What
Does it Take to be a Sport Pilot?
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Do you want to become a pilot?
Learning
to fly and having access to the fun, affordable, Aldera ensures your training
success. The new Sport Pilot Rule cuts the required training cost by two
thirds when compared to the Private Pilot certificate, and results in
a pilot certificate that can be earned in as little as ten days. And this
is no “junior” pilot certificate.
You can carry
a passenger, fly cross country, and utilize complex airspace, if you so
choose. The skills you learn as a Sport Pilot can be applied to more advanced
pilot certification in the future, if you wish to fly larger and higher
performing aircraft.
The “Canadian
Tough” Aldera is a true multi-mission airplane. Although designed
to offer maximum value and performance for personal ownership, the Aldera
is ideal for flight training purposes. As an S-LSA, the Aldera may be
used by flight schools for flight training and rental.
Operational
simplicity and unexcelled visibility are coupled with ease of flight and
durability to make the Aldera stand out from the rest of the pack as an
ideal plane in which to train.
The new Sport
Pilot certificate is designed for the recreational pilot that is looking
for affordable fun flying. Your Sport Pilot training in the Aldera will
include a minimum of 20 hours total flying time, which includes:
- 15 hours
of dual instruction designed to give you the following safe piloting
skills:
- In-flight
maneuvering
- Takeoffs
and landings
- Airport
operations
- Flight
safety maneuvers
- At
least 1 hour of training dedicated to cross country plus,
- 3
hours of training to prepare you for your simplified flight check
- 5 hours
of solo flight experience which includes:
- One
cross country flight of at least 75 miles
(1 hr. minimum time)
- Time
to practice and enjoy the scenery
Additionally,
you will be entered into a ground training program that will help you
ace the simple and practical written test. All of this training can be
completed in as little as 10 days. This is very different than the current
national average flying time and cost of a Private Pilot certificate.
Prior to
September 1, 2004, a person seeking to get a pilot certificate usually
trained to be a Private Pilot. The Private Pilot certificate requires
a minimum flight time of 40 hours (which is subdivided into dual training,
solo flight and specific types of training) plus some form of ground training
to enable passage of a written examination.
According
to national statistics provided by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
(AOPA, a Washington, DC based aviation support group (www.aopa.org), the
actual flying time needed to obtain a Private Pilot certificate is almost
80 hours, and the total cost of such training hits an average of $8,300.
The average span of time needed to complete Private Pilot training is
now up to 13 months.
The Private
Pilot certificate we have today was first defined in 1938, and was a simple
certificate allowing recreational flying. But aviation law, IFR training,
night flying, airspace rules, complex navigation systems and the international
(ICAO) status of the Private Pilot certificate became more involved over
the years that followed. The complexity of Private Pilot training far
outgrew the number of minimum hours of training required by the FAA, which
continued to use the original 1930’s standards.
The Sport
Pilot Rule and Aldera are writing a new page in aviation history. The
Aldera slashes the cost of learning to fly, and lets you get into the
air with friends and family in a remarkably short period of time.
Contact RAMtech
at 905-628-5520 or info@ramtechaviationinc.com
for more information about learning to fly in the Aldera. Learn more about
how much you can save by training in your own Aldera.
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