On Thursday, December 20, 2018 at 11:56:08 PM UTC-5, SoaringXCellence wrote:
Regarding the "drivers license" comment: In the US, you don't have to have a drivers license to fly, but you do have to have "current, valid, government issued photo id" on your person. If not a Drivers license, then an unexpired passport, ID card or military ID.

MB

You need a drivers license in lieu of a medical to fly as a sport pilot(and no unresolved denials of a FAA medical). It is a separate requirement from needing to carry a gov't issued photo ID when flying in the USA. Intent was to have some medical standard, supposed to make sure sport pilots aren't totally blind and not too many drunk driving arrests.
I had forgotten about the 10K limit that rules out the West. We can use sport rules if they help in some circumstance but I wouldn't go asking to get lumped in with sport pilot rules soaring has it better and we should stay separate.
One interesting sport rule that might work for glider CFIs with sport or private airplane privileges is it then becomes pretty darn easy to become a sport airplane CFI. No commercial or instrument rating needed, checkride can be done as a proficiency check. Total time requirements are low as well. 61.411
(i) 100 hours of flight time as pilot in command in powered aircraft,
(ii) 50 hours of flight time in a single-engine airplane,
(iii) 25 hours of cross-country flight time,
(iv) 10 hours of cross-country flight time in a single-engine airplane, and
(v) 15 hours of flight time as pilot in command in a single-engine airplane that is a light-sport aircraft.