SP_Laser
Joined: 07 Dec 2007
Posts: 35
Location: Hermosa Beach, CA
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| Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 5:45 pm Post subject: The best aircraft for the limit of the law |
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From a pilot and trainer standpoint the light sport qualified motorglider category has the most broad and forgiving requirements.
If the aircraft is a:
1) FAA approved Motor Glider (meaning you can use for commercial)
2) Happens to meet all the LSA definitions (weight, etc....but NOT SLSA)
3) max cruise and Vne <=120kts
Then
the requirements for getting a Light Sport Glider rating are:
16 years old
No medical, No DL (serious look it up)
10 hours (including 2 solo) 25 landings (I'm not kidding)
written test, oral and check ride
No cross country (serious look it up)
Also:
Retractable Gear is allowed
Featherable Prop is allowed
If the motorglider is from europe and is not experimental, then it's probably FAA approved, so you can charge people for rides, if you are commercial rated. (FAA-EU recoprocity agreement)
SLSA aircraft can never be used commercially, but FAA approved aircraft can. FAA approved aircraft can be used for Sport Pilot training if they happen to meet the LSA requirements, like the old Aeroncas.
If you were a commercial pilot and Sport Pilot instructor. You could give sport pilot lessons in FAA Cert. LSA compliant aircraft and turn around and give someone a ride for hire the next minute in the same plane (but not if it's a SLSA aircraft). |
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