The Sport Pilot/Light Sport Aircraft world presents us with the
dichotomy of Daedalus and Icarus. Some pundits say it's flying
straight, and some say it's destined for a plunge -- maybe not into
the Aegean, but into the regulatory equivalent of Davy Jones's
locker, where it will sleep with such regulatory blunders as
Recreational Pilot and Primary Category certification.
Well, here it is again -- years end. Only one year ago FAA had
just issued a final rule establishing sport pilot, but had little
of the infrastructure to get it working. There were virtually no
instructors nor pilot examiners. There was no way to change
fat-ultralights into light sport aircraft (for operation by sport
pilots). There was not even an application form for new sport pilot
applicants.
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