Obergrafeter wrote:
Now that brings up a question for this Ol Fart.....................what's the difference between Recreational Pilot and Light Sport? And no wise ass 10 HOUR answer.
Sport pilots are limited to Light Sport aircraft (which are limited in capability and payload) in the categories for which they are allowed to fly - and the rules there are kind of interesting, too - such as getting signed off to fly in gliders with two instructor signatures, I think, according to 61.321 if you already have a Sport Pilot license for airplanes. Sport pilots are also limited to one passenger, no night flights, and have to have an endorsement for B, C, and D airspace as well as some more limited altitude and visibility requirements.
The Recreational Pilot certificate also limits you to one passenger, limits your distance of flight to 50 NM unless endorsed by an instructor. You can't fly an aircraft meant for more than four passengers, over 180 HP, at night, and a bunch of other stuff.
Frankly, the difference between Sport and Private is such that no one in their right mind and a tad extra cash wouldn't want to go for a Recreational instead of a Private.
Ryan
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