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  • Chapter 17: Transition to Light Sport Airplanes (LSA) › Sport Pilot Certificate

    certificated pilots wishing to exercise privileges only in LSA aircraft. Pilots who hold recreational, private, commercial, or airline transport pilot certificates may pilot light-sport airplanes provided they possess the appropriate category/class rating and a U.S. driver's license ... qualified to act as PIC of a light-sport airplane (sport airplanes are single-engine) without supervision from an authorized instructor. Pilots holding higher level certificates with the appropriate category and class ratings may fly LSAs as long…

  • Chapter 1: Introduction To Flying › Pilot Certifications

    pilot certificate, regardless of the light-sport aircraft privileges you seek, the FAA will issue you a sport pilot certificate without any category and class ratings. The Instructor will provide you with the appropriate logbook endorsement for the category…

  • Chapter 14: Airport Operations › Radio Communications › Lost Communication Procedures

    pilot should then advise the tower of the aircraft type, position, altitude, and intention to land. The pilot should continue, enter the pattern, report a position as appropriate, and watch for light signals from the tower. Light signal colors…

  • Chapter 17: Transition to Light Sport Airplanes (LSA) › Flight Environment › Taxi

    damage to the tires. If the taxi speed is too slow, application of a brake can cause the aircraft to pivot to a stop, rather than adjust in direction. This results in excessive brake and tire wear. If the speed ... Stick (yoke or stoke) forces tend to be light, which may lead a transitioning pilot to initially over-control. The key is to relax, have reasonable patience, and input only appropriate flight control pressures needed to get the required response…

  • Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 3. Airport Operations › 4-3-13. Traffic Control Light Signals

    landing light and taxi the aircraft into a position, clear of the active runway, so that light is visible to the tower. The landing light should remain on until appropriate signals are received from the tower. d. Airport Traffic Control…

  • Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 3. Airport Operations › 4-3-14. Communications

    frequency. TBL 4-3-1 Airport Traffic Control Tower Light Gun Signals 4-3-14. Communications a. Pilots of departing aircraft should communicate with the control tower on the appropriate ground control/clearance delivery frequency prior to starting engines to receive…