Dustin
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What do you think about the Sport Pilot Rating? The Instructor needs 150 hours to qualify. Do you think this would be worth pursuing?
Thanks.
Dustin Smith
Thanks.
Dustin Smith
Got an LSA to teach in, or a FBO that has one?What do you think about the Sport Pilot Rating? The Instructor needs 150 hours to qualify. Do you think this would be worth pursuing?
I did it, and I think it was worth it.What do you think about the Sport Pilot Rating? The Instructor needs 150 hours to qualify. Do you think this would be worth pursuing?
The EAA must not have read the NPRM for the Sport Pilot CFI rule change, or else they're hoping that comments they've submitted will be accepted. While the NPRM does move the CFI-SP to the same Subpart J as the other CFI's, it does not as issued authorize them to give training applicable for the Private Pilot certificate training time requirement. See Docket FAA-2007-29015 for details.With that said, you need to think about what you're setting out to accomplish. At least for now, any dual given by a CFI-SP will not count towards higher ratings for the student. (That's likely to change, according to the EAA,
The EAA must not have read the NPRM for the Sport Pilot CFI rule change, or else they're hoping that comments they've submitted will be accepted. While the NPRM does move the CFI-SP to the same Subpart J as the other CFI's, it does not as issued authorize them to give training applicable for the Private Pilot certificate training time requirement. See Docket FAA-2007-29015 for details.
Don't you mean 253? 153 is a 97 hours short for CP required flight hours.Call me crazy, but I wasn't anywhere near ready to instruct at 150 hours....
And I was a pretty good student (PP @ 43 hrs, IFR @ 40.3, CP @ 153, etc...)
If you can get a medical, a "real" CFI makes more sense (IMO)
Don't you mean 253? 153 is a 97 hours short for CP required flight hours.
naaaaSo are you saying someone with a SP certificate or flies under SP rules is not a "real" pilot?
A CFI-SP can give training to the owner of an E-LSA in the owner's plane, but cannot give training to others in an E-LSA the CFI-SP provides. This is an Experimental issue, not an LSA issue.Is a Light Sport Aircraft that is a homebuilt available to use as a trainer by the CFI SP?
I believe so -- do your teaching in an S-LSA.It would likely be best to just find a certified aircraft like the Champ to instruct in?
What do you think about the Sport Pilot Rating? The Instructor needs 150 hours to qualify. Do you think this would be worth pursuing?
Thanks.
Dustin Smith
I believe so -- do your teaching in an S-LSA.