Light Sport Airacrft and Vans

[robertahegy]

Be careful on the flight physical. If you fail it, you can't automatically go get the Sport Pilot license. You need to go through hoops to get it. If you just not renew your medical, you can downgrade to the Sport Pilot Status.

Roberta

[gvgoff99]

Roberta is correct. If you flunk your medical then the FAA says you are not fit to fly with any of the licenses they issue. It may take hoops to go through to get it back or there may be a brick wall. This is what the FAA guy said here in Houston at one of our recent EAA Chapter meetings. It is early in the process so if the FAA is on their usual track there are more apt to be brick walls in this early phase.

[dicel87]

George & Roberta

Youre absolutely right. In fact, I should have said I was going next week to get the additional tests the FAA asked for from my initial physical which is what I am really doing. (the first doc saw light in my left ear when he shined a light in my right ear.....who knew that was a bad thing!!??

Isnt it ironic that there seems to be a catch 22? If I am healthy enough to drive a vehicle then the FAA says I can fly LSA, but if I miss qualifying medically for the CL III then I also am knocked out of going for the LSA....does that make me unsafe to drive a vehicle?

I know this LSA thing is still new and I know they're working through the system as it gets in place. In the meantime I remain in limbo....continue taking lessons in the 172 or go ahead and find sometime teaching Sport Pilot and go that route.....but heck until the FAA is satisfied neither is an option.

Shoot.....all I wanted to do was build a cool aluminum plane called an RV in my garage.