Sport Pilot: An Option For Seniors

The light sport regs, especially regarding medical certification, are allowing pilots to keep flying longer than before. But, watch the restrictions.

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Rick Durden
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Flight Design F2 at Sun'n Fun last spring. The exhibit was busy with interested older pilots stepping out of complex singles.
As we’ve watched aircraft and fuel prices skyrocket amid a “hard” insurance market, we’ve been wondering whether those variables are conspiring to push prospective pilots to work for a sport pilot rating rather than the private ticket and whether current pilots are downsizing to light sport aircraft and taking advantage of the more liberal sport […]
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