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The new sport pilot rules address two separate issues for the pilot, issues
not to be confused. First, it created a new pilot certificate, a
certificate that limits the licensed pilot to fly only two place, low
performance aircraft. Second, it created a new catagory into which new
aircraft can be manufactured (two place, low performance). This new
catagory of aircraft can then been flown by pilots holding only the new level of
certificate (and of course any pilot with a higher level of pilot
certificate). This new catagory of aircraft also has new and relaxed
maintanance and inspection requirements permitted with it. Now, what
confuses folks it this. Some previously manufactured aircraft (415C,
Aeronca, J3, Tcraft,etc) just happen to already have the same low maximum
performance for which a sport pilot rating approves a pilot sport
pilot to fly. Therefore, a newly licensed sport pilot can check out in and
fly these specific aircraft also. But that is all that occurs with these
already manufactured aircraft. Nothing else changes about them
except this new catagory of pilot can fly them. All maintanance
and inspection requirements that have applied to them through the years are
still exactly the same. Just because a pilot holding a sport pilot only
license flys one doesn' t place the aircraft into the new manufactured sport
aircraft catagory. It remains the same old airplane with the same old
requirements, regardless of whos flying it at the time. roger-----
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 4:12 AMSubject: Re: [COUPERS-TECH] Owner Maint.----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]----In a message dated 3/4/2006 11:19:47 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:Well put (I think). For more confusion go to http://www.sportpilot.org/lsa/maintenance_certification.html
Hello All,Am I wrong, or does this mean that an annual no longerhas to be signed of by an A.I. if the aircraft is flown bya Sport Pilot but required if flown by a certificated pilot?John============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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