Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Keeping Current

Mr. Smith,

You are correct, the landings you accomplished as PIC on the check-ride count as your currency. Congrats on the Sport license, nice to see more pilots coming aboard, welcome!

Tom "TC" Freeman, CFI/I
WingsOfun.com

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, Tom Smith <tgsmith398@...> wrote:
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> You're good
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Aug 25, 2013, at 1:41 PM, Helen Woods <Helen_Woods@...> wrote:
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> > Check with AFS 610 in the morning: 405-954-6400.
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> > Helen
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> > On 8/25/2013 12:52 PM, Richard Bauer wrote:
> > > got a question I hope someone can answer. I've asked my instuctor the same
> > > question and he gave me a 90% certainty on his answer.
> > >
> > > I passed my sport pilot check ride the other day and have my temporary
> > > airman certificate. a buddy and I are planning to meet another buddy at an
> > > airport restaurant for breakfast next week. 61.57 of the FAR states that in
> > > order to carry passengers I have to keep current by making 3-landings within
> > > the preceding 90-days. as a student pilot I've got that requirement and
> > > more, both in dual and solo.
> > >
> > > my question is....do those landings as a student (both dual and solo/PIC)
> > > count towards currency or must I now do 3-landings as a certified pilot
> > > before I can carry my buddy as a passenger? 61.57 makes no such distinction
> > > and my instructor believes I should be just fine but I thought I would ask
> > > here. during my check ride i made 3-landings and the DPE instructed me to
> > > log the flight as PIC time so with that alone I think I'm covered in terms
> > > of currency for passengers...but I'm not 100% certain. yes, I know I can
> > > just go out to the airport and run the pattern for an hour and I may just do
> > > that but I'm curious as to the answer to my question.
> > >
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> > > Yahoo! Groups Links
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