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Hello Paul, I hope all is going well with you. I have a quick (hopefully quick) question. How would I go about getting a Private Pilot License in the category of Weight Shift if I now hold a Private Pilot License – Airplane – Single Engine Land? Thanks, Tiki
To add a private pilot WSC to a private pilot airplane requires getting the required training hours 20 dual and 10 solo with 40 total same as going for the license from scratch. However, you can use ultralight training for a private until January 31, 2012
Hi Paul:
I had a student ask about required inspections for our rental LSA. We have been performing both annual inspections and 100 hour inspections since the airplane was new. The other day, our student pointed to FAR 91.409 (b) & (c) which addresses this topic. Paragraph (b) lays out the requirement for the 100 hour inspection, but then, in paragraph (c) the regulation reads ” Paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section do not apply to–(1) an aircraft that carries a special flight permit, a current experimental certificate, or a light-sport or provisional airworthiness certificate;
So my question is, are we required to perform 100 hour inspections on our LSA? Although we plan to continue doing the 100 hour inspections, I want to give our students the most accurate and correct information. Any help you can provide will be much appreciated.
Ken, there is a difference in LSA’s. There is the new S-LSA such as the Skycatcher, Remos, CT, SportStar etc. and there is a Standard Category classic LSA such as the Piper J3 Cub. For S-LSA use 91.327 with the “annual condition inspection” and 100 hour “Condition Inspection”. 61.409 does not apply to S-LSA, 91.327 does. All civil aircraft need 100 hour’s if used for training.
I have specific information of the range of learning to fly a trike at http://www.SportAviationCenter.com