Sport Pilot Talk

MrMorden wrote: . . . I can do everything I need to complete my recreational flying mission with my SP rating. And I do think that within 5-10 years the Class 3 Medical will be going away, as it serves bery little safety purpose. SP was the first atep, BasicMed was the second. The FAA moves slowly, but it will get there eventually.

Concur there.
It’s what fits the mission. SP is not for everybody, but presently, suits my needs just fine.

MrMorden wrote:Plus my ELSA has the considerable advantage of self-maintenance.

Wow! I wish my Sky Arrow could do that!

FastEddieB wrote:

MrMorden wrote:Plus my ELSA has the considerable advantage of self-maintenance.

Wow! I wish my Sky Arrow could do that!

. . Maybe it’s time for you to “trade up!”

FastEddieB wrote:

MrMorden wrote:Plus my ELSA has the considerable advantage of self-maintenance.

Wow! I wish my Sky Arrow could do that!

That’s the difference between a German airplane and an Italian one...

ultimately, I would love to own an E-LSA to allow me to conduct the inspections and majority of the maintenance. I enjoy working on anything with an engine.

I have meet with my instructor to identify a path forward and I think we have a great plan. Hopefully I can get everything in order and complete my training in the shortest amount of time possible.

No need to rush it. Enjoy the journey. Learning to fly is flying.

MrMorden wrote: That’s the difference between a German airplane and an Italian one...

Correct! One maintains itself to death, whilst the other neglects itself to death. (I leave it to the reader to speculate as to which is which.)

nub_pilot wrote: Hopefully I can get everything in order and complete my training in the shortest amount of time possible.

Completing in the shortest time possible produces pilots with the lowest skill level possible! Since there's no substitute for experience, you'll be better off taking it slow and easy.

drseti wrote:

nub_pilot wrote: Hopefully I can get everything in order and complete my training in the shortest amount of time possible.

Completing in the shortest time possible produces pilots with the lowest skill level possible! Since there's no substitute for experience, you'll be better off taking it slow and easy.

You provide a good point as Want to learn as much as I can and be able to provide sufficient proficiency to be the safest pilot I can be. I love learning all I can with regards to this topic and I can't seem to get enough reading and watching various training videos. While the reading nor the videos provide the quality learning as does actual flying, I can at least try to be prepared with what to expect when actual training occurs.

thanks for the feedback and redirections.

UPDATE:
Found a plane and instructor about 40min from me (only LSA available for training in the state). Schedule a discovery flight, get in the air, and about 2 hours later we land. What an awesome feeling and want to train everyday to learn as much as I can along with becoming proficient in all of it.

I get the flu and am out a whole week, during that time the owner of the plane (lease back to charter for instruction) is getting some soft field training from my instructor and they have an incident which results in a total of the plane (no one was hurt and they walked away). Now I'm on the search for another option. the instructor has a Cub available, but I'm about 30lbs over weight. My work schedule makes it very challenging to eat right and exercise properly.

I travel to VA a lot and thought I would reach out to a local school there. stopped in and asked about whether they teach Sport Pilot and have an LSA. the young instructor looked at me and in a snooty voice asked "why would you want to do that?" I felt it was beneath him to stoop down and teach the menial Sport Pilot course. I felt offended b y his question and replied that I might not clear a medical and didn't want to take the risk. his tone changed a little bit and seemed to brush me off because I would become a future student.

I really hate people that jump to conclusions and feel that a lower level certificate is useless. I explained my situation in CT in which there are no other eligible LSA's with enough useful weight to train in. an other instructor said that is why the Sport Pilot certificate will never survive because there is not enough of a return on the plane investment.

feeling discouraged, but I am going to charge forward and continue to train with my ground school course and get that taken care of now while I continue to look for other opportunities.

sorry for venting in this forum, but I need to get it out of my system to be able to move forward.


thanks for listening.
Jeremy

Maybe you need to take two weeks vacation and go somewhere and "get 'er done."

TimTaylor wrote:Maybe you need to take two weeks vacation and go some where and "get 'er done."

I'd love to do that, do you have any recommendations.....I have the Hotel points and the vacation time at work.

No, I don't, but I'm sure some others here do.

nub_pilot wrote:

TimTaylor wrote:Maybe you need to take two weeks vacation and go some where and "get 'er done."

I'd love to do that, do you have any recommendations.....I have the Hotel points and the vacation time at work.

I live in VA near the Pentagon and it takes me 75 minutes to drive to the other side of the Bay Bridge to W29 on Kent Island. This is the home of Chesapeake Sport Pilot. They have 2 Tecnam P92 Eaglets high-wing LSAs with much better usable weight than C162s. They also have 2 low-wing RV12 LSAs. Great place to train but the winds are a challenge in the Winter being on the Chesapeake bay. But, you do get to be pretty darn good at cross-wind landings!

JJ Campbell wrote:

nub_pilot wrote:

TimTaylor wrote:Maybe you need to take two weeks vacation and go some where and "get 'er done."

I'd love to do that, do you have any recommendations.....I have the Hotel points and the vacation time at work.

I live in VA near the Pentagon and it takes me 75 minutes to drive to the other side of the Bay Bridge to W29 on Kent Island. This is the home of Chesapeake Sport Pilot. They have 2 Tecnam P92 Eaglets high-wing LSAs with much better usable weight than C162s. They also have 2 low-wing RV12 LSAs. Great place to train but the winds are a challenge in the Winter being on the Chesapeake bay. But, you do get to be pretty darn good at cross-wind landings!

Tomorrow I'm going to run down to Horizon in Chesapeake to see if they have an accelerated program. I can always work out an extended work trip down here to see if I can get it taken care of rather than wait for something to become available in CT.

I also looked into do an accelerated program in FL. I've also heard that AZ has a couple also.