sport pilot update

[jgerard]

Quick Answers to Sport Pilot Questions
Here is a collection of answers to some of the more common Sport Pilot questions received this week at EAA headquarters.

Gross weight = 1,320 pounds (600 kilograms)
Floatplanes = 1,430 (650 kilograms)
Maximum Full Power Speed = 120 knots (138 mph)
Stall Speed = 45 knots (52 mph) · no more dual stall speeds
Fixed Prop - may be ground adjustable
Fixed Gear - amphibians allowed "repositionable" gear
Two- Place - pilot and one passenger
Day VFR
Driver's License Medical Approved - however, if you have received a letter with the word "denied" from FAA, not from your doctor, you must get a one-time special issuance or FAA authorization · even if you have been denied in the past, you can try again for special issuance (medicines have changed, for example) · more on this as EAA continues to analyze the new rule.
Owner Maintenance Approved on ELSAs - no changes - if you are operating an Amateur-Built or Standard category as an LSA, maintenance remains as it was without change.
No Recertification of aircraft required or permitted (this means ultralights are converted to ELSAs; all other aircraft certification and maintenance remain the same).
Rule Effective Date = 9/1/04.

[Forrest Barber]

My best source is www.eaa.org There is all the good stuff explained real well and the links direct to the FAA sites. As usual some of the Taylorcraft Model #'s are not correct. I will meet with the corect authority at OSH to correct this. ( the seaplane models are all wrong) The "L-2's" mentioned are all the side by side B models. NOW we need to try to include the Model D ( tandem ships) and the F-19 & 19's at the 1500 Gross then I will be happy. Just got off the line with Roger Gomoll about the Type Club tent stuff. See you all at OSH from Mon thru Fri. Forumn at 1:30Pm thurs.

[Dick Huish]

The only Model "D"s that do not fall in the approved bracket are the "M" models which are 1325 gross. All the others qualify. The L-2A,L-2B,all ships between 4200 and 4199 plus the converted TG-6s are at or under 1300 pounds. Dick

[L5784]

Dick,
We went round and round a few months back about the difference between the L2M and the DCO-65. Here is my question. If you look at the type certificate it states that the L2M has a max take-off of 1325 while the DCO-65 has a max take-off of 1300 pounds. I am starting to think that anyone with an L2M that is registered as a DCO-65 will qualify for the Sport Pilot license. What do you think?

Jim Marks

[Dick Huish]

WOW Jim. I covered a lot of this in a reply to braceville. I guess I should have covered it better. ATC 746 is what the model "D" taylorcraft tandem was built under. All model "D*"s up to serial number 4200 and model "DCO-65"s sn 4200 and up except for the ST-100 (sn's 6000-6252) should have been registered as model DC-65,DF-65,DL-65 or DCO-65. The military designation should not have been used. However the government was flooded with surplus aircraft and these slipped through. If you look at the type certificate section IV under seial number eligible you will find that (L-2M) is 5166 and up. Bear in mind that the ST-100 (TG-6) serial mumbers are NOT included as they are not model "D"'s Hope this helps. Dick

[L5784]

Dick,
Sorry, I did not see your reply to Braceville. I do not come here often so if it was more than a few days ago I missed. Also I see there are multiple threads for this subject. I guess my confusion stemmed form previous e-mails you and I have traded trying to figure out what I had to do to get my L2M registered that way again. So based on what you are saying by serial number alone I should be able to get the designation changed with the FAA to be more accurate. Regrettably I still find type certificates to be a little more Greek than I can understand. I will read it again, and again and see if I can come into the light on this.

Jim