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I’m still early in my training but the sport pilot license just doesn’t seem like enough time to me. I’m usually a fast learner but I really don’t feel I’ll be
by mattmaroon 6y ago
I’m still early in my training but the sport pilot license just doesn’t seem like enough time to me. I’m usually a fast learner but I really don’t feel I’ll be safe after I hit 20 hours!
- redis_mlc 6y agoThe Sport Pilot license is not recommended in general for that reason, or if you need confidence to fly in Class B or C airspace. However, if you do a bunch of research it may be right for you even though it usually isn't for anybody else. For example, if I was a CFI and had a partner who flew with me, and who wanted a rating and refused to spend serious money, I might tell them to do a Sport and endorse it. But from this example you can see how super-narrow the use cases can be. Or if you own a Japanese flight school in Hawaii, and get 20 candidates per month who are doing hobby-only flying, then maybe that business model works for everybody. (This is based on a real situation. PPLs were granted to students who could not speak English on the radio, so the FAA stopped that.)
- mattmaroon 6y agoYeah and I know a lot of people who couldn’t pass the medical for the ppl get them too.
- jrjarrett 6y agoThe 20 hrs/ 40 hrs for PPL is not a hard limit. If you are not ready, a decent instructor will not sign you off to take the check ride. Even if you have 20/40/100 hours—the instructor will not let you take it until they feel you are ready. So it may cost you more or take you longer. If you are truly interested, you keep with it, or decide to stop.