Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Training hours required

> Posted by: "Helen Woods" 
> I believe 20 hours was established as an appropriate amount of time to
> transition and ultralight pilot to a more GA-like LSA, not necessarily
> to train a student from scratch. Remember, this whole rule was
> initially establish to transition fat ultralight pilots to legal flying.
> Helen

Helen,    I'd have to disagree with that view.

The 20 hours was to be the minimum hours needed to train someone to SP level,
just like 30 for Rec Pilot and 40 for Private Pilot.

The 20 hours was not without precedent, many countries having 20 or 25 hour
Pilot certificates (eg' Microlight Pilot) as far back as the eighties. (1980s)

The plan for experienced Ultralight Pilots was, -Grandfathering-.
IE; no specific extra training required so long as the UL pilot
can pass the Sport Pilot Practical test. And the UL pilot
could go straight to the DPE/SPE for his/her Practical test
with no recommendation from an Instructor being needed.

I'm one of the Ultralight Pilots who used the "grandfathering" opportunities
to their fullest (well -almost- to their fullest),
so I'm quite familiar with this topic.
(and appreciative of the grandfathering opportunities the FAA offered)

Mike

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