I did not require a Vh > 80kt endorsement, because the airplane I trained in and did my checkride in was a Vh > 80kt airplane. Not every SP requires that endorsement.CTLSi wrote: Privates don't require a logbook endorsement to fly into controlled airspace nor do they need a logbook endorsement to fly aircraft with speeds above 80kts as sport pilots do...
Morden, the FAA has nothing to do with a CFI limiting a sport pilot student to a Class Delta airspace, that's between the sport pilot student and their CFI who is wasting that students time in the long run because they will still need to get it fixed later to include B, C and D.
While we are at this, Class A may only be flown by instrument rated pilots under IFR rules with private, commercial or ATP certs. And no one may enter Class A without ATC clearance, just like Class Bravo.
Saying the FAA has nothing to do with an airspace requirement is like saying that to police have nothing to do with speed limits, it's between you and your driving instructor.
The whole point of this discussion is that there is no "one size fits all" approach to training and endorsements. If a pilot never plans on entering a C or B airspace, there is no requirement that they ever get their D endorsement "fixed".
And we all understand the requirements of class A airspace. You have an annoying habit in your posts of randomly declaring some point of aviation knowledge that is not related at all to the current discussion, and that everybody with a pilot certificate already knows.
Also, VFR pilots flying on a predominantly easterly heading above 3000ft AGL are required to fly at an altitude of odd thousands of feet plus 500ft (i.e. 3500, 5500, 7500). See how annoying that is?