As usual, Jerry E. is right on with his explanation. Kurt
On Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:05:53 -0500, Jerry Eichenberger wrote > [UTF-8?] > Fred - > > The rules are quite different between a private pilot certificate and a sport > pilot certificate. > > Private pilots have ratings on their licenses; currently, sport pilots do > not. > > If a private pilot has a rating for airplane, single engine land, he may fly > any single engine land airplane with a gross weight below 12,500 pounds. He > requires a CFI endorsement in his pilot log for complex, high performance, > and high altitude airplanes. > > Since a 152 and a Cherokee are not complex, nor are they either high > performance or high altitude, no CFI instruction or check out is required to > go from one to the other. Not that it's wise, but the FARs are minimums > only. Insurance may require a checkout to go from one to the other, but not > the FARs. > > Jerry E. > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]on > Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 4:56 PM > To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected] > Subject: RE: [ercoupe-tech] Restriction on Private Pilots Certificate > > > > It is my understanding if you get your PPL in a Piper Cherokee and want > to fly a Cesna 152, you have to have a CFI check you out in the new > make and model. If you got your ticket in a 2 axis Ercoupe and he does > his job right, he will check you for spins, stalls, and slips in the > check out. Isn't this correct? I have no restriction on my sport > pilot lic. for 2 axis only. It is just the same for a tail dragger. > If you get your lic. in a tricycle gear, you cannot step into a tail > dragger and expect to fly away. You have to be checked out (training > until proficient to fly it). > > Fred > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kurt Gross <[email protected]> > To: 'Jim Truxel' <[email protected]>; [email protected]; > [email protected] > Sent: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 2:20 pm > Subject: 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 [UTF-8?]wouldnât 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 with20no rudder pedals. > > Kurt > > DPE > > > > From: > [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Jim Truxel > > Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 > 11:17 AM > > To: [email protected]; > [email protected] > > Subject: 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 > > > > 0D > I am using the Free version of SPAMfighter > We 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 > >
