Ed Cesnalis Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 Sport Pilot Light Sport Aircraft Does the word 'sport' have any meaning in this context? Is so what does it mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Baker Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 I think it is intended to relay the fact that it is for non commercial purposes or recreation. If you look at the definition of sport you will see that it is closely related to recreation. The fact that you are not allowed to use your sport pilot certificate for any commercial purposes, and the limited commercial use of a light sport aircraft is how I make the tie in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT4ME Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 I know, for me, it means my little bird is like a "SportsCar".... zoom zoom zoom.... tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Cesnalis Posted April 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 The sport pilot rule is the result of creating a category that fat ultralights fit into so that they could and would be regulated. The weight got negotiated up to 600kg in the rule making process and the results are that ultralights are a dying class because most of them were fat and are now LSA or remain unregulated. Recreational pilot certificates were a big failure and the sport pilot rule's genesis was part 103 trainers. Before the rule many looked like: and after the rule they look more like: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Baker Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 sport /spɔrt, spoʊrt/ Show Spelled [spawrt, spohrt] Show IPA noun 1. an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc. 2. a particular form of this, especially in the out of doors. 3. diversion; recreation; pleasant pastime. 4. jest; fun; mirth; pleasantry: What he said in sport was taken seriously. 5. mockery; ridicule; derision: They made sport of him. For what most of us are doing I think #3 works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chanik Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 I think it sounds funny too. Seems like you should sweat for it to be a sport. Something where you can sit and have a casual conversation I consider more sportsman, like fly fishing. Sportsman Pilot sounds right. Except you can't drink beer while doing it. I think that's what rules it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug G. Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 I think that would make it Light Athletic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastEddieB Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 I think that would make it Light Athletic. And then we'd all be Light Athletic Supporters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N89WD Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 HA, great come back Ed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Baker Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 They were after the ones flying beyond the limits set in CFR part 103. Before sport pilot there were several 2 seat ultralight aircraft flying around that were not following the rules. Sport pilot took away the ability to have a 2 seat aircraft that didn't have a "N" number. Now if it has 2 seats you need a pilot certificate of some kind to be pilot in command. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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