You make some good points, wow wouldn't it be great if they relaxed the
medical for private pilot! Yes I do plan on getting the taildragger
endorsement, my CFI is looking for a few "sport planes" to do the solo's
and check ride. Well all that is required of the medical for the sport pilot
is a valid drivers license so I should be able to solo for the sport pilot
as I have met that requirement? That is one of the issues that half the
CFI's say one thing the other half say the other. But by the prelimary rules
the CFI has states the driver's license is the medical. And of course you
have to know you are safe to fly. It wouldn't be legal to go fly if you were
on medicines that affected your ability, etc etc. But I am sure as the
official rules and such get into everyones hands, which my CFI said will be
in November, it will clear the rules up once and for all ..well we all hope.
We are talking about a government agency here! HAHAHAHA
"Todd Pattist" wrote in message
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"W P Dixon" wrote:

the CFI says that
the rule says that private pilot training can be counted as sport Pilot
time, other than the solo's and check ride that will be required to be in
sport class aircraft.

Correct, and you can't solo yet, since you need the medical
to solo, or you'd need a student Sport Pilot license, which
doesn't exist (yet.)

Guess I will just enjoy flying the heavier class until
I get to that point..because

You might want to look around for a tailwheel instructor.
Most of the current sport pilot legal FAA registered
aircraft will be tailwheel airplane. Alternatively, if you
think you're going to use your SP rationg for ultralights,
you should consider getting time in a "fat" ultralight.
Those aircraft that you will eventually be legal to fly do
have some special differences from the aircraft you are
currently training in. If you look, you can find
instructors for both.

after I get the sport pilot I won't get to fly them!

You can always fly with a friend or instructor, and who
knows, they may eventually drop the private medical reqts if
they have a good experience with SP.


Todd Pattist
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