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Best way to find rentals?
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 3:29 pm
by dnadrifter
Hi All,
New here and looking into the sport pilot option. I am in the SF Bay Area (east bay) and am having a tough time seeing what rentals are available if any for light sport aircraft. Furthermore I am a large person both height and cause I’m not skinny therefore weight
, which seems to further limit options.
It seems that lists I find of aircraft are out of date or non-existent.
Any advice?
Re: Best way to find rentals?
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 5:39 am
by chicagorandy
One of the realities of the Sport Pilot license IS the very limited availability (in many areas) of LSA rental aircraft.
How about joining this club?
https://www.aerodynamicaviation.com/aircraft_rental/
This one shows an Evektor for rent?
https://www.aerodynamicaviation.com/aircraft_rental/
Re: Best way to find rentals?
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 6:12 am
by malexander
Check out The Airplane Factory. They're located at KTOA In Torrance, CA. They have a Sling flying club.
Re: Best way to find rentals?
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 7:26 am
by Sling 2 Pilot
malexander wrote:Check out The Airplane Factory. They're located at KTOA In Torrance, CA. They have a Sling flying club.
The OP is in Northern CA, a bit too far IMO, from KTOA at 302NM.
Re: Best way to find rentals?
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 9:46 am
by Dave C
This one shows an Evektor for rent?
https://www.aerodynamicaviation.com/aircraft_rental/[/quote]
The Evektor Sportstar has a good useful load and can accomodate a large/tall person. That was a significant factor in me buying one!
Re: Best way to find rentals?
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 10:28 pm
by dnadrifter
Sling 2 Pilot wrote:malexander wrote:Check out The Airplane Factory. They're located at KTOA In Torrance, CA. They have a Sling flying club.
The OP is in Northern CA, a bit too far IMO, from KTOA at 302NM.
Yep, this is one is a little far away. Thanks for the response.
Re: Best way to find rentals?
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 10:29 pm
by dnadrifter
I hadn't checked San Jose as it isn't exactly close, especially with traffic, but then again I don't think I realized how challenging it could be to find these.
Re: Best way to find rentals?
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 10:33 pm
by dnadrifter
Dave C wrote:
The Evektor Sportstar has a good useful load and can accomodate a large/tall person. That was a significant factor in me buying one!
Thanks for the recommendation. I looked at them and look quite nice. Watched a video review and they seemed to really like the substantial feel of it. The newer Harmony looks very nice as well and appears to have a little more room to boot. I really like the look of these aircraft.