FAA has temporarily withdrawn the proposed Sport Pilot rule

Is FAA already a Profit Based Organization?


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AOPA ePilot Volume 6, Issue 13 March 26, 2004
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SPORT PILOT RULE UNEXPECTEDLY RETURNS TO FAA
The FAA has temporarily withdrawn the proposed Sport Pilot rule from
consideration by the federal Office of Management and Budget. Just
before a 90-day review period expired, FAA Administrator Marion Blakey
ordered the proposal withdrawn so that the agency could answer
questions about its economic costs and benefits. The questions were
raised during the OMB review, essentially the final step in the
approval process for the new Sport Pilot certificate and accompanying
Light-Sport Aircraft category. AOPA has supported the Sport Pilot rule
in large part because of the proposal's recognition that a driver's
license is adequate evidence of medical fitness to fly. For more
information on the proposal, see AOPA's regulatory brief (
http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/regulatory/regsport.html ).