Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Training hours required

Mike, your own example argues against your conclusion. "30 hour for rec
pilot." The certificate has less training required prior to the
checkride than the sport pilot certificate (no xcountry no instrument
required for rec while both are required for sport in a fast LSA). Why
would the FAA think that at it takes less time to give more training to
a sport pilot than it does to give less training to a rec pilot? Yes,
there was an initial grandfathering to start the movement of ultralight
pilots to sport, but that was just to start the movement. There's a
reason the FAA put an expiration date on it and that was that they
wanted future ultralight pilot to go through 20 hours formal training.
20 hours was established as an appropriate time to training someone with
previous unlogged flight experience to PTS standards for sport pilot,
not necessarily someone starting from scratch.

Helen

On 8/11/2011 9:27 PM, Michael Huckle wrote:
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>> 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
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> Helen, I'd have to disagree with that view.
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> 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.
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> 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)
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> 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.
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> 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)
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