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mrcc1234(at)sbcglobal.net
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Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 3:14 am Post subject: Zenith-List Digest: 23 Msgs - 08/09/06

Thanks to everyone who responded and I would also like to add that if anyone 

is relatively close and finds they need a second hand with something please 

just let me know.  I can use it as an excuse to get a good ride in and also 

get a little experience.



A few questions were posed as well, but only this one needs any answer after 

others beat me to it.



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		   Second,  I must ask why you don't want to get the Sport Pilot

 certificate along the way to your Private.  It allows you to carry

 passengers and do most of the stuff you can do with a Private Licence

 anyway.  Perhaps you can find a nice pretty young lady to go on the

 long cross country flights you must do to qualify for the

 Private.  Sometimes, cross country flying can get pretty boring.


	


The closest Sport Pilot training center is in Denton Texas about 5 hours 

north of me.  I have met an instructor that is on the East side of Houston, 

but he is still two hours away and I would need to buy a plane for him to 

train me.



So I guess my reason deals mostly with the last of local infrastructure.



Take care,

Matt

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p.mulwitz(at)worldnet.att
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Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 4:16 am Post subject: Zenith-List Digest: 23 Msgs - 08/09/06

Hi Matt,



Thanks for the reply on Sport Pilot certificate problems.



I wonder if you are missing something on this issue, but I am sure 

you are correct about the difficulty of obtaining a Light Sport 

Aircraft for training.



If you have a medical certificate, then I am not sure you need to do 

any training in an LSA to get a Sport Pilot certificate.  I know that 

sounds crazy, but it is the pilot learning that is the issue rather 

than the type of aircraft the learning takes place in.



I suppose it would be appropriate to take the Sport Pilot practical 

test in an airplane that qualifies as LSA, but I am not sure that is 

even required.



I know I am exposing my ignorance on this subject.  I am not on the 

same end of the Sport Pilot issue as you are.  I already have a 

Private license and intend to use the new rules to fly without a 

medical certificate.  That means I really do suffer from lack of LSA 

available for rental and training since I can't legally fly as pilot 

in command of an airplane that doesn't qualify.  However, I was under 

the impression that the training and testing for actual Sport Pilot 

certificates was nearly the same as Private Pilot certificate except 

there are a few specific areas not covered including night flying, 

instrument flying, and operations at controlled airports.  That leads 

me to believe you could do all the training (most of the training?) 

in aircraft such as a C-152 to qualify for the Sport Pilot certificate.



I am quite sure you don't need a special instructor to qualify for 

the Sport Pilot certificate.  Any CFI is qualified to provide the 

flight instruction needed for any certificate through the Commercial 

license.  The special issues arise when it comes to solo flights 

performed by a student.



Paul

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		  The closest Sport Pilot training center is in Denton Texas about 5 

hours north of me.  I have met an instructor that is on the East 

side of Houston, but he is still two hours away and I would need to 

buy a plane for him to train me.

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Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:39 am Post subject: Re: Zenith-List Digest: 23 Msgs - 08/09/06

While you can take your LSA training in a C-150 you can't do the practical test in a C-150 because it doesn't qualify.

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