Sport Pilot Talk

Thanks Murphy. The weather was pretty severe when we visited Kauai last month, 10 inches of rain one day, so no flying. But good to know for next trip, much appreciated.
-Craig

My wife and I are visiting Hawaii next month and we’d like to rent a GA aircraft, but all I see are beat up C172s, does anyone know of any Light Sports to rent (after proper checkout, of course) on the islands? I have 2,000 hrs (1,500 of those are in LSAs and am IFR/Commercial/CFI.) thanks for the h...

Thanks Craig! We met in August of 2017 and went to lunch with Jean. I loved your Sling (164Y...sounds like you sold it) and the dual G3X Touch setup. So, what is your current ride? Cam 164Y is a great plane, after you saw it, I installed a GTN650, so I could get an Instrument Rating. It's currently...

Thanks Craig! We met in August of 2017 and went to lunch with Jean. I loved your Sling (164Y...sounds like you sold it) and the dual G3X Touch setup. So, what is your current ride? Cam 164Y is a great plane, after you saw it, I installed a GTN650, so I could get an Instrument Rating. It's currently...

Great looking plane Cam, nice paint and excellent panel. I just sold my Sling 2 (S-LSA) in which I: -flew 1,500 hrs (in 5 years) -flew with countless friends and family members. -flew with TAF crew to many Sun N Funs, Reno Air Races, OSHs and to Oregon to see the eclipse. Great people (as are the Mi...

You can get an instrument without ever seeing the inside of a cloud or operating under instrument flight rules. You're correct, you can get an instrument rating without seeing the inside of a cloud (IMC), but you MUST learn to operate under instrument flight rules (IFR.) That's kind of the whole po...

Just to put a button on this old thread I started 3-1/2 years ago; one can do all the training and obtain an Instrument Rating in an S-LSA.
I did.

drseti wrote:Just out of curiosity, in what IFR approved LSA?

Sorry Paul, you got me. I meant to write, “I flew four practice approaches...”

more likely, just '95L' on further communications. Just remember that when talking to ATC, the FARs permit you to abbreviate your call sign only if they initiate if. If the controller responds with your full callsign, you have to use that in all subsequent communications (until he or she gets lazy)...

I did 2 holds, 2 ILS, and 2 LPV approaches today at two different airports and used “Light Sport NXXX.” Approach and tower controllers seemed fine.

An old thread, I know, but I'm interested to know if any of you have revised your call signs in the intervening five years now that light sports are a bit less obscure and the FAA has a new AC concerning call signs at non-towered airports. I've been using "Light Sport Nxxx" at towered airp...

Dan Johnson on training and filing IFR in an LSA: https://www.bydanjohnson.com/instrument-flying-in-light-sport-aircraft/ I hadn't thought it was possible and I wouldn't want to fly an LSA through hard IFR, but could be helpful to get through a layer. I flew home from Kansas City yesterday and I wou...

The iS engine is very nice, but it's $3000 more than the ULS (current CPS pricing) and weights ~22lb more. The extra cash is probably not a huge deal when you are already spending $17k on an engine or $100k+ on a new airplane, but on an LSA 22lb can be significant. It's 3.5 gallons (45min) of fuel,...

There is no requirement for pitot static to be checked on a LSA. There is a requirement to have the transponder tested. These are 2 spate test, that are often done at the same time on aircraft that are flown under instrument flight rules. the regulations covering this are 91.411 and 91.413. Transpo...

I'm trying to remember the regs re: the 24 month Pitot/Static check regarding LSA, can anyone help me out? I did a search here on SportPilotTalk and found info re: IFR flight, but I'm looking for the regs in regards to VFR Light Sport aircraft. IIRC a simpler check is required for LSA vs. Certified ...