On Aug 22, 2:54*pm, Robert Moore wrote:
Danny wrote

but I think there is an provision that training towards LSA pilot
level, can be use later to go for a private level certificate.

YES...but only if given by a "real" CFI and not a LSA CFI. *

Bob Moore

Can you give the reference in Part 61 on this? I just asked a DE and
he told me differently. But, I think you are right. Instruction
given by a sport instructor I don't think can be logged as dual for a
private certificate. But does this mean a sport pilot that wants to
upgrade to private has to repeat all of his dual time.

I did find out that if I am LSA airplane single engine sea instructor,
I can give instruction to a private pilot, but I can not endorse their
log book to take the check ride for a private single engine land
addon. This is not a huge problem, because there is no requirement to
log dual time for a single engine sea add on to a certificate. I can
train them until they can do the job, then take a single ride with a
CFI with single engine sea class, then take the check ride.

If a private pilot with two classes (say single engine land and single
engine sea) gets a commercial, does he get it for only one of the two
classes. I don't think so. Maybe his certificate will say private
single engine sea and commercial single engine land if the check ride
is in a land air plane. How about multi-engine? Do you have to take
a separate check ride to become a commercial pilot in both classes if
you are a private pilot in both single engine land and multi-engine
land? I know a lot of people get commercial single engine land and
mult-engine land. This process should be well understood. Single
engine sea is a class add on just like muli-engine land is a class add
on. The process should be the same.

Danny