Nick and John, I think I would answer the question a little differently. Although John's answer is almost correct.
First, are you a Sport Pilot or a Private Pilot exercising Sport Pilot privileges? A Private Pilot is a Private Pilot and not a Sport Pilot (unless for some unknown reason he/she wants to surrender the Private License and then train and pass the Sport Pilot regulations.) Next, if you are carrying a passenger, you should meet the requirements of three takeoffs and landings to a full stop within the past 90 days. If you are a Sport Pilot, you should carry your state drivers license and your logbook which will document meeting this requirement as well as your Sport Pilot certification. The rules are a little vague in this area about a Private Pilot exercising Sport Pilot privileges. I usually carry my Private Pilot License, my drivers license and my logbook; but, I am not sure I would show the logbook and I certainly would not surrender it if asked to do so. The aircraft must meet the requirements of a Sport Pilot aircraft as spelled out by the FAA. For Ercoupes, the Model C and CD meet these requirements as long as they have not been flown at weights exceeding 1320 lbs. This is a certification issue which is currently being examined by the FAA as to how this is properly determined. It is hoped that they will soon issue guidance on what they really mean. For now, the trend seems to be that the aircraft has never been registered at a gross weight exceeding 1320 lbs. Keep in mind that an airworthiness certificate is a required document in the aircraft. I don't believe that a Sport Pilot eligible Ercoupe can be a Certified Light Sport Airplane. Were that true, the owner's signature could return the aircraft to service for a wide variety of reasons. Ercoupes are certified aircraft and owners can only sign for a limited number of specific preventive maintenance items spelled out in the FARs for all certified light aircraft. While you don't have to carry the aircraft logbooks, you could be asked to present them. They should show proper documentation of maintenance and installed equipment. Additionally, you should carry weight and balance information and an equipment list for the aircraft. As far as I know, there is no official operating handbook for either the C or the CD models. However, it might be a good idea to prepare a set of checklists specific to your aircraft appropriate to before, during, and after each flight. . Sorry if this seems too picky -- but the rules are the rules no matter what you think of them. John Roach N 2427H John Craparo wrote: > > > Nick, > > If you are a Private Pilot with a valid State drivers license and you > have never been denied on your medical, then you are a Sport Pilot as > long as your driver's license remain valid and you can certify > yourself as fit to be PIC before each flight. > > Your Ercoupe must be a C or CD model and never documented by the FAA > as any other model, then it can be flown as a Certified Light Sport > Airplane. > > John > > > On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 7:08 PM, nick.king88 <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > What do I have to do to be " legal " as a sport pilot .and what do > I have to document with my coupe. > > . > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ercoupe-tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ercoupe-tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
