MidlifeFlyer
Well-Known Member
The problem isn't the unintended consequence of meaning that you can't log in a complex, etc without the endorsement - the "or" takes care of that.That language was inserted into 61.51(e)(1)(i) when the Sport Pilot stuff was added (2005?), so I infer that it applies only to those with that certificate. I asked the FAA to include a definition in 61.1 of what "has privileges" means so no one is inclined to apply it to other endorsements such as complex, etc. We'll see if that turns up in the upcoming new Part 61.
The problem question is whether an unintended consequence is that a pilot endorsed for solo privileges in a different category/class (or type) now has "privileges" that will allow logging of instruction received in that category/class (or type) without being rated.
btw, close - it was Sept. 2004.