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September 4, 2026 · Training

Sport Pilot or Private Pilot: which certificate fits

Sport Pilot needs fewer hours and no FAA medical certificate; Private Pilot carries more passengers, flies at night and goes further. Here is how the two differ in practice, and how to pick without wasting the training already flown.

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September 4, 2026 · Local Flying

What it means to learn at a non-towered field

Skyhaven and Limington-Harmon are both non-towered airports. That means no clearance to wait for, radio calls made rather than received, and a pattern the pilots in it are responsible for — which is a training advantage more often than a limitation.

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