It is not really an issue except if you read the solo endorsement on a student pilot license it is a different endorsement. Also as Jeff stated there isn't a space on my 3rd class medical for a student pilot solo endorsement as it is only a 3rd class medical and not the combined medical/license that a PP student gets. As someone else stated (I forget who) I am not even eligeble for a student pilot license as I am a certified pilot already. The endorsement I have to fly the C172 is basically the same thing a PP would get to solo a twin simply put.EppyGA wrote:Seems like this could be beaten to death. Why is it such an issue to not just get the endorsements as if you were a PP student? Seems like you would just have the instructor do the the endorsement on your medical and be done with it, no questions asked.
Sport pilot upgrading to private
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Thanks, appreciate the response. Helped me understand, hadn't thought about the third class w or wo student thing.Jeff Tipton wrote:As a sport pilot you would not necessarily receive a third class physical with a student certificate. Without the student certificate there would be no place to write the type of aircraft you are authorized to fly. You see technically in one sense you are not a student, you are a certified pilot.
He did the right thing. He was not sure and asked. Through the discussions an answer was arrived at that works for him. The fun begins when different representatives of the FAA interpret things differently and we are caught in the middle.
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sport pilot to solo non LSA
If you have an FAA Sport Pilot Certificate, unfortinuatly it does not do you much good to solo a non LSA.
You need to get the student medical version to fly solo. A private pilot CFI must endorse the Student medical with the make/model and provide the appropiate endorsements in the logbook to fly a 172 solo. 90 days is the longest logbook endorssement.
Hopefully this clarifies this isssue.
Sincerely,
Paul
You need to get the student medical version to fly solo. A private pilot CFI must endorse the Student medical with the make/model and provide the appropiate endorsements in the logbook to fly a 172 solo. 90 days is the longest logbook endorssement.
Hopefully this clarifies this isssue.
Sincerely,
Paul
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