Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Getting your new S-LSA home

Just to add to what Helen says; many people don't understand the logic of a BFR in a balloon or whatever counting towards their ASEL rating.  What they forget is that many people have several different cat/class ratings and to take a BFR in each would involve taking one every few months in something.  The point of the BFR is to keep people from getting totally rusty and out of touch in aviation.  Sometimes people show up at the instructors door having not flown anything in 30 years and now they're interested again.  That BFR will be more than 2 hours long.  On the other hand, for someone currently flying, it's an opportunity for a little refresher and a chance to work on specific techniques, etc.  I often use it as an opportunity to get people unusual attitude training since I have an airplane designed for that. 

 

Jim

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Helen Woods

To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 6:28 AM

Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Getting your new S-LSA home

 

You can do your BFR in the Good Year Blimp (if you also hold a blimp
rating) and it will count for your new LSA.

Helen

Bill Hobson wrote:
>
>
> That's an interesting suggestion. I've been thinking I had to get the
> BFR in a regular airplane (because I hold a Private ticket). That will
> work if there is an instructor at the airport where the plane is
> based. Thanks.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Abid Farooqui <mailto:apollonorthamerica@yahoo.com>
> *To:* Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com>
> *Sent:* Sunday, August 16, 2009 12:25 AM
> *Subject:* Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Getting your new
> S-LSA home
>
>
>
> Perhaps it would be easiest and most efficient to kill two birds
> in one stone. Go to the place to buy the LSA. If you like it, buy
> it and get a CFI familiar with the plane give you training in it
> and a BFR and then fly it home.
> Most insurance companies will give you a discount on your
> insurance for the LSA anyway if you log five hours transition
> training in that model with a CFI.
> This gets you covered in all places
> Abid
>
> --- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Sport_Aircraft%40yahoogroups.com>, "billhobson@..."
> <wrhobson@...> wrote:
> >
> > Let's say I find an S-LSA I want to buy. I go see it and
> negotiate a price. Let's also say I'm a private pilot with a
> current medical, but I haven't had a BFR for a looong time (but I
> have been getting some dual in a local 4-place airplane). How do I
> get the S-LSA home? (I DO have a valid driver's license.) Can I
> fly it home? Who checks me out in it? Do they endorse my log book
> as being cleared to fly it? It's so confusing for us old farts.
> Thanks.
> >
>
>
>
>
>

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