RE: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Keeping Current

thanks, richard...apprecite the advice. actually my instructor was very pro-active and had me up in 15-18 knot winds...not a 90-degree cross wind as that would be outside the demonstrated ability of the skycatcher (12-knots) but a fairly good crosswind. I've also got well over 100-hrs in the skycatcher.

I did speak with the FSDO yesterday and confirmed that all of my PIC landings, including the check ride landings, do indeed count.


'73,
rich, n9dko
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Here is my take on your question.

Your a brand new pilot, just got your certificate.

My suggestion...
Don't even think about a passenger until you have well over 100 hours in your
LSA. You need air time, with lots of landings in all kinds of conditions.

Conditions that your instructor would have been careful to avoid.

Conditions like when the wind was calm and you were wide awake in the morning,
but when you arrive back to land a couple of hours later, the wind is 20 mph
across the runway.
That is no time to be risking a passenger, while you try to learn how to handle
a cross wind landing.

Similarly, when the thermals are popping. The first many times, will have your
hands full just flying, it will be no time to have a panicked passenger grabbing
controls and/or puking and/or screaming in your ear.



R. Williams


---------- Original Message -----------
From: "Richard Bauer" <rk911@yahoo.com>
To: <Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 11:52:09 -0500
Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Keeping Current

> got a question I hope someone can answer. I've asked my instructor 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.
------- End of Original Message -------



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