Sport Pilot Talk

Thanks for the replies, makes sense now. I didn't know the floats added lift. Never been interested in flying amphibious aircraft, but my son is. He's starting his PP training soon.

Hello,

LSA max weight is 1320lb, unless it’s amphibious then it goes to 1420 lb max. Is the aircraft designed to 1420lb or is there a different airframe for amphibious? I’m not going to fly over max, but was asked by my son, and realized I didn’t know.

Thanks

Also doing homework on the different panels in the planes, 2 have Garmin and the other MGL. A bit of difference between the two.

Thanks again for the response. No Lear’s or twins just yet, maybe later. Right now just doing what I can to be safe in this LSA. But a jet does sound fun....

Thanks for the replies. I will ensure I get the training before going further. To satisfy the regs, but also for the experience and safety aspect. Good idea about night flying as well. I have always thought that a Sport pilot was limited to training on what the sport rating is allowed to do. I am tr...

Hello, I am getting closer to finishing up my sport pilot training, hopefully in the next 4-6 weeks. My question is if it is ok to go up with a cfi to do hood training ? I would like to have the training for safety sake. While I don’t plan on VMC into IMC, if it does happen, I don’t want that to be ...

Thanks for all the info. I know any change is a long way off and may never happen. I have the Sling2 on my short list because of the 1540lb design weight, and if the FAA allows an increase, then this would be a perfect airplane for us. I need to get mt SPL first, but want to be as informed as possib...

Hello, I'm new here, as well as a "new pilot in the making" as I just passed my FAA written and will be starting flight training in 2 weeks hopefully. My question about the 1320 lb limit concerns the TAF Sling2, which is what I will be training in. The Sling2 is maxed out in other parts of...

Those are some good reasons, especially the weight. Staying at the 1320 lb max is difficult with any useful load. That's one of the reasons I am seriously looking at the RV12. Also, there are lots of help and info available on the build process. Enjoy the build.

Congrats on the RV12. I hope to be getting a plane (w/in the next year) after I get my SP training. I am looking at the Sling2 and the RV12 as well as the Aerotrek. Just out of curiosity, what was the deciding factor to go with the RV12?