Re: Sport Pilot

On Sat, 29 Apr 2006 13:13:42 -0600, Newps <nowhere@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

A friend of mine is going to let his medical lapse and then fly his
PA-11 under the sport pilot rules. From what both he and I have
researched there is no certifcate issued from the FAA that says you are
a sport pilot. What does a person have to carry when operating under
sport pilot rules, just a drivers license?

As I understand it, the Sport Pilot is *still* a private pilot (or a
recreational pilot, in my case) and must carry whatever that ticket
requires him to carry. So I must have my recreational certificate in
my possession, along with my log book. (I believe PPs don't need to
have the logbook.)

In other words, you aren't giving up your certificate. You're
exercising it under a new set of rules.

(Obviously one doesn't need to carry the medical certificate. I'm not
sure about the SODA, one of which I happen to have. Likely I'll just
leave these in their place of honor in the logbook.)




- all the best, Dan Ford

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