Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Time Building for Private in a LSA

> What you're talking about above is
for "commercial" only... not so?
> For "Private Pilot", the applicant would
need to show his 40 hours in
> Category.
> Eg; an Airplane student wanting a PP Cert
would have to show his 40 hours in
> ASEL,
> His WSC time or helicopter time
>not counting towards the total.

> --61.109 says 40 hrs total, but 20 dual
and 10 solo of that must be in an
> airplane. The other 10 can be in whatever.
Thw entire 40 doesn't need to
> be in category, just 30. I think
it's probably rare that option is
> exercised at the Private level, but
read 61.109(a) closely. So your trike
> time does count.

Good news about the "10 in whatever"!

> Next question:
> What is "PP LSA time"?
> I'm guessing you mean airplane time done while flying a LSA.
> And in that case, surely that time needs no special treatment?...
> Those are "Airplane Hours" which count towards a Comm Certificate?
> (as I see it)
>
> --Sorry, that's the problem with trying to abbreviate.
>I meant Powered Parachute.

Just after I sent my note I realized you might have
meant "PPC" instead of "PP".

>Those hours count toward a Commercial Certificate as well. Just
> like balloon, glider, trike, airships, helicopters, etc.
For a Commercial
> airplane, you need 250 hours, 100 of
which must be in powered aircraft of
> which 50 must be in airplanes.
This means the applicant could have 150
> hours of balloon time, 50 hours of trike time,
and 50 hours of airplane time
> and meet the min qualifications.
And of that 50 hours, most of it could be
> in LSA. Not all, because the checkride
is done in a complex aircraft so you'd have to
>have enough complex time to be proficient.
> --Jim

Well... that's pretty amazing, and generous of FAA,
as I understand, to count up to 200 of my
trike hours towards Commercial ASEL.

Thanks for raising the topic.

Mike

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