Sport Pilot Training
Add Sport Pilot to your list of accomplishments!
All first time LSA pilots are required to be trained by a qualified FAA Certified Flight Instructor (CFI). With the right training you can be well on your way to becoming a licensed sport pilot within a few short weeks
Receive personalized one-on-one training from certified flight instructor Craig McPherson.
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BECOMING A SPORT PILOT
HOW DO I BECOME A SPORT PILOT?
- All first time LSA pilots are required to be trained by a qualified FAA Certified Flight Instructor (CFI).
- You will need to obtain a Student Pilot Certificate from any FAA Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) or from a Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE).
WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR OBTAINING A STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE?
- You must
be at least 16 years of age
- You must posses
(or a 3rd class airman’s medical certificate - to prove medical fitness) -
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According to the FAA’s Federal Aviation Rule 61.113 -You must
receive and log ground and flight training from an authorized CFI
instructor on the following areas of operation, (as appropriate):
(a) Preflight preparation.
(b) Preflight procedures.
(c) Airport, seaplane base, and gliderport operations, as applicable.
(d) Takeoffs (or launches), landings, and go-arounds.
(e) Performance maneuvers, and for gliders, performance speeds.
(f) Ground reference maneuvers (not applicable to gliders and balloons).
(h) Navigation.
(k) Emergency operations.
(l) Post-flight procedures.
- 12 hours of flight time in a powered parachute, including 10 hours flight training from an authorized instructor in a powered parachute, and at least 2 hours of solo flight training in the areas of operation listed in Sec. 61.311
- (i) 1 hour of cross-country flight
training,
(iii) 10 solo takeoffs and landings to a full stop (with each landing involving a flight in the traffic pattern) at an airport,
(iv) One solo flight with a landing at a different airport and one segment of the flight consisting of a straight-line distance of at least 10 nautical miles between takeoff and landing locations, and
Who can recommend me for the practical exam?
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Only
your Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) is authorized to
recommend you for a practical exam. You must receive a
logbook endorsement stating that you have met the requirements
for Section 61.309, 61.311, and 61.313.
- It is recommended that you take the test after your solo cross-country and before your CFI signs off. You should begin studying for the Knowledge Test from the first lesson.