Sport Pilot Talk

I have two and hate it when I have to use a traditional style. My first one was the QT Halo, bought it because the price point was lower than Clarity Aloft and wasn't sure I'd like the style. It's been a great headset other than the rigidity of the boom mike has softened in the past year. I haven't ...

No FSDO will provide a CoW for 91.307. If you have two people on board, both must wear a parachute. FSDO's do not compromise on issues of safety. That being said, we've all seen tons of YouTube videos with people flying acro, in the US, with passengers and no chutes. If you end up on the FAA's radar...

The IAC changed the rule book to allow for ballistic systems in 2012. There might have been a IAC rule waiver request before that.

There is no requirement to wear a chute to fly an air show, so no waiver of FAA regs would have been needed or done.

IAC competition rules allows for an airframe chute only if the pilot is the sole occupant. If there are two on board, then both need to wear an emergency rig regardless if the airframe has a ballistic chute.

You are not required to wear a chute when flying an air show, some performers don't.

MrMorden wrote:

smutny wrote: EDIT: I might have misunderstood your post...if you are referring to worn parachutes, this is correct. I thought you were referring to airframe parachutes.

Yeah, I was using emergency chute to reference a rig you wear and ballistic chute as an airframe system.

Ballistic chutes are not regulated by 91.307. In fact, in an ELSA or E-AB, there is no regulation that requires you to keep your ballistic chute pack current. In SLSA the manufacturer may do so. It is, however, a violation of the FAR's if you fly with an emergency chute that is out of pack. So, even...

There are a number of simulators. PC based, iOS apps and web apps.

Sigh... did it again. One of these days I'll correctly state that.

Am I also allowed to rebuild the engine as well? What are the limits? The short answer is, yes, you can. Experimental only requires a certificated person to sign off on the Condition Inspection. E-AB/Exhibition/Restricted/etc.. it's an A&P, ELSA you can have an LSRM do the CI. Also with an ELSA...

I think it's important to point out, that at the time of the article, 2009, it wasn't an opinion that you had to have a Rotax authorization to work on their engines, it was considered mandatory by the FAA how they interpreted the ATSM standards. However, the author of this article, Carol Carpenter, ...

Just get the jacket and don't worry what the peanut gallery thinks, you're not doing it for them.

I'm on my second A-2 style and have a German Luftwaffe style as well. Got my girlfriend a G-1 that she likes to wear when flying.

They are functional and comfortable.

All joking aside, I highly doubt these are even for the IQAF. They have their primary trainer in the Lasta 95 already. This looks more like the start of a GA presence in Iraq.

It's been done before.... Bazzoka armed L-4 https://www.warhistoryonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Untitled-design-18.jpg Although the MFI-9 has a max speed a couple mph too high for LSA, the gross is only about 1250lbs. https://flyvertossetsaviationblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/biafra4.jpg?...

Great document, thanks for sharing!

Get yourself a set of old Army Service Pilot wings.