mountain home, AR
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 11:14 pm
Hey how's it going.... a big hello from one of the southern states. Here in the mountain home area, i do a lot of traveling, from northwest ark, all the way to northeast arkansas. I work on an ambulance over in newport, been doing that for the last 8 years, i've got some friends over in the batesville area that i will be getting into ultra lite, light sport aircraft, and experimental flying with. I have a great passion for flying, ever since i was a kid, of about 9 years old i would go up flying with my dads friend.
i've yet to actually obtain any sort of license for flying, but i am hoping to change that this year. Now i do have a question... kinda something i am confused about, and perhaps my friends are as well... They told me that all i need is a drivers license, and another pilot to train me to get my sports pilot license. Now with the research i've done so far, he is correct, that my drivers license will work in place of a medical. Now, heres where the rest differs, and my understanding of things gets a little cloudy.... It says that a "Qualified instructor" can teach you. Now does that mean, that someone who is qualified as a pilot, who instructs me, wouldnt that make them a qualified instructor.... now i understand that for your PPL you have to have a CFI teach you, but is it the same for the sport pilot.
If you still have to pay for a CFI and rent a play, then is it really still more "affordable". I understand that its half the hrs for PPL, but why not just spend the little extra and go all the way, your half way there anyways...
just my thoughts questions, and concerns
i've yet to actually obtain any sort of license for flying, but i am hoping to change that this year. Now i do have a question... kinda something i am confused about, and perhaps my friends are as well... They told me that all i need is a drivers license, and another pilot to train me to get my sports pilot license. Now with the research i've done so far, he is correct, that my drivers license will work in place of a medical. Now, heres where the rest differs, and my understanding of things gets a little cloudy.... It says that a "Qualified instructor" can teach you. Now does that mean, that someone who is qualified as a pilot, who instructs me, wouldnt that make them a qualified instructor.... now i understand that for your PPL you have to have a CFI teach you, but is it the same for the sport pilot.
If you still have to pay for a CFI and rent a play, then is it really still more "affordable". I understand that its half the hrs for PPL, but why not just spend the little extra and go all the way, your half way there anyways...
just my thoughts questions, and concerns