Sport Aviation Airplane

If I buy an older plane that qualifies for Sport Aviation (e.g. less than
1300 lbs), but was certified "Utility", do I need any paper work to fly it
under Sport.

Also, I have a private with an expired medical. Do I need to do any
paperwork or do I need to take any certification flights to fly under Sport
Aviation?

Danny Dot

Danny Dot wrote:
If I buy an older plane that qualifies for Sport Aviation (e.g. less than
1300 lbs), but was certified "Utility", do I need any paper work to fly it
under Sport.

No.



Also, I have a private with an expired medical. Do I need to do any
paperwork or do I need to take any certification flights to fly under Sport
Aviation?

No, you're good to go.

Newps wrote
Also, I have a private with an expired medical. Do I need to do any
paperwork or do I need to take any certification flights to fly under
Sport Aviation?

No, you're good to go.

How about a Flight Review.....61.56.

Bob Moore

"Newps" wrote in message
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Danny Dot wrote:
If I buy an older plane that qualifies for Sport Aviation (e.g. less than
1300 lbs), but was certified "Utility", do I need any paper work to fly
it under Sport.

No.



Also, I have a private with an expired medical. Do I need to do any
paperwork or do I need to take any certification flights to fly under
Sport Aviation?

No, you're good to go.

You do need to have a current flight review.

Danny Dot wrote:
If I buy an older plane that qualifies for Sport Aviation (e.g. less than
1300 lbs), but was certified "Utility", do I need any paper work to fly it
under Sport.

The plane will continue to be a "Utility" category aircraft but
qualifies to be flown by a "Sport" pilot. This is different than the
new "Sport" category of aircraft which are basically Ultralights.

-Robert

"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
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Danny Dot wrote:
If I buy an older plane that qualifies for Sport Aviation (e.g. less than
1300 lbs), but was certified "Utility", do I need any paper work to fly
it
under Sport.

The plane will continue to be a "Utility" category aircraft but
qualifies to be flown by a "Sport" pilot. This is different than the
new "Sport" category of aircraft which are basically Ultralights.

-Robert


If you can call something that weighs 750 lbs empty and over 1300 lbs full
an ultralight I guess you'd be right.

"T o d d P a t t i s t" wrote in message
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"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATcox.net wrote:

The plane will continue to be a "Utility" category aircraft but
qualifies to be flown by a "Sport" pilot. This is different than the
new "Sport" category of aircraft which are basically Ultralights.

If you can call something that weighs 750 lbs empty and over 1300 lbs full
an ultralight I guess you'd be right.

Except that you can't, because an "ultralight" would be Part
103, would have to weigh less than 254 pounds and the pilot
would not need a license to fly it. The aircraft he's
calling a "Sport category" (S-LSAs and E-LSAs presumably)
all weigh more than that and the pilot needs a license.


I guess the sarcasm didn't show quite enough in my response to who ever
said, "This is different than the
new "Sport" category of aircraft which are basically Ultralights." I was
implying that he was wrong in calling the SLA aircraft Ultralights. That's
why I put the empty and full weights in the post.

"T o d d P a t t i s t" wrote in message
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I knew you were implying he was wrong, and I knew you knew
why he was wrong,

Sorry Todd,

I've spent to much time reading and responding to Anthony's post.

Gig 601XL Builder wrote:
"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
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If you can call something that weighs 750 lbs empty and over 1300 lbs full
an ultralight I guess you'd be right.

Yes, basically ultralights. Many are weight shift controlled, etc.

-Robert

"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
ups.com...

Gig 601XL Builder wrote:
"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
oups.com...
If you can call something that weighs 750 lbs empty and over 1300 lbs
full
an ultralight I guess you'd be right.

Yes, basically ultralights. Many are weight shift controlled, etc.

-Robert


Some SLAs are but the OP wasn't talking about those and nothing that is 750
lbs empty and 1300 lbs full can be an ultralight.