Comments on: Understanding Experimental Light Sport Aircraft https://www.kitplanes.com/understanding-experimental-light-sport-aircraft/ The Independent Voice for Homebuilt Aviation Wed, 16 Nov 2022 23:07:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 By: Jim H https://www.kitplanes.com/understanding-experimental-light-sport-aircraft/#comment-329662 Wed, 16 Nov 2022 23:07:03 +0000 http://www.kitplanes.com/issues/understanding-experimental-light-sport-aircraft/#comment-329662 Can a private pilot fly an ELSA(Carbon Cub) with a drivers license as his medical license?

]]> By: Paul Dye https://www.kitplanes.com/understanding-experimental-light-sport-aircraft/#comment-247278 Mon, 16 Aug 2021 15:45:21 +0000 http://www.kitplanes.com/issues/understanding-experimental-light-sport-aircraft/#comment-247278 It’s actually quite common for folks to get their FAA A&P certificates based on military experience, and the process is well documented in FAA publications. A quick internet search showed this page which has a lot of information:

https://www.airframeandpowerplant.com/mil.htm

You will still have to take written, oral and practical tests, but this shows how to use military experience to qualify to take the tests.

]]> By: Mat P. https://www.kitplanes.com/understanding-experimental-light-sport-aircraft/#comment-247245 Mon, 16 Aug 2021 01:02:41 +0000 http://www.kitplanes.com/issues/understanding-experimental-light-sport-aircraft/#comment-247245 Can someone please answer a couple of questions for me? Why is it that military experience, especially the likes of phase docks and crew chief tearing apart our most high tech aircraft and putting them back together, along with doing OP’s checks, inspections and R&R is not considered hands on experience towards obtaining an AP license? Or at least qualify a person to inspect the likes of an ultralight? In my experience of trying to obtain proper AP licensing, I was told I could not obtain an AP license without hands on experience, while in the same breath was told I could not obtain hands on experience without an AP license. Seems like a catch 22 to me or am I wrong? How can you get one or the other if you cannot get one without the other? I would like to know why I wasted my time as an aircraft mechanic only to be told I had no chance to become one in civilian life if I didn’t shell out big money I could not possibly produce to relearn what I already could do in my sleep? Just seems counter productive to me, not to mention biased and prejudiced towards military members. You would think they might offer a test out option. This was in the early 80’s by the way. As a result my dream of maintaining and future flying of aircraft was lost forever due to bureaucratic BS. Was I fed a total line of BS by many supposedly reliable sources back then, or is that really the way it was?

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