The FAA have published the details for their ‘sport pilot’ licence. See:-
http://www.faa.gov/avr/arm/rulemaking/SportPilotRule7_19.doc
mmitch.
By: Melvyn Hiscock - 21st July 2004 at 23:57
By comparison with our NPPL the maximum permissible weights and speeds are still a little restrictive as our max weight is 2000Kg (approx 4400 lbs) and 140 knots (150-ish MPH) if my memory serves me correctly. If I have got the figures wrong you can bet someone on here will soon put me right.
but still plenty enough to hurt yourself.
Most lightplanes are in this range. If someone wants to go flying something bigger I for one would be happier if it was not on an NPPL.
The Rearwin (Big, American, WW2 era, radial engine) is 1900kg
MH
By: mike currill - 21st July 2004 at 23:30
By comparison with our NPPL the maximum permissible weights and speeds are still a little restrictive as our max weight is 2000Kg (approx 4400 lbs) and 140 knots (150-ish MPH) if my memory serves me correctly. If I have got the figures wrong you can bet someone on here will soon put me right.
By: Arabella-Cox - 21st July 2004 at 22:03
The UK might be significantly smaller than the US, but there are a huge amount of wonderful little airfields here. Many in Pooleys and marked on charts, many (farm strips and private strips) not. The vast majority of which are accessible to PPL’s, although in a lot of cases it’s PPR. So really, we do have a lot we can do here. It’s on our doorstep, we only have to look. 😀
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July 21, 2004 at 4:34 pm