Sport Pilot Talk

That is too bad, but what I expected. It is only a temporary fix to the problem of declining # of pilots. It does seem to be a double-hit to the Sport Pilot world too: It does not help new pilots into the flow, yet it makes the SP world less attractive to FBO's, as there will be less usage (although...

http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/articles/2012/120709new-chance-to-comment-on-medical-petition.html This is AOPA's article, today, on opening another period of comment on the request by AOPA and the Experimental Aircraft Association to allow pilots to fly many common aircraft by completing a medical aw...

Daidalos wrote:Do you think this is the one N918KT was taking lessons in? If they don't have another one he will be dissappointed.

That would be the one . . .

I've got a question here. I've seen some references to the "recreational pilot" certificate in this conversation. Am I wrong, or is the RP not an extremely limited rating? I believe it only allows you to fly within 50nm of the origination airport, no? As I read some of the commentary here,...

I've 'spread the gospel' since I've started flying, showing off photos and I know it's generated some traffic on a small level at least for my school. I live in NJ too. I'd be curious to hear which school are you going to. I do not want to get blasted for asking this but I have no concept of what i...