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Sport Pilot / Part 103 Training/Experience Comparison
For 2-Person Operations

Note:  For 2-person operations under Part 103 you must earn your Basic Flight Instructor rating.  For Sport Pilot you only need your Sport Pilot certificate.

As you can see from the table above the requirements to legally fly with a passenger are actually considerable reduced under Sport Pilot than Part 103.  Now lets look at the requirements to fly a 2-person aircraft solo under both rules.

In this case, to solo the pilot candidate needs 7 hours more training under Sport Pilot than under Part 103.  However, it is very rare that a student pilot is ready to fly in the 13 hour minimum required under Part 103.  The average student requires 15-20 hours to solo so, in reality, for most students the requirements are the same.  And, under Sport Pilot the student is only a Knowledge and Practical test away from being able to exercise all the privileges of a Sport Pilot – carrying a passenger.  The Part 103 pilot still has to get 87 more hours including 8-15 dual and practical tests to get his BFI before he can carry a passenger legally.

For those who want to fly Part 103 single place aircraft the rules remain the same as they are today.

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Last modified: 09/05/08