Sport Pilot Talk

I am 40 years old, fly twice a week, passed the written, and study one to two hours a night. What is the average time to get the SP cert?

A good rule of thumb is that your required flight hours will be highly correlated with your age, in years. (Let's face it: the older we are, the longer it takes us to acquire new skills.)

Ok thanks.

Just remember, learning to fly is flying. Enjoy it.

Good point.

Besides, what really matters, hours (or lack thereof) on the logbook, or skill with the stick?

drseti wrote:A good rule of thumb is that your required flight hours will be highly correlated with your age, in years. (Let's face it: the older we are, the longer it takes us to acquire new skills.)

Yup. What he said. Schools that offer SPL say 25 hours. Count on a few more. Enjoy the ride!

I am 4 hours in so far and have a training this Saturday. It is amazing how well things are going. My CFI is allowing me to touch and go, power on power off stalls, patterns, and steep turns. Then I study the FAR/AIM, Maneuvers, and Pilot Handbook 4 to 6 hours a week.

It’s all coming together.

Keep up the good work, and I'm sure you'll be an ace within the next 100 flight hours.

I hope so,

The Power On Stall without right rudder is not my favorite maneuver...

sportflugzeug wrote:I hope so,

The Power On Stall without right rudder is not my favorite maneuver...

Keep the ball centered. "Step on the ball."

drseti wrote:A good rule of thumb is that your required flight hours will be highly correlated with your age, in years. (Let's face it: the older we are, the longer it takes us to acquire new skills.)

I think the airplane you are flying has an impact on how many hours it will take as well. I think I could take someone through sport pilot in a Cub or Taylorcraft in less time compared to a more modern LSA.

3Dreaming wrote:I think I could take someone through sport pilot in a Cub or Taylorcraft in less time compared to a more modern LSA.

Probably so. (Don't forget my favorite of that era, the 7AC Champ!)

drseti wrote:

3Dreaming wrote:I think I could take someone through sport pilot in a Cub or Taylorcraft in less time compared to a more modern LSA.

Probably so. (Don't forget my favorite of that era, the 7AC Champ!)

Or even a Luscombe.

I am confused about the power on power off stalls.

The power OFF is landing Stall. So I configure the plane; fuel pump on, 30 -50 flaps, carb heat on, mags on both, lift nose up until buffet, I DO NOT KNOW RPM, alleviate stick pressure, use rudders if necessary, stay OFF ailerons, nose goes down, full throttle, 50-30 flaps then 30-15 flaps the. 0 flaps. Flying forward full throttle increased airspeed out of Stall.

The power ON stall is departing stall. 15 flaps, fuel pump on, mags on both, carb heat in (OFF), wait until in white arc, I DO NOT KNOW THE RPM, lift nose wait until buffet, stall, and then after that I’m lost...

The above information is what I think I know. I could have many things wrong.

Can anyone help me? Thanks.