Has anyone heard of the new Sport Pilot program? Basically, it's a
brand-new pilot rule created by the FAA that lets you fly at half the
cost of a traditional pilot license. No medical needed--if you can
drive a car, you can fly an airplane! You can become a sport pilot with
as little as 20 hours of flight instruction. You can fly a one or
two-seater aircraft capable of speeds up to 138mph. And in most cases,
you can pass the medical requirements just by showing your driver's
license! That's not all...

Now you can:
1.) Obtain an FAA pilot certificate at a lower cost and with less time
commitment than ever before.
2.) Fly a sport pilot-eligible aircraft with your driver's license
serving as evidence of medical eligibility.
3.) Purchase new, more affordable, ready-to-fly aircraft.
4.) Make your dreams of flying come true more easily and less
expensively.
5.) Fly interesting alternative aircraft such as powered parachutes,
weight shift-controlled (trikes), gliders, gyroplanes, or balloons.
6.) Maintain your own aircraft

Anyone here going to try this program out? My friend just trained in
Texas and he said he was certified under 21 hours and only paid a total
of $2,300!


It's cool cuz you can pick basically any type of plane you want and
either build it or have a factory build it for you. Here are some
photos of the various aircraft available for purchase:
http://www.sportpilot411.com

But, doesn't it sound too good to be true? I mean, is it safe to only
train for under 20 hours?