Each month, Flying answers questions about the new Sport Pilot/Light Sport Aircraft rule with assistance from the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), the authorities on the opportunities available within the category commonly known as “Sport Pilot”:
My understanding of the FAA terms “category” and “class” in the new “class-specific” would suggest that the exams are “category-specific,” not “class-specific.” Categories include things like airplanes, gliders, helicopters, weight-shift control, powered parachute, etc. Class is a subdivision within a category, such as land, sea, multiengine, etc. I suspect that the FAA does not intend to go to this level of specificity in offering distinct knowledge tests, does it? Could you clarify?
