Light sport is awesome because you can get your light sport and build PIC flight time cheap and if you plan on upgrading to private pilot, you’ve already got all of those flight hours you can go straight to commercial if you have 250 hours
@@prodigalpilot… I can’t wait! I’m holding off on my purchase to see how far the needle moves on those newer “Light Sport” ac such Bristell. I have read on their website that as soon as its law, they will move up from 1320 to 1600. That’s a game changes when its comes to useful load on those ac.
Im a little jealous of your commute. I had 12 hours of instruction about 12 years ago, but life got busy. It slowed down enough now to pick it back up. Thanks for the video
Enjoying several of your videos this morning! We both know, practice makes us closer to perfect! So keep on doing what you enjoy and thank you for taking us along as your copilot on each mission!
The problem is that many drop out of flight training due to the onerous training requirements to achieve certification. The solution is to require CFIs to allow never ending discovery flights. Ie, the CFI is there for safety purposes only and does not require incessant maneuvers, short field, stalls, etc training unless he is requested to do so. Right now most CFIs refuse to do so, for some reason that baffles me.
I got my sport pilot cert in 2018. Tailwheel endorsement, class B, C, D endorsements. I bought my Kitfox model IV in 2019. Flew it with a safety pilot from Minnesota to San Francisco. Have flown it solo to Oshkosh from California twice (4 day trip each way, over the sierras and wasatch) landing at the UL field, come see us at the red barn. I’m now building a series 7 supersport. It will have a 165hp 916is and MT CS prop. Once MOSAIC rules come out I’ll get my night endorsement and will probably build a Bearhawk 5. Also looking into RV-7 or VL3 for getting places. Do I care about not being instrument rated? No. I feel like the Sport Pilot cert fits more (actual, not imagined) missions than PPL. If you want to go commercial or have a family that you would like to fly a lot with PPL makes sense. I guess my long rambling comment is to say that SPL limitations are rarely limiting.
Great video. Got my PPL in 2008. Haven't flown since 2009. Now am in post-treatment from cancer. Have never failed my 3rd class medical. I thought flying was no longer an option. Maybe there's a chance.
@@prodigalpilotso how do I do this? Where do I go to get a check to see if I will pass before taking it? I wanna fly a rv-14a or a cirrus sr22t. I mean fly sport then make a transition?
Love it. Getting ready to take two of my 4 year old grandkids for their first flight. They are excited to say the least. Just got a mirror put in the Champ strictly so I could watch their reactions 👍👍
What’s your opinion on a champ or something similar for “time building” I’m a private pilot with instrument rating and working on commercial, I am an A&P for the airlines and a simple plane to work on is ideal if I run into maintenance issues…..I’m trying to find a plane on a budget solely for time building, and of course to have some fun, 2 seats seems fine, maybe an occasional small cross country or I take a friend or my daughter flying, thanks, and I appreciate the videos
Depends. If you need to build instrument, night or multi time, clearly no. If just looking to build ANY time, sure! Any number of antique taildraggers would fit the bill. They are also the most fun way to fly, in my opinion.
The FAA issued a revised policy a couple of years back making it very simple and inexpensive to upgrade older aircraft with shoulder harnesses (just takes a logbook entry) I'd make the suggestion that you look into it. I added them to my Champ for less than $200.
Excellent video - we have a '47 L-16A/Champ and love every minute in it. It isn't free to fly but at 4.5 GPH its allowed me to fly all I want. Our last plane was a 180 HP PA-18 and the Champ when kept light with a climb prop is more akin to a PA-11 or PA-18-95 not to mention tons of room, a fraction of the cost and easier for friends to climb into. I'm amazed at how much fun it is to slip and rarely miss the Super Cub except on the shortest strips on higher DA days.
Received my TD endorsement in 76E from its then CFI owner at K34. some 40 years after my PPL. The most enjoyable flying ever, lunch flights to nearby airports, spins, wing overs, grass runways!
So exiting, someday he’ll be the one taking you flying. I just got my pilots license a couple weeks ago and took my wife as the first passenger but my 4yo daughter is begging to go flying, can’t wait to take her and make that first airplane memory with her!
❤ LOVE IT! Seeing the excitement and joy on his face on takeoff and during the flight. I think you've got a future copilot. Nothing much better than sharing something you love.
Great list! It's very similar to what I used in buying my last car and is the same approach I'm using now for an airplane. I have a dream list but I'd need to buy my own airport (and win a lottery). First things first though, I'll need to get my sport certificate or whatever the FAA is calling it now. Hope to see more of your videos soon.
Great tips again as for me any of those cheap Kitfox like LSAs with folding wings will do my mission and suit my wants really well but yeah it will be years if ever I'll get to fly or buy a plane still thanks for this resource! Also if your into video games and sims try out close enough craft atleast those that fit your mission in Microsoft Flight Sim and mess with payloads and how each one acts with your load... Like the CTSL is far to light of a frame to handle my 225 pound self and my 100 pound girlfriend and gets out of control rather easily and obits my mass as center but I can recover easly enough still far to light for my use.
Good advice! Which my mission is just Sunday flying as an LSA pilot so 1 passenger almost no cargo and full fuel that I can put in a trailer and keep in my suburban backyard... Oh and as cheap as possible... Which surprisly craft like that do exsit and more are on the way... The best way to describe them are like Kitfox LSAs... Which to add a good thing to consider is what airports do you want to operate from and what kind of retals do exsit... Like for rental LSA in Northeast Florida you have to settle for a Cessna Skycatcher as your only choice so you might want to buy something else more your style.
