Sport Pilot Talk

My first student unsupervised solo.
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JimParker256 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 9:24 am Finger check... The flight school is called "In The Pattern" at KDTO.

Thanks Jim, I looked them up. I actually talked to Kurt Robertson while he was enroute delivering THAT plane.

drseti wrote: ↑Mon Jul 05, 2021 5:10 pm Of course she did - she has a great instructor!

Thanks Paul.

I soloed my first student this morning. She did GREAT.

I think this is the right place to post this- I've tried internet searches and can't find anything real clear. Its not a gotcha thing, I just want to understand the regulations clearly. I hold a private pilot certificate without a current medical. My medical expired prior to 2006- no revocation or ...

LOL - It's definitely a "me" problem. At my size, my options are much more limited. But I'm working on it, big time. I'm down 82 lbs over the last 18 months or so, and I just got back from doing 14.3 miles on my bike before breakfast... [/quote] Hang in there Jim. At 62 yo, I can see how e...

Yeah, I really like the looks of it, and it seems to be built really well... I just wish they had used a Rotax so it had more useful load! For me, it's a single-person airplane, like so many other "heavy" Light Sport Aircraft... Well, for me and a student, we can just adjust the amount of...

Well, my brother and I, and my student went to KPWA Sunday afternoon and got to look at the Ranger. That's a NICE airplane. Kathryn isn't very tall, but with some cushions that I took along (she uses them in the S6) she fit just fine and could reach the rudder pedals just fine.

FYI, one of the flight schools at Denton (In the Pattern @ KDTO) just added a Vashon Ranger to their fleet, if you want to fly down and check it out in person before OSH. Looks nice in their pictures! [/quote] Thanks Jim: There's actually a guy up here at Wiley Post that has one. We're going to meet...

I'm thinking about one for instructing. I like the dirt simple O200 engine. I wouldn't have to fill it with 28 gallons of fuel, 16 would be plenty for a lesson and I'm not a really big guy myself (168 lbs). My 150 only holds 22 gallons, and it'll outlast my bladder by at least an hour. I'm going to...

I'm thinking about one for instructing. I like the dirt simple O200 engine. I wouldn't have to fill it with 28 gallons of fuel, 16 would be plenty for a lesson and I'm not a really big guy myself (168 lbs). My 150 only holds 22 gallons, and it'll outlast my bladder by at least an hour. I'm going to ...

Anyone have any experience with the Vashon Ranger?

Yeah things don't make sense sometimes with the FAA
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They are, after all, a government agency. Why, or how, on earth would you expect anything different?

The problem is, it's going to be a couple of years before anything is finalized. THEN, we don't know for sure if it's really going to include the 150, 172, etc. It looks like they may even add a new "class" (LPV?). Medical required.

I have my medical and PPL. I got my CFI-S in April and have been instructing a student since then. I don't have a commercial or instrument rating, but, I haven't been charging her anything either. So, my question is, can she log these hours as instructed hours? If you are flying a SLSA you should b...