3Dreaming wrote:The PTS was written in 2004 when the sport pilot rule first came out. There have been a few changes made to the PTS since then, but it was just a change and not a re-write. In my opinion the single seat checkride was put in place for those existing ultralight pilots who would need to get a sport pilot certificate. There used to be a provision for those pilots to use their ultralight time to get a sport pilot certificate. It was CFR 61.329. It is no longer there, but you can Google it if you want. The PTS still mentions this, and the deadline is almost 8 years past. Just because the regulations say something is possible doesn't make it the right thing to do.Torque wrote:Go to the bottom of page 9 not page 4, my mistake.
CFR 61.45{f} is not the same as CFR 61.329. You really can not compare the two. I don't believe your opinion matters. In my opinion a lot of laws should not be what they are, that does not change anything.
I posted the last rewrite of the SP practical test standards revisions 1,2 and 3. If you have a newer or updated version post it. I found the latest version I could find.
This is not about ultralight time counting towards anything. One would still need the required training but the checkride can be done in the students own single seat airplane.