Sport Pilot Talk

Hi from Chicago

I'll be there all week. I'll be the wide-eyed noob (it's my first time). I envy your enjoyment of the first-time wonder of it all. Hat, sun screen, rain gear, COMFY shoes and stay hydrated. There ain't no shade for miles. All kinds of tips and info on the EAA AirVenture website. https://www.eaa.org...

The greatest aviation gathering in the USA starts Monday, Jul 22 through Sunday July 28th in Oshkosh, WI.

Hope to see y'all there. I will again be volunteering as a tram conductor every day. Just look for the guy doing a pretty good visual Wilford Brimley impersonation telling awful dad jokes.

Best wishes on your new personal adventure. I highly recommend retirement to anyone who can afford to make the change. The pay may stink, but the hours are GREAT. And of course thank you for the great contributions you have made to the Light Sport experiment.

Because of the high costs involved and lack of LSA rental near enough to matter, I gave up all hopes of ever learning to fly under Light Sport years ago. I satisfy my lifelong passion for aviation via Microsoft Flight Sim 2020 and related sim hardware plugged into my PC desktop "cockpit". ...

Most are probably already aware of this latest news - but for those who missed it - https://www.vansaircraft.com/2023/12/vans-aircraft-announces-chapter-11-reorganization/?utm_source=ehotline_231207&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news_2023&mkt_tok=OTEwLVNFVS0wNzMAAAGP5XwAOQh9pk-FSwyir4OUi...

I'm counting on the MOSAIC rule being implemented by the time I finish my training next year. When it passes I'll be able to rent/fly most of the planes at my local airport that are owned by my training organization. As a tram volunteer at AirVenture each year I often hear the UNofficial FAA motto ...

Best advice I'd offer would be to check out who has any Light Sport airplanes to rent sufficiently close to you. Most flight schools do not. LSA availability can be a deciding factor, more so than finding a Sport Pilot teacher. Unless of course you are financially able to purchase, insure and store ...

The candid vid sounds more like a restructuring of the company with an unsaid opportunity for a buyout by or partnership with a serious -and wealthy -aviation enthusiast?

If my aging memory serves, It’s all the exact same stuff except you can leave out VOR nav and night flying. Everything else is exactly the same.

But I'll wait to see if anyone can confirm that.

I have no horse in this race (sadly) but I do note the rather unique nature of hose failures in pursuits such as aviation and scuba diving vs say cars, trucks and motorcycles. In the latter you might end up stranded at the side of the road, in the former you might die. Just sayin'. My personal 'no h...

Deepest sympathies on your loss.

Money sent - hope the goal is quickly met.