Q & A: 
Question of the Week
EAA Government Affairs
A private pilot receives ground training on all three types of airspace but is only required to fly into one type of controlled airspace to meet their training requirements. Why, therefore, do sport pilots (according to FAA reference documents for Sport Pilot Instructors) need to receive both ground AND in-flight instruction in all three types of airspace (B, C and D) to receive an endorsement to fly into or through them?

Answer:
EAA raised your concern to the attention of the light-sport aircraft branch office (AFS-610) and they said this should not be the case. Here is their reply: "AFS-610 will change the note in the document on the website stating you have to have flight training in each type of airspace. To receive the 61.325 endorsement, a Sport Pilot will have to receive ground training on the operational aspects of flight into Class B, C, and D airspace, and receive flight training at a towered airport (3 takeoffs/landings to a full stop) to receive the endorsement - which will then be good at B, C, or D airspace/airports."

Thanks for the heads up! The Sport Pilot rule is still new, and we (EAA, the FAA, Instructors, SP's, etc.) are continuing to learn how all the separate rules affect its different aspects.

How can we help you?
To ask a question regarding government issues, e-mail govt@eaa.org. If you have a question about registration, airmen, aircraft and medical certification, safety records, performance, or any other matter, e-mail infoserv@eaa.org.
  

February 2007
EAA Desktop Calendar

We're honored to feature EAA Founder and Chairman of the Board Paul Poberezny in this month's EAA desktop calendar, pictured in 1948 beside his Little Poop Deck, the result of his extensive clipwing modification of the remains of a 1940 Taylorcraft. The airplane is the subject of a feature article in the January 2007 issue of Vintage Airplane magazine, where Editor H.G. Frautschy and Paul discuss how he came up with the idea for not only the airplane, but also its name.

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Threat to Young Eagles Demands Immediate Action
This past week FAA supplied a one-two punch that could have a huge effect on the freedom of flying. First, it introduced its budget plan that included sharply higher fuel taxes on the airplanes we fly and the specter of additional user fees, which EAA and other general aviation groups will continue to fight.

However, I want to discuss another matter that speaks to the heart of who we are as EAA members and what aviation means to us. The new air tour rule unveiled this month includes language that could be extremely harmful to EAA's Young Eagles program. This program has flown nearly 1.3 million young people since 1992 and is a cornerstone of not only EAA's mission, but the future of aviation as well.
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General Aviation United Against User Fees
EAA works hard to protect the rights of general aviation enthusiasts. Lend your voice to our efforts by becoming informed on how user fees threaten your rights as an aviation enthusiast.
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New Air Tour Rule has Potentially Harmful Provisions
Following a thorough analysis of the many issues addressed in FAA's new Air Tour Rule unveiled last Friday, EAA is particularly alarmed at several elements of the rule that threaten the future of the Young Eagles Program.

Earl Lawrence, EAA's vice president of industry and regulatory affairs, immediately contacted senior FAA officials Monday morning to explain how certain elements of the rule's preamble - not the rule itself - could be interpreted in a way that would severely limit what aircraft could be used for Young Eagles flights, with additional restrictions on pilot qualifications and frequency of Young Eagles activities. After several days of talks with FAA officials, however, there were no immediate solutions to EAA's concerns forthcoming from the agency.
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