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Maybe. But I'm not going to make the assumption either way. Look at all the posts we see about commercial applicants who have never had a qualifying long solo cross country (you can usually tell by the whining about having to do it solo). In that context, a sport pilot with a whopping 100...

Two "why" questions. 1. Why is it odd that a description of weather is not tied directly to the VFR rules applicable to different airspaces. Do we need BMVFR, C&DMVFR, EMVFR, and GMVFR? 2. Why can't we land VFR if the ceiling is at 1100? If the airport is where Class E starts at 1200 for...

You are right. The problem is the “provided.” How long were those cross countries? The sport “long” cross country requirement is half the length of the private one. Any solos to a towered airport? That is not a sport requirement and requires an additional endorsement.

So there’s really no need for 61.31(d) since even an ATP can be treated as a student pilot? Can I, for example, sign off a private pilot for only solo in a complex airplane?

We’re just parsing it differently.

I think that part's easy. The "appropriate" training is pretty well spelled out in the requirements for each certificate and rating. In this case, verify satisfactory performance of the solo and solo cross country requirements.

That won't help unless the physician is savvy on the big book of FAA requirements. If doubtful of passing a flight physical, the best solution is a consultation with an AME. That means no application being pulled up from MedXpress.

If you have access to an SLA, no problem. You can do all the requirements and take the private checkride in an SLA. But as I read the OP, access is limited.

I don't see any reason why it wouldn't apply. There is, however, the potential problem of a DPE (perhaps even on the direction of a local FSDO) disagreeing and rejecting the solo flights without some positive direction from AFS-800 or the Chief Counsel. Which kinds sounds like what @David-in-MD...

Aha! Thanks. But I wonder whether anyone has used 61.31(d)(2) to permit a sport pilot with medical to solo a non-LSA. To serve as the pilot in command of an aircraft, a person must— *** (2) Have received training required by this part that is appropriate to the pilot certification level...

Huh? Of course a student pilot with at least a third class medical can solo in a non-LSA. Is this DPE saying a student pilot with no medical can solo in a non-LSA single? Ive seen a few weird Sport Pilot interpretations lately, but this would be No 1!

I like it too.

The only guidance I'm aware of is that they must be supplied within a reasonable amount of time. That's going to vary a bit depending on the circumstances. Ramp checked on a Saturday away from home and you keep your records locked up in a bank vault is going to be a different "reasonable" time...

...and it's not the only error. I'm not sending people for instrument rides but I am sometimes asked to do some of the 3 hour prep/mock checkride. Since mistakes do happen - both on the checkride and in real life, error recovery techniques can be the difference between pass and fail, so I...

Try Logging vs Being PIC

Sure. With an AP its not a big deal, but straight and level is nice without one.

One way is to set it up in the Flight Plan Catalog. Another is to put the first fix at the end of your flight plan. In either case, once getting your new clearance, you can ask ATC for time to set it up. Ie… “can you give us a vector while we set up our avionics.”

And yes, you can log dual if with a CFI.

One of the things you learn about these units, especially in terms of IFR tasks, is that there are a variety of techniques to accomplish a goal. The best thing we can do is settle on one which strikes us subjectively as (a) the most intuitive and (b) the most repeatable, which usually equals the...

Yes, that will also work. Very well in fact. 1. Press to cursor 2. Scroll up two the hold. 3. Menu. 4. Activate leg. In this case it will actually prompt to activate holding pattern. An advantage over the other methods is that if you do it when ready to turn inbound, it will intercept the...