Sport Pilot Talk

It is weight and balanced at 12 hundred and whatever leaving 350 useful load. No room for instructor with me at 185. Options. Can I fly it without being checked out. I have flown it with tthe owner but...

This ercoupe is weight and balanced at 12hundred and whatever leaving a useful load of 350 roughly. I weigh 185, really leaves no room for instructor. How does one get checked.out. I have flown with the owner but would feel more confident being checked out by a Cfi. But must I.

Please bear with me on grammatical errors this is done on droid. What is required for an ercoupe 415c to be lsa? I have a friend that has one. It shows gw 1260 which leaves little payload but book says also 1400. Can it be flown at 1320? I will seek advice from FAA this week just looking for points ...

I thought fit and finish were good, I was very suprised at how well the cowling fit after wrestling with some of the other lsa's.
I was only in it for 30 minutes or so but came away really liking what I saw.
Doors removable or can open I think under 80 knts.
just a neat little plane.

I have around 85 hours mostly in a CTSW but also CTLS and Remos gx. While traveling thru North Carolina I stopped In Sanford and visited B bar D aviation and took a demo flight in the Allegro. What a neat plane! Very responsive.While all LSA'S handle ok on the ground I found the Allegro very comfort...

A partnership may indeed be more of what I should look at and consider. as I said this is just a thought that I felt I should bounce off of some smarter than me people.I have no idea where to even begin to figure fixed costs etc.
I'll know much more in 12 months or less.

thanks for responses, as I said this is just a what if right now I'm thinking a year to research, and I don't expect to make money I am a member of AOPA so will certainly check their info.

haven't been here much in over a year, I used to rant and rave and cuss the ctsw that I now enjoy so much :)) I'm now considering leasing something back, only a thought at this time but... Where do I begin to come up with costs etc. This is jumping totally blind so I have alot to understand and cons...

I too am late for the party. I can relate to everything you said in your iniital post. I'm 55 and just got my spl this spring. If you could find my rants (old posts) they would probably hit home with you. I love sport pilot with the only complaint of late the availability of aircraft. I have no desi...

I still had a great time though. So how long does it take to get use to the glass? I want to learn to fly with an all glass setup since that is the way everything is going but it sure is different. You might ask your school to hook the plane to a charger, then you can work with the data system and g...

pretty much my story, you will be challenged in ways you didn't expect but it will be the most rewarding thing you have ever done. good luck

Doors off in the Remos is absolutely the most fun you can have with your clothes on.
I'm flying FDCT's at the present and like them but I am a huge fan of the remos. Congradulations and enjoy.

I used the asa material, when I was scoring 95 + everytime I was ready. The exam took me less than 15 min. and I got an 88.