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As of 12/1/2024 the number of   Active, Validated SCFLIER SportCruiser Forum Members with Log-In Privileges  increased to   731  SCFLIER Forum Members ! D

a great short video hitting the highlights of GOOD NEWS from the USA FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 Affecting General Aviation with details on the expected 2025 MOSAIC updates to USA FAA Light Sport Aircraft regulations : Note that with the new rules effective 12/2/2024, a CFI WILL be able to perform flight training and charge for Pilot Flight Instruction using an Experimental E-LSA for the training.

As of 10/31/2024 the number of   Active, Validated SCFLIER SportCruiser Forum Members with Log-In Privileges  increased to   729  SCFLIER Forum Members ! D

As of 9/30/2024 the number of   Active, Validated SCFLIER SportCruiser Forum Members with Log-In Privileges  increased to   727  SCFLIER Forum Members ! D

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As of 9/1/2024 the number of   Active, Validated SCFLIER SportCruiser Forum Members with Log-In Privileges  increased to   723  SCFLIER Forum Members ! D

As of 8/1/2024 the number of   Active, Validated SCFLIER SportCruiser Forum Members with Log-In Privileges  increased to   720  SCFLIER Forum Members ! D

As of 7/1/2024 the number of   Active, Validated SCFLIER SportCruiser Forum Members with Log-In Privileges  increased (over two months) to   719  SCFLIER Forum Members ! D If you know someone wanting to join the SCFLIER SportCruiser forum, make sure they know to check their SPAM folder for an Activation email from me, your friendly SCFLIER ADMIN, at scflieradm@yahoo.com Why ? 1) There is so much “trash email” getting sent to Forum Admins like me, I want to know that people trying to sign up are really INTERESTED in owning and flying the SportCruiser / PS-28 aircraft. You do NOT have to own a SportCruiser to join this forum. I DO establish TWO WAY Email communication with potential new SCFLIER SportCruiser forum members before activating their membership. I NEVER reveal anyone’s email address on the forum. With me the Admin being able to communicate to/from Members allows me to fix forgotten passwords or locked out SCFLIER accounts. 2) Many “potential” new SCFLIER Members never respond to my simple email communication check, so either they changed their mind, or they never got my “activation” email - my email might be stuck in their SPAM email folder. 3) There are automated systems that try and fog our forum with sales pitches, random trash, etc., and we Don’t need that annoyance here on the SCFLIER SportCruiser forum. 4) and YES, I check my SPAM filter often for YOUR response to ME ! Thank you Dave SCFLIER Forum Admin Questions ? Send me an email at scflieradm@yahoo.com

As of 4/30/2024 the number of   Active, Validated SCFLIER SportCruiser Forum Members with Log-In Privileges  increased to   710  SCFLIER Forum Members ! wow. D

As of 3/31/2024 the number of   Active, Validated SCFLIER SportCruiser Forum Members with Log-In Privileges  increased to   706  SCFLIER Forum Members ! And still only a small handful of our members EVER participate ! Durn. D

As of 2/29/2024 the number of   Active, Validated SCFLIER SportCruiser Forum Members with Log-In Privileges  increased to   701  SCFLIER Forum Members ! A new milestone ! D

Kevin I appreciate the kind words. No “contributions” are necessary from any SCFLIER Members. Enjoy the SCFLIER SportCruiser forum ! Dave

Hello SCFLIER Forum Members. This forum area is for me, the LUCKY SCFLIER Forum ADMIN, to tell y’all about stuff going on in the SCFLIER SportCruiser forum ADMIN World. I did an “Admin Check” of how many Members are viewing posts on the forum, and how much “image memory” we are using against our Monthly Plan cost. The more pictures we save on the forum website, the more the forum costs per month — IF we exceed our storage space allowed. I pay the bills, and I am NOT asking for Member contributions. And, in fairness, I myself am probably the king of SCFLIER forum image posting memory size. Whoop de doo. I will continue to pay the SCFLIER website bills, which are Less than $ 100 per month to keep the SCFLIER Forum running. I noticed that we were getting “close” - in a gigabyte kind of way - to our memory limit for our monthly plan bill. So, I decided to spend an extra $ 9 per month (whoop de doo) to give us a nearly 50 X increase in image storage space for the SCFLIER forum members. Wow That is a bargain ! The message - please post more images of your SportCruiser, flying trips you have taken, and cool ideas for improving the SportCruiser (Experimental E-LSA), …, and more. But, Please keep your posts relevant to the SCFLIER topic area you are posting in ! Please use the search icon to find a logical place to put stuff. PLEASE !!! Please Don’t just create a NEW topic when there is already an EXISTING Topic area out there on the SCFLIER SportCruiser forum that FITS your idea. Finally, if you know a SCFLIER SportCruiser member that only LURKS on the forum, reading stuff, but never posting any ideas or pictures, try and convince them to post something - in the correct topic area ! (NOT HERE !!!). Thank you your friendly SCFLIER SportCruiser forum Admin Whoop de doo. Dave The New plan :

From AOPA on TAA Technically Advanced Airplanes https://www.aopa.org/training-and-safety/active-pilots/safety-and-technique/operations/technically-advanced-airplanes

The Garmin 696 GPS is not IFR Capable, for example it cannot provide WAAS RNAV GPS guidance for LPV WAAS GPS Instrument Approaches. However, the Garmin SL30 NAV/COM can provide lateral guidance cues (CDI on your Dynon screens) for an Instrument Approach with an ILS or VOR Based guidance. The SportCruiser is really NOT the aircraft a Pilot would want to fly in HARD IMC Weather, even if an IFR Capable NAV COM were installed. Heated pitot tube ? De-icing equipment ? Stable platform in HARD IMC weather ? Two radios ? Nope. NOT a SportCruiser friendly environment. Good VFR Weather ? Light winds, no or very little cloud cover ? $ 100 hamburger flight ? YES for a SportCruiser ! one more thought - the FAA allows IFR Time Building, with a safety Pilot in good VMC (VFR) weather, IF the aircraft is a TAA Technically Advanced Aircraft. There ARE versions of the SportCruiser, typically with Dynon SkyView panels, that DO qualify as a TAA Technically Advanced Aircraft. I have flown our 2010 PiperSport (many years ago) with the SL30 NAV/COM providing CDI lateral guidance to the KADS Addison Airport (North Dallas) runway 15 (now 16) ILS system. Recommend you contact ThrustFlight and ask which of their ~ 10 SportCruisers in the training fleet qualify as TAA. Dave https://www.thrustflight.com/ https://forum.flydynon.com/threads/is-garmin-sl-30-and-hdx-an-ifr-navigator.13139/