Each month, Flying answers questions about the new Sport Pilot/Light-Sport Aircraft rule with assistance from the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), the authority on the opportunities available within the category commonly known as “Sport Pilot”:
Q: My wife and I both want to get Sport Pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft. Can we use our LSA aircraft to flight-train for advanced certificates such as Private and Commercial, with a CFI, or must we use GA aircraft?