Sport Pilot Talk

Well, if you had been wearing it in our local FBO this morning, you would have received a lot of ribbing and everyone would think you were wearing it for show. But that’s because it was a freakin’ 85F today. :mrgreen: Stick with cold weather and you’ll be fine! Don’t forget the WWII fleece-lined avi...

Best of luck!

Warmi wrote:

Half Fast wrote:No, it’s not customary. Sounds like a rip-off unless there’s more to the story.

Not necessarily.. I think drSeti does something similar at his school ..

Yes he does, but he uses a non-customary business approach of charging a flat tuition for the program, rather than by the hour.

No, it’s not customary. Sounds like a rip-off unless there’s more to the story.

FastEddieB wrote:

Half Fast wrote:OTOH, Eddie, you can be pretty cavalier about which traffic regulations you choose to obey when on a motorcycle.

(And yes, I say that as a fellow cohort in crime.)

Fake news.

ROTFL!!!

OTOH, Eddie, you can be pretty cavalier about which traffic regulations you choose to obey when on a motorcycle.

(And yes, I say that as a fellow cohort in crime.)

FastEddieB wrote: I’ve learned to do my best to do things “by the book”. It’s often The Most Conservative Action, so there’s that.

Wouldn't "most conservative action" mean to purchase a plane that is structurally sound for a weight greater than that for which it is certified?

I kinda side with Tim here. If someone told me my Sky Arrow was actually safe up to 1,450 lbs, how would it affect my operations? It wouldn’t. Not one little bit. So what difference would it make? And why even waste time on pointless hypotheticals? Obviously it wouldn't effect your operations. BUT,...

However, since I'm already enrolled for the course offered the last week of March, and have my airline and hotel reservations in place, I'm hesitant to upset the apple cart. Paul, my experience in dealing with the Government has convinced me that the apple cart almost certainly will be upset one wa...

Since you could be PIC as either a solo student or a certificated pilot... I was always under the impression that the very first hours a student pilot could log as PIC was on his or her checkride. No? I think it changed a few years ago, Eddie. Solo students do log as PIC now. I asked and was told t...

Also, the speed endorsement is not to allow you to fly faster than 87 kts. It is to allow you to fly a plane capable of 87 kts or greater, under specified conditions (max. continuous power, sea level, standard atmosphere), regardless of the speed you actually fly. LOL! Yeah, you don't need an endor...

OK - so I'll need a CFI to endorse AFTER I get the license for B, C, D after I get the license to keep the FAA happy. I assume the same for flying faster than 87 kts? Get the endorsement AFTER the successful check ride to make it permanent and keep the FAA happy. It's a bit mixed up, I'm afraid. Th...

I almost hate to say this for fear of jinxing my next applicant, but I have never had an applicant fail a checkride. This speaks volumes, Tom, about the quality of instruction you provide. I'm afraid I can't say the same thing (but then, I believe I have been instructing longer than you - it's just...

CHAPTER 4: But, it was not to be smooth sailing , as Chapter 5 will reveal. Stay tuned. Sailing? Sailing?! Now you have to learn how to sail as well as fly to become a DPE? My word. The FAR just becomes more ridiculous all the time. Will you be qualified to examine and certify skippers as well? Wha...

Just double checking for the future - Before you have your Sport Pilot license, you can get all the training in the world for B, C, D airspace. But it won't be permanent. You can get an endorsement for a specific B, C, D airport, but not for ANY B, C, D airport. You have to get your permanent endor...