Sport Pilot Talk

For me it's been a function of weather and DPE availability. I have now been in training for over a year and I'm right at 100 hours. I had my first checkride scheduled last Sept but freaked out and cancelled because I didn't feel ready. My DPE's schedule runs 4-8 weeks out. Every subsequent attempt ...

I think the real issue is that you need a reason to fly. Shooting landings all day is going to get old quickly so you need a place to go and reason to go there. Both Maryland and Virginia have similar programs where they issue a "passport" and you fly to every airport in the state and get...

With the wonder of GPS, in-cockpit and hand-held devices, aspiring pilots often ask, "Why learn archaic, imprecise methods of navigation like pilotage and dead reckoning?" Instructors usually come back with something like "What if GPS fails?" Many have used GPS navigation exclus...

Just curious has anyone had any training experiences positive or negative with Lanier Flight Center in Atlanta? Late to the conversation but I'm training at KGVL with Rick. I have nothing but good things to say about Rick or Lanier. Planes are in great shape and the staff bends over backward to mak...

Flocker wrote:By the way, LFC is down to one Skycatcher now as a result of the storms on Tuesday night. PS - I did my first solo and my checkride in this plane.

FYI, Lanier bought back the carcass and is using it for spare parts on the remaining SkyCatcher. They're also looking to buy another one.