Best way to find rentals?

[dnadrifter]

Hi All,

New here and looking into the sport pilot option. I am in the SF Bay Area (east bay) and am having a tough time seeing what rentals are available if any for light sport aircraft. Furthermore I am a large person both height and cause I’m not skinny therefore weight , which seems to further limit options.

It seems that lists I find of aircraft are out of date or non-existent.

Any advice?

[chicagorandy]

One of the realities of the Sport Pilot license IS the very limited availability (in many areas) of LSA rental aircraft.

How about joining this club?

https://www.aerodynamicaviation.com/aircraft_rental/

This one shows an Evektor for rent?

https://www.aerodynamicaviation.com/aircraft_rental/

[malexander]

Check out The Airplane Factory. They're located at KTOA In Torrance, CA. They have a Sling flying club.

[Sling 2 Pilot]

Check out The Airplane Factory. They're located at KTOA In Torrance, CA. They have a Sling flying club.

The OP is in Northern CA, a bit too far IMO, from KTOA at 302NM.

[Dave C]

This one shows an Evektor for rent?

https://www.aerodynamicaviation.com/aircraft_rental/[/quote]

The Evektor Sportstar has a good useful load and can accomodate a large/tall person. That was a significant factor in me buying one!

[dnadrifter]

Check out The Airplane Factory. They're located at KTOA In Torrance, CA. They have a Sling flying club.

The OP is in Northern CA, a bit too far IMO, from KTOA at 302NM.

Yep, this is one is a little far away. Thanks for the response.

[dnadrifter]

One of the realities of the Sport Pilot license IS the very limited availability (in many areas) of LSA rental aircraft.

How about joining this club?

https://www.aerodynamicaviation.com/aircraft_rental/

This one shows an Evektor for rent?

https://www.aerodynamicaviation.com/aircraft_rental/

I hadn't checked San Jose as it isn't exactly close, especially with traffic, but then again I don't think I realized how challenging it could be to find these.

[dnadrifter]

The Evektor Sportstar has a good useful load and can accomodate a large/tall person. That was a significant factor in me buying one!

Thanks for the recommendation. I looked at them and look quite nice. Watched a video review and they seemed to really like the substantial feel of it. The newer Harmony looks very nice as well and appears to have a little more room to boot. I really like the look of these aircraft.