rectifiers under real flying conditions. I have the usual DC voltmeter for bus voltage.

Does an AC, True RMS voltmeter exist for aircraft that can be used to monitor the voltage of the single-phase AC stator windings?

I'm considering taking their LSRM course, maybe this year or next so I can do a bit more maintenance myself. How much time is spent on engines in the course? Their website says "all LSA engines" but surely they don't mean Rotax, Jabiru, Continental O-200, and ULPower? That would be a lot o...

Took some time to get here but I passed my checkride this past week. I’m super proud of this accomplishment. Definitely wouldn’t have envisioned myself doing this a few years ago but can’t see myself not doing it 20 years from now. Now to really learn how to fly. Congrats! :D Very few people start ...

Basically unless you're lucky you're going to have to buy, but you can buy used! Rentals of LSAs are pretty rare. Hopefully the MOSAIC ruling will expand what aircraft a sport pilot can rent, but this is the FAA we're talking about so it's always a possibility that they'll screw us just for the sake...

I bought a used Dova Skylark and it's in the process of being ferried to California. The ferry pilot felt some vibration that got worse at high speeds, and he slowed it down to 60 kts to land safely. It turns out that something holding the trim tab actuator got loose. What could have caused this to ...

My question: is there anything (preferably an aerosol spray) that can make this invisible gas visible? There is nothing that can make it visible. There are probably chemicals that can react with it and turn it into a visible gas, but then it wouldn't be CO anymore (and those chemicals are probably ...

A little update; In Jan, I purchased a 2008 Remos GX. Flew it for a few months and now it's on leaseback to the flight school I learned to fly at. It's working out well, so far. I haven't had any issues with scheduling and it's getting flown daily. It's high time and will need to be down for a week...

I'd stay away from the 162 if I was you. It has a terrible useful load and Cessna stopped supporting it (it was basically their failed experiment with manufacturing in China). You can get them dirt cheap like $30,000 which seems like a steal but that's only because they know it's a pain in the ass t...

What happened at Avemco is that my friend Mike Adams, who used to be their VP of underwriting, retired. He was the guy who embraced and supported LSA; apparently, his replacements do not so much. I currently use Falcon, the EAA insurance agency - they represent several underwriters who are Experime...

But the FAA has consistently ruled that if you ask me to fly you to that same out-of-state concert, and I am NOT going to attend the concert, even if I have other business or entertainment in that locale, then I am not allowed to accept any compensation from you. Not half the cost of the fuel for t...

The way I take it is if you could write it off as a business expense then it's for a business, so flying to a meeting would probably count as business related if that's the purpose of the flight.

https://www.eaa.org/eaa/youth/free-ye-flights/young-eagles-resources-for-chapters-and-volunteer-pilots/volunteer-awards-and-recognition/pilot-recognition Pilot recognition "rewards" a Young Eagles volunteer based on the number of flights he conducts and the value depends on the number of f...

Welcome!

My family grew up in NH. I've actually been thinking of moving back there (from California). How's the flying there?