Guys, I might be mistaken, but in a similar discussion some time ago - didn't we found out that the restriction on the license is bogus and has no base? Didn't we found out that the examiner of the fifties wanted to separate the "cheap" license that you could get back then with less hours from the "real" license of a Cessna driver? Today there is only one license in every class. Either Private Pilot or Sport Pilot, everyone is making the same tests and flying the same hours. I got my license in a Tomahawk - little I learned of canard flying. But my license does not restrict me on conventional aircraft forms either. If anyone wants to move onto another type of aircraft, he needs at least a checkride to do so. That checkride should also be a careful examination of rudders and the use thereof. The license is more about airmanship, not so much about details like rudders. Hartmut
To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]: [email protected]: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:20:51 -0600Subject: RE: [ercoupe-tech] Restriction on Private Pilots Certificate To Jim: The examiner screwed up. Did they luck out? Maybe, maybe not. If they ever get in an accident, the attorney that sues them will probably figure it that there was a mistake made on the issuance of the pilot license. I wouldn’t want to be the examiner that issued the cert or the pilot that is using it at that point. To Tandy: If he takes the check ride in a no ped coupe and the examiner does it right, he would restrict the certificate to aircraft with no rudder pedals. Kurt DPE From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim TruxelSent: Monday, January 26, 2009 11:17 AMTo: [email protected]; [email protected]: Re: [ercoupe-tech] Restriction on Private Pilots Certificate I have 2 friends that got their Private check rides in Coupes without rudder pedals and had no restrictions. The biggest issue they had was some instructors would not instruct in Coupes and some Flight Examiners would not conduct a flight check in them. Jim N3439H FDK ----- Original Message ----- From: Tandy Allen To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 12:07 PM Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Restriction on Private Pilots Certificate Guys - A possible buyer of my Coupe wants it to learn to fly in. Would his certificate be restricted to flying Coupes? Tandy I am using the Free version of SPAMfighterWe are a community of 5.9 million users fighting spam.SPAMfighter has removed 1118 of my spam emails to date.The Professional version does not have this message _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™: E-mail. Chat. Share. Get more ways to connect. http://windowslive.com/howitworks?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t2_allup_howitworks_012009
