Sport Pilot and The DPE Bob Jex Orlando FSDO
References: 14 CFR Part 61, Subparts J & K 14 CFR Part 61, Subparts J & K Sport Pilot Examiner Handbook Sport Pilot Examiner Handbook FAA Order Industry web sites Industry web sites
Classes of Sport Pilot cert’s Airplane Single-Engine Land & Sea Airplane Single-Engine Land & Sea Glider Glider Rotorcraft Gyroplane Rotorcraft Gyroplane LTA Airship & Balloon LTA Airship & Balloon Powered Parachute Land & Sea Powered Parachute Land & Sea Wt-Shift Control Aircraft Land & Sea Wt-Shift Control Aircraft Land & Sea
Sport Pilot Instructor ratings “Flight Instructor – Sport Pilot” “Flight Instructor – Sport Pilot” Logbook endorsement for classes: Logbook endorsement for classes: ASE Glider Rotorcraft Gyroplane LTA Airship or Balloon Powered Parachute Weight-Shift Control
Airplane examples! Piper J-2, J-3, J-3S Cub Piper J-2, J-3, J-3S Cub Aeronca Champ Aeronca Champ Luscombe 8, 8A, 8B, and 8C Luscombe 8, 8A, 8B, and 8C Taylorcraft BC, BCS, and BC-65 Taylorcraft BC, BCS, and BC-65 Ercoupe 415C, and 415D Ercoupe 415C, and 415D
SP CFI-Airplane requirements: Sport Pilot (or higher) – ASE Sport Pilot (or higher) – ASE Current CFI – ASE Current CFI – ASE 500 hours PIC 500 hours PIC 250+ in Light Sport Airplanes 50+ in last year 200 hours as CFI 200 hours as CFI 100+ in Light Sport Airplanes
Which DPE’s can be SPE’s? Appropriately rated DPE’s Appropriately rated DPE’s DPE’s who obtain Sport Pilot Instructor ratings in additional classes per DPE’s who obtain Sport Pilot Instructor ratings in additional classes per
What do I have to do? Read SPE Handbook Read SPE Handbook Attend Recurrent Seminars Attend Recurrent Seminars FAA Form FAA Form Submit to FSDO
Resources: FAA FAA 14 CFR 61 Subparts J & K SPE Handbook (FAA Order ) EAA ( EAA ( Ehotline newsletter AOPA ( AOPA ( E-Pilot newsletter
Questions? Bob Jex, Orlando FSDO