Wed, Sep 29, 2004
Even If They File After September 1 Deadline
The EAA reminds us that ultralight pilots that they can
still obtain sport-pilot credit for their flying experience even
though the initial registration deadline of Sept. 1, 2004, has
passed.
Such credit allows ultralight pilots to more easily make the
transition to the sport pilot certificate and fly light-sport
aircraft. If an ultralight pilot is already registered with EAA,
Aero Sports Connection (ASC) or the United States Ultralight
Association (USUA), no further registration is necessary. The
Federal Aviation Administration already recognizes ultralight
registration programs from these three organizations.
If an ultralight pilot did not register by Sept. 1 but still wants
flight-time credit toward a sport pilot certificate, the pilot must
visit a Certificated Flight Instructor (CFI) immediately prior to
taking the FAA sport-pilot written test, and receive endorsements
that verify the pilot has the proper experience and knowledge for
the sport-pilot written and flight tests. The FAA projects sport
pilot written tests to be available in January 2005.
More than 600 ultralight pilots and instructors took advantage
of EAA's pre-Sept. 1 registration campaign and received credit for
their flying experience. Receiving this credit is still valuable,
as ultralight pilots who make the transition to sport pilot with
this credit will avoid the requirement for 20 additional hours of
flight training to earn their sport pilot certificates.
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