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Sport Pilot is the newest Airmen certification available from the Federal Aviation Administration.  A Sport Pilot certificate will allow you to fly and carry a passenger in a registered, or N numbered, Light Sport Aircraft with the proper endorsement(s) and by using your valid drivers license in lieu of a current medical.  The Sport Pilot Rule was signed in June of 2004 by the FAA Administrator, Ms. Marion Blakely, after many years of development.

Below you can review the rankings of US Airmen Certifications.

What is a Light Sport Aircraft?

A Light Sport Aircraft is the newest classification of aircraft.  Formerly "Ultralights" or "Fat Ultralights", Light Sport Aircraft are broken down into 6 categories and then further broken down into classes and sets within the catergories.

Category 1:  Airplane

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The sport pilot concept is simple.

It allows us to train pilots for a simple mission in a simple aircraft .

Sport Pilots are only eligible to fly aircraft that are either certified specifically as light-sport aircraft (LSA) or were certified prior to the LSA regulations and are within the maximum weight and performance limitations of light-sport aircraft .

In the U.S. , a Sport Pilot certificate allows the pilot to operate a light-sport aircraft (a small, low-powered aircraft), under a limited set of flight conditions. The U.S. Sport Pilot certificate is similar to other countries' ultralight certificates. It is the only U.S. pilot certificate for powered aircraft that does not require a medical examination; a driver's license can be used as proof of medical competence.

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ASI - Aviation Safety Inspector
DPE - Designated Pilot Examiner
ATP - Air Transport Pilot
MEI - Multi Engine Instructor
CFII - Certified Flight Instructor Instrument
CFI - Certified Flight Instructor
COM - Commercial Pilot
ME - Multi Engine Pilot
PPI - Private Pilot Instrument
PP - Private Pilot
RP - Recreational Pilot
SP - Sport Pilot

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