Sport Pilot Talk

I need to find a DPE that does sport pilot, tailwheel and weighs less than 140 pounds.

Anybody know of a little tiny tailwheel DPE?

Damm!! I always tried to encourage my wife to get into aviation for this exact reason as she is only 90 pounds! Unfortunately she did not have the stomach for it.

Call your local FSDO. They should know al the DPE's in the area.

3Dreaming wrote:Call your local FSDO. They should know al the DPE's in the area.

Ive contacted both FSDOs in the State of Michigan - contacted EVERY DPE sport pilot in the state - they either dont do tailwheel (most) and ALL are over 170+

I either have to train in the plane that I'll be flying after getting my ticket a Taylorcraft @$53/hour DUAL DRY) and then TRANSITION in a CTSW or Jabiru J250 at $160-180/hour DUAL WET

OR....I can DPE SHOP and find someone who does DPE Sport Pilot, Tailwheel AND is tiny small - pay their expenses for car (if close) or find a cheap airfare round trip.

Maybe you could just lose 30 pounds, and go with a 170 pound DPE...

I could cut off a foot, but then the prosthetic would probably just weigh as much as the foot.

If you flew an Ercoupe, you wouldn't need the prosthetic.

Maybe contact a big tailwheel manufacturer like CubCrafters for a DPE examiner referral. Perhaps they have known of others in similar situations as yourself.

But I'd still need the tiny examiner - My shoulders would take up most of cabin. (I was the guy that whenever we did a search warrant, I kicked, shouldered or rammed the door) I'm short and WIDE and at 45, I'm still built like a brick shithouse.......

Been hoping for a nice curable cancer to decimate my body for 6 or 8 months....everyone is always telling me to lose weight, but unless something rakes my muscles to atrophy, that aint happening.

designrs wrote:Maybe contact a big tailwheel manufacturer like CubCrafters for a DPE examiner referral. Perhaps they have known of others in similar situations as yourself.

That's a good idea - hell....I've called everyone else!!! (and maybe I can scam a "discovery ride" in a carbon cub <shudder>) Great....now I'm going to be dreaming about Carbon Cubs tonight!!!!

YEEEHHAA!!!

You might try to contact Steve Krog with the Cub Club. He might have an idea. He does tailwheel and sport pilot training in J-3 Cubs. Some of them are are short on useful load too. You might also try to find someone with a Taylorcraft that has had a gross weight increase and a bigger engine.
I'll also ask over on the Taylorcraft forum for you.

3Dreaming wrote:Call your local FSDO. They should know al the DPE's in the area.

They should, but they don't. Its been my experience that local FSDOs generally don't know about the DPEs that were assigned directly by AFS-610. FSDOs tend to only know about the examiners they created.

Here's the AFS-610 list: http://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificate ... aminer.pdf

Windknot,

Did you ever find your DPE?

I think Zenda Lies in NC is 140.

v/r,

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/

A pretty funny topic. All of my instructors were slender, but the DPE was, shall we say, husky. He gave me his weight and it was clear that I'd have to A) leave a little fuel on the ground and B) get checked out by my equally husky CFII neighbor at the field as I had never flown the airplane at gross weight before.