Hee Hee,
Well it does to alot of folks, but guess what the FAA doesn't see it as
so simple, nor the AOPA. And thus the problem. Like the FAA told me, welcome
to the FAR's. Some people interpret it one way and others another way and
some don't even get it close. But with half the CFI's and DPE's confused on
the matter they are waiting on word from the higher authority. And the
higher authority themselves are confused! See the dilemma. What you or I
think doesn't matter if the person who has to give you the endorsement does
not see it that way, and no one is telling him/her any different.
We see it from pretty much the same side, but there are those who are
seeing it as you CAN NOT fly a plane 87knots or greater until you have a
sport pilot certificate. Some FAA says you can some FAA says you can't. As
long as the FAA doesn't know for sure, then everyone under them is just
guessing as to what the rule means, or at least what the FAA wanted it to
mean.
I think you are exactly right! If you trained in them you are good to
go, but ALOT of CFI's are having a problem with it. The EAA says it was a
wording glitch and CFI's should sign the endorsement and alot do. But for
those that don't "see it that way" , the EAA is not the higher authority,
the FAA is. Guess it's kind of like The Constitution , seems judges and
politicians can change it's meaning from day to day, and twist simple words
around . Pretty much like this rule, just says what whomever is reading it
says it says. And sometimes in either case I don't see how they come up with
the stuff they do!

Patrick
student SPL
aircraft structural mech

"ET" wrote in message
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"W P Dixon" wrote in
:

"If you hold a sport pilot certificate and you seek to
operate a light-sport aircraft that has a VH greater than 87
knots CAS you must-

The wording right there is what is the holdup, see the sport pilot
certificate, that means someone who already is a sport pilot , not a
student. A student would be seeking to obtain a sport pilot
certificate, or it should say a student sport pilot. But using the
words sport pilot certificate does not include students, or so say
half the FAA and AOPA.
It's kind of like saying you could not fly a C150 unless you had a
private pilot certificate,...no mention of a student pilot there. It's
weird wording for sure.

Patrick
student SPL
aircraft structural mech


Break it apart: "If you hold a sport pilot certificate" ok, student
does not, therefore don't read anymore.

Now once you have the certificate: "If you hold a sport pilot
certificate" Yes; "and you seek to
operate a light-sport aircraft that has a VH greater than 87
knots CAS you must-
(a) Receive and log ground and flight training from an
authorized instructor in an aircraft that has a VH greater
than 87 knots CAS"

OK, you did that as a student, so your golden... It doesn't say WHEN
you had to have it done, it simply says you have to DO that before
flying an aircraft w/ VH greater than 87 knots.

Sounds simple to me....

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