Sport Pilot Talk

Thanks for the update Bob......

This post is back from May of 2012. Lots of changes in the last 18 months I take it?

B) get checked out by my equally husky CFII neighbor at the field as I had never flown the airplane at gross weight before. Flying a Taylorcraft with me at 250# - I was ALWAYS flying the thing at gross!! :) (Dropped several pounds since I started. Will drop more the closer the snow melt comes. Sean

FrankR wrote:Windknot,

Did you ever find your DPE?

I think Zenda Lies in NC is 140.

v/r,

Frank - I think I just did.

Thanks for the tip - Zenda Liess

For anyone looking for a lil' DPE, here's here info:

http://flyhighlexington.com/services/fa ... -examiner/

I for one am still waiting for a photo of the formentioned MILF.

I've head the term "Flying it all the way in" or "powering it all the way in" when people are talking about flying a Light Sport Airplane. What exactly does that mean? I'm training in a Taylorcraft and I'm being taught power off/back, approach speed 60mph, line it up, steer with ...

Rans..... If you like the Tandem arrangement, their S-7S Empty weight is around 700 - with a gross of 1320. Useful load is 620 - subtract 500 for 2 hefty guys and that leaves you with 120 for fuel and bags. I'm looking at a Rans S-6S - SxS seating - Empty weight 696, gross 1320. I'm 5'8", 250#....

Good question. I don't know the rules off-hand. I believe the club would need to be in the form of a partnership rather than a club. Experimentals cannot be rented as far as I understand. So the way it is structured is critical. Insurance requirements are a major consideration. With 5 people or les...

Currently I'm in a club that owns three airplanes...no, two airplanes - I am a 1/60th equity owner in the club - I bought in for a fixed price. I pay dues annually ($300) that cover hangar upkeep, insurance and fixed costs - I also pay $28/hr DRY for hourly use of the T-Craft and pay for my own fuel...

Is there anything prohibiting an established flying club from buying an experimental/ amateur built airplane (Like a RansS6) and sharing it within the flying club? I'm in a 60 member flying club - three total aircraft - a Cherokee for the PPL's, a tri-pacer and a T-Craft. The Tri-pacer is for sale a...

If you go to the web site, there's a "click here to email us and we'll call you back" link - there's no frequently asked questions, no details. I smell a hard sell via telephone. I guess if you're 100% committed to doing this program, you'll appreciate the sales pitch, but one video with S...

If he crashes and dies can I ethically take his Bruce airplane cover or would that be bad karma? I noticed that nobody answered the most important part of the question - my Swami, Guru Forrest Gump said it best: "Stupid is as Stupid Does." Take the cover, tell the story to youngling pilot...

One of my favorite quotes from a movie is from "The Core" - hokey premise, great action.......

"All this brain power over here is starting to smell like burning batteries"

Thank God guys like you build airplanes and guys like me DONT!!!!


Sean

Assuming someone else may have the same question some day.......could one of you explain what all that means.........are we talking about 12V car battery or are we talking about a light weight lantern sized lithium battery smaller than a half-gallon of milk?

Maybe a link to an example battery?

My Garmin GTX320A consumes 12 watts, which would be 1 amp at 12 volts. I don't think you'll find a cheaper or lower powered transponder. Since it draws 1 ampere, just pick a 12 volt battery with an ampere/hour rating equal to the number of hours you want it to work plus a little more to be on the s...

A blind encoder should be OK for a light sport application shouldn't it?