new member from CA

[claws]

Just joined the forum and hoping to learn more about becoming a certified sport pilot. I wanted to get a private pilot certificate but the FAA won't OK a medical from a colon cancer patient. Sport Pilot will allow me to do almost anything I want to do flying wise anyway. Looking to start my training in the next few weeks.

Kim

[chicagorandy]

Best advice I'd offer would be to check out who has any Light Sport airplanes to rent sufficiently close to you. Most flight schools do not. LSA availability can be a deciding factor, more so than finding a Sport Pilot teacher. Unless of course you are financially able to purchase, insure and store one of your own. Here in inner-city Chicago rental LSAs are purt near unicorns -lol

[claws]

I'm counting on the MOSAIC rule being implemented by the time I finish my training next year. When it passes I'll be able to rent/fly most of the planes at my local airport that are owned by my training organization.

[designrs]

Welcome! It sounds like you are in a good place if you have a local training organization that is Light Sport friendly and has certified aircraft for rent as well. Best of luck on your pilot journey!

[chicagorandy]

I'm counting on the MOSAIC rule being implemented by the time I finish my training next year. When it passes I'll be able to rent/fly most of the planes at my local airport that are owned by my training organization.

As a tram volunteer at AirVenture each year I often hear the UNofficial FAA motto - "WE'RE not happy until YOU'RE not happy."

[drseti]

I'm counting on the MOSAIC rule being implemented by the time I finish my training next year.

Don't hold your breath - the gears of government grind more slowly than you can imagine. The average elapsed time between publishing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and enacting a final rule is about 3 years.

MOSAIC is just around the corner, and always will be.

[Wm.Ince]

I'm counting on the MOSAIC rule being implemented by the time I finish my training next year.

Don't hold your breath - the gears of government grind more slowly than you can imagine. The average elapsed time between publishing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and enacting a final rule is about 3 years.

MOSAIC is just around the corner, and always will be.

Concur totally.

[ShawnM]

I'm counting on the MOSAIC rule being implemented by the time I finish my training next year. When it passes I'll be able to rent/fly most of the planes at my local airport that are owned by my training organization.

Now this made me laugh.