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You are correct. Sport Pilot applicants have to be examined by a Sport Pilot Examiner. There is a list somewhere in the FAA web site. I had to look there to get an examiner for my Sport Pilot check ride, which I hope to do by mid to late January. Eliacim Cortes N87071 Quoting Jerry Eichenberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any > advice in this forum.]---- > > > My understanding is that a regular designated pilot examiner cannot test > sport pilot applicants - to do so requires the sport pilot examiner > designation. > > If I'm wrong, I'm sure that someone on the list will tell us. We have a > regular DPE on our staff at our FBO, and he tells me that he can't do sport > pilot tests. He's not likely to apply, either, since he's 6'6'' tall, and > weighs 245 pounds. He won't fit in many LSA airplanes. > > Jerry E. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Darick Gundy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 2:14 PM > To: Jerry Eichenberger > Subject: RE: [COUPERS-FLYIN] LSA > > > > Jerry, > Can't a private pilot examiner also test sport applicants? > > Darick G. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jerry Eichenberger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 10:31 AM > To: Ralph Finch; 'Ercoupe Hangar Flying' > Subject: RE: [COUPERS-FLYIN] LSA > > ........... > Ralph - > > You're very correct about being concerned as to which of the LSA > manufacturers will be in the game for the long pull. > > > > There has been some talk that only about 80 sport pilot certificates > have been issued. But, given that there are so few flight schools yet > in the program, and so few sport examiners, it's no wonder. > > Still, no number of sport pilot certificates counts people like me, a > CFII, single, multi airplane, helicopter and glider, who is now > exercising sport pilot privileges even though we have higher > certificates in our pockets. > > Jerry E. > > > > > > > > ============================================================================== > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/ > > > > ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/
