LSA Question

[Richard Boyer]

My understanding is that the LSA Category meets two needs. One them allows a person that has a license to let their medical expire and they use their drivers license as a substitute.

The other is to introduce new people to flying. My question pertains to this aspect.

An individual getting the LSA qualifications, do they get an actual FAA license or something? Or is this just an endorsement?

[dewhitaker]

Re: LSA Question

Hi Richard, check out this link for information.

http://www.sportpilot.org/

My wife Judy last year became one of the first student sport pilot tickets issued from the Cleveland office. It is my understanding they will be issued licenses. I think sport pilot is a great thing, but it will have to go through some growing pains while everyone figures it out.

[M Towsley]

Re: LSA Question

Richard,

If you are a student pilot and get your Sport Pilot license you get a regular FAA license that looks like everyone else's and it says Sport Pilot. I have one. If you have a Private, etc., you fly off of that one as long as you meet the criteria such as flying a plane that is in the LSA category and abide by the limitations. Let me know if you have any other questions. I was the first Sport Pilot in Illinois last year and one of the first in the nation. I learned a lot while going through this.

[lfries]

Re: LSA Question

Qusstion for those who hold a Sport Pilot Certificate. Who gave you the Pratical Test. We have an instructor here say that any instructor can give the PT if another instructor endorses the person the the PT. Assuming the CFI is qualified in the LSA aircraft.
Thanks

[3Dreaming]

Re: LSA Question

Qusstion for those who hold a Sport Pilot Certificate. Who gave you the Pratical Test. We have an instructor here say that any instructor can give the PT if another instructor endorses the person the the PT. Assuming the CFI is qualified in the LSA aircraft.
Thanks

That is 1/2 correct. Your initial check ride for your license has to be with a designated examiner. If you have a Sport pilot with a fixed wing sub set, and want to add a powered parachute sub set to it you can do it like your instructor says. Tom

[hangarb7]

Re: LSA Question

I flew under the Sport Pilot rules for a month while I waited for my medical that had expired.

If you have an airplane that qualifies and you are already a Private pilot, and you have a current biennial review in your log book, then you can just "exercise the privileges."

However, I called my insurance carrier (AOPA - Globe) to tell them and they said it didn't matter that I was flying under SP, but they would mark it down just the same.

BUT, when my insurance bill came in, it went DOWN by a hundred bucks! Whoo hoo! I thought it was because I amassed this huge number of taildragger hours (50). I happened to be talking to the underwriter on the phone and she said, "Oh, it went down because you are no longer a Sport Pilot." Go figure.

But if you are a current pilot, you don't even really have to tell anyone but your insurance people that you are flying LSA.

Jack Dernorsek
N44057