thank you, AOPA! (new rules issue)

The Sport Pilot rules process brought with it a change to the
Recreational Pilot rules. Now the Rec Pilot can get a sign-off for
operating in ATC airspace and landing at B, C, and D airspace airports
without being specifically trained for each one.

However, my CFI didn't have and couldn't get the specifics for this
training and a sample endorsement, for the good reason that the FAA
hasn't posted any such information. He suggested I contact AOPA, which
I did at about ten a.m. yesterday.

I promptly got an email back saying that a Rec Pilot couldn't get a
blanket endorsement. I replied that the rules had just been changed.
After a lapse of about three hours, I got another email saying that,
so they had!, and suggesting language for the endorsement. So on
Monday at 9 a.m. I got for a bit of ground school and a sign-off.

This alone has justified my belonging to AOPA for the past six years.
A great organization!


all the best -- Dan Ford
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