On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 10:32:00 -0500, "Gary G"
wrote:

Now that the Sport Pilot license is available, I inquired with my school.
The manager basically said "it's useless" and couldn't really see why anyone would
want it. Later in his conversation he says, "...unless someone just wants to fly around
their airport - you can't really go anywhere..." - which is only partially true
if one gets an endorsement on ADIZ, Class B, and Cross Country.
However, I see a great opportunity in this program, and would like it as a stepping
stone to my Private.

I got the same reaction when I insisted on getting a recreational cert
a few years ago. I still think I did the right thing--especially now
that sport pilot has come in and the rules have extended my privileges
to controlled airspace!

With a sport pilot cert you can fly across the United States. That's
someplace! Sheez.

Your FBO guy is just bad-mouthing a certificate that he doens't have
the training or the equipment to offer you. If you go to
www.pipercubforum.com/friendly.htm you will see some airfields that
offer instruction in Piper Cubs. I'll bet that most of them have
already twigged to sport pilot training, though it's true that
instructors may be hard to qualify so early in the game.

Good luck!





-- all the best, Dan Ford

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