Where the Rubber Meets the Runway

By Ed Downs

This column has been addressing the Sport Pilot rule and Special Light Sport Aircraft (S-LSA) primarily from the perspective of general education.  In others word, what this Sport Pilot movement is all about and how you, the reader, can apply Sport Pilot to your flying.  The frustrating part of both writing and reading such accounts of these exciting, new, flying opportunities is that it lacks the “let’s go flying” side of the story.  To be sure, S-LSA’s are being seen more often, but in general, one can wander around most airports and not see this new breed of airplane.