Frank Regarding your question, the DPE is the only person that knows for sure why he awarded an unrestricted certificate without seeing the demonstration of a slip. Please be assured that I am not going back to ask him!!! Best regards Eliacim
> I am glad to hear that others have not had to worry about this > restriction. However, it has been around well before the Sport Pilot > rule came along. It seems apparent that not all examiners are aware > of it. The question I have to ask is how did you performed the slip > maneuver that is listed on the practical test. According to the FAA > if you cannot perform a slip, then you have not demonstrated all > required flight maneuvers. That is the basis for a flight ticket > with a restriction. I can copy the current rulings on the topic from > the FAA if you have an interest, or you can search the archives on > this forum for that discussion. > > Congratulations! > > Frank Nelson (still a student Sport Pilot) > N51DV - 415C > > --- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> I also took my Sport Pilot checkride in a 2 control and have no >> limitations. IMHO this is so because of the way the Sport Pilot >> Certificate works, where you need logbook endoresements for the > planes you >> can fly, and that mechanism takes care of the limitations. That's > just my >> opinion. >> Eliacim >> >> >> >> > Catching up on my reading and saw this as part of Frank Nelson's > post in >> > mid-January: >> > >> >> I spent the better part of the last three weeks installing > rudder >> > > pedals in my Ercoupe just so that I could take my Sport Pilot > checkride >> > > without receiving the dreaded "Ercoupe limitation" that would > have >> > > limited me from flying any aircraft other than an Ercoupe > without >> > > rudder pedals. >> > >> > My card USA/DOT/FAA LS card with the likeness of Wilber and > Orville on the >> > back FINALLY arrived in the mail three months after I took my > check ride. >> > Even though I did my check ride in a two axis 'Coupe I have > no "Ercoupe >> > limitation" on my card. >> > >> > I wondered how many other LS 'Coupe drivers out there have or do > not have >> > that limitation on their card? >> > >> > Don >> > 08H >> > >> > >> > --------------------------------- >> > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. >> > > >
