See extended discussion on PBOR2 and SEL sport pilots here. Bottom line? SP's have already had all training and testing that PPL's have had that is relevant to daylight VFR flying of larger, faster...
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See extended discussion on PBOR2 and SEL sport pilots here. Bottom line? SP's have already had all training and testing that PPL's have had that is relevant to daylight VFR flying of larger, faster...
No problem, and the commiseration is appreciated. I guess my purpose in using quotes around "hurdle" was just to highlight again, but from a different angle, that except for a medical, both licenses...
The C-182 is not a complex aircraft because it doesn't have retractable gear. (The R182 and TR182 models do.) Retractable gear, flaps, and controllable pitch prop are required for an aircraft to be...
Yes. Other than lack of a medical, insofar as relevant to daylight VFR, the training and PTS for SEL sport pilots and PPL's are virtually identical, even now. (The differences in minimum dual hours...
Tom, Assuming the proposed PBOR-2 is enacted, what is EAA's position concerning how new or revised regulations implementing Sec. 2 should affect current Sport Pilots? I would suggest that any SEL...
The press release, from a small time (if not virtually unknown) mfgr. reads as if it came from a non-discriminating, petulant child. What is the point of the release? To attempt to damage UL's rep?...
Au contraire. Presumably you weren't being literal about the need for blowing air around the cowl, as that is not a meaningful measure of prop performance. In any case, lots of direct drive engines...