Sport Pilot Talk

Thanks professor!

Interesting comments Jack, thanks. Any insight on how a new pilot can investigate the different available planned out there? I'm specifically interested in a side by side, I'd rather not have a tandem or a single seater

"broader" appeal. I see what you did there

Thanks for the info! At the risk of being labeled one of the Shire-folk, I don't think the cockpit size would be much of an issue; I'm 5'6", 173lbs; my gf is 5'5", and ??? (she'd kill me if I actually gave her weight), so together we're pushing a bit under 300. As of now, though, actually ...

I stumbled across the Sonex last night (taking a break from a ground school lesson on airspaces). To my very untrained/unpracticed eye, it looks like a pretty decent plane; with the quick-build option I should get in under $45k (depending on the engine). I'm planning on traveling down to the AOPA fl...

FastEddieB wrote:Welcome!

Whereabouts in the country are you?

Outside of Pittsburgh PA. (Murrysville, specifically)

Well, most of these responses have been in types of planes, hangar issues, airport issues, etc. Maybe I'm posting in the wrong thread... if so, I apologize. That said: my interest level is just taking off. Unlike (it seems) all of you, I am about as newbie as you can get to flying... while I've want...