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Overview of Sport Pilot NPRM for Changes for 200= 8

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These changes are being proposed under docket number 2007-29015. Please comment to that docket at www.regulations.gov . A copy of th= e full NPRM can be downloaded there as well.

 

 

1.&n= bsp;     Replace sport pilot privileges with aircraft catego= ry and class ratings on all pilot certificates

2.&n= bsp;     Replace sport pilot flight instructor privileges wi= th aircraft category ratings on all flight instructor certificates

3.&n= bsp;     Remove current provisions for the conduct of proficiency checks by flight instructors and include provisions for the issuance of category and class ratings by designated pilot examiners=

= 4.      Place all requirements for flight instructors under a single subpart (subpart H) = of part 61.

= 5.      Require 1 hour of flight training on the control and maneuvering of an airplane sol= ely by reference to instruments for student pilots seeking a sport pilot certificate to operate an airplane with a maximum airspeed in level flight = with maximum continuous power (VH) greater than 87 knots calibrated airspeed (CAS) and sport pilots operating airplanes with a VH gr= eater than 87 knots CAS

= 6.      Remove the requirement for persons exercising sport pilot privileges and flight instructors with a sport pilot rating to carry their logbooks while in flig= ht

= 7.      Remove the requirement that persons exercising sport pilot privileges have an airc= raft make-and-model endorsement to operate a specific set of aircraft while addi= ng provisions for endorsements for the operation of powered parachutes with elliptical wings and aircraft with a VH less than or equal to 87 knots CAS

= 8.      Remove the requirement for all flight instructors to log at least 5 hours of flight time in a make and model of light-sport aircraft before providing training = in any aircraft from the same set of aircraft in which that training is given<= /p>

9.&n= bsp;     Permit persons exercising sport pilot privileges and the privileges of a student pilot seeking a sport pilot certificate to fly = up to an altitude of not more than 10,000 feet mean sea level (MSL) or 2,000 f= eet above ground level (AGL), whichever is higher

= 10.  Permit private pilots to receive compensation for production flight testing of pow= ered parachutes and weight-shift-control aircraft intended for certification in = the light-sport category under §21.190

= 11.  Revise student sport pilot solo cross-country navigation and communication flight training requirements

= 12.  Clari= fy cross-country distance requirements for private pilots seeking to operate weight-shift-control aircraft

= 13.  Revise aeronautical experience requirements at towered airports for persons seekin= g to operate a powered parachute or weight-shift-control aircraft as a private p= ilot

= 14.  Remov= e the requirement for pilots with only a powered parachute or a weight-shift-cont= rol aircraft rating to take a knowledge test for an additional rating at the sa= me certificate level

= 15.  Revis= e the amount of hours of flight training an applicant for a sport pilot certifica= te must log within 60 days prior to taking the practical test

= 16.  Remove expired ultralight transition provisions and limit the use of aeronautical experience obtained in ultralight vehicles

17.&= nbsp; Add a requiremen= t for student pilots to obtain endorsements identical to those proposed for sport pilots in §§61.324 and 61.327

18.&= nbsp; Clarify that an authorized instructor must be in a powered parachute when providing flight instruction to a student pilot

19.  Remove the requirement for aircraft certificated as experimental aircraft in the light-sport category to comply with the applic= able maintenance and preventive maintenance requirements of part 43 when those aircraft have been previously issued a special airworthiness certificate in= the light-sport category

20.  Require aircraft owners or operators to retain a record of the current status of applicable safety directives for special light-sport aircraft=

21.  Provide for the = use of aircraft with a special airworthiness certificate in the light-sport catego= ry in training courses approved under part 141.

22.  Revise the minim= um safe-altitude requirements for powered parachutes and weight-shift-control aircraft

 

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