Sport pilot question

Morgans wrote:


It closes the loophole that has allowed a SEL PP fly an experimental
seaplane or twin, with no checkouts or controls. No longer, with a SP.

Just to clarify this, a PP with ANY category/class rating is still
permitted to fly ANY experimental aircraft SOLO with no signoff. In
order to carry a passenger the pilot requires the appropriate
category/class rating or endorsement. In other words, it is still
perfectly legal for a PP-ASEL to jump in a Rotorway exec and try to take
off with no training. It is also legal for me, who only holds a
Rotorcraft-Gyroplane rating to jump in an RV8 and (try to) fly it away.
Legal, not smart.

Are you sure about this? Or am I confusing a "sign-off" with a "flight
review." I had a Quickie ( single place, not an ultralight ) and I
always made sure I had a current Bi-annual flight review before I flew.
One of the original replies, ( which, as it appears wasn't archived
because the post doesn't appear anymore ) quoted the FAA rule that says
any pilot, other than ultralight must have a current Bi-annual flight
review and it makes no difference whether they are flying as a PP, Rec
Pilot or SP., they still must have it. The rule made no mention
regarding flying solo or not.

Neal

Peter Wendell wrote:
Morgans wrote:


It closes the loophole that has allowed a SEL PP fly an experimental
seaplane or twin, with no checkouts or controls. No longer, with a SP.

Just to clarify this, a PP with ANY category/class rating is still
permitted to fly ANY experimental aircraft SOLO with no signoff. In
order to carry a passenger the pilot requires the appropriate
category/class rating or endorsement. In other words, it is still
perfectly legal for a PP-ASEL to jump in a Rotorway exec and try to take
off with no training. It is also legal for me, who only holds a
Rotorcraft-Gyroplane rating to jump in an RV8 and (try to) fly it away.
Legal, not smart.

wrote:
Are you sure about this? Or am I confusing a "sign-off" with a "flight
review."
Neal

Yes you are. Everyone needs a BFR. I was talking about the fact the PP
can still fly Experimental aircraft without a category/class rating as
long as they are solo. SPs have to signed-off for every type of aircraft
they fly, even if it is experimental.