Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Light Sport Training Not Counting

> Posted by: "Gary Orpe" garyo@bak.rr.com
>
> I guess the question is are the spCFI's trained enough to do this for
> private and up? Instructors of course is what I mean. I think the FAA
> thinks not.
>
> Even the recreational ticket I have is good for Private. If I had been
> trained by a sport CFI it would not. It was a definite hassle to do mine
> that way but apparently worth the 60+
> hours it took to do it. I sure didn't think so at the time. :-)
>
> A step further is to not waste time with SPCFI's and go direct to private
> CFI's (sub H). Seems King schools and Cessna and the pilot center's are
> gearing up to teach sport pilot. I would assume at that point, the true
> SPCFI's would be in low demand and ample supply. IMHO of course. There is
> a thousand of those Skyscrapers going to schools as it stands now, from
> what I have heard.
>
> So while all this is going on it would seem proper to ask those on here
> that are SPCFI trained how many have any instrument time as privates? To
> jump up and down on IFR and night flight for sport is a sure fire way to
> shoot yourself in the foot, seems to me.

The discussion on
"night flight" equipped
and
"IFR" equipped
was not about these aircraft being used by Sport Pilots.
It was about the possibility of the Aircraft (LSA) being used by
appropriately rated and medicaled pilots for night flight or IFR.

Specifically, a S-LSA could be operated by a flight school,
and used for training of Sport Pilots, Private Pilots, and the
Private Pilot's subsequent progression to an Instrument Rating.
IE; very efficient use of the aircraft.

Mike

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