• Carry a passenger and share expenses (fuel, oil, airport expenses, and aircraft rental.)

• Fly during the daytime  using visual flight rules (VFR).  Three  statute miles visibility and visual contact with the ground required.

• Cross-country flying anywhere in the U.S.

• Fly up to 10,000 feet above mean sea level.

• Fly solo or with one passenger.

• Share operating expenses with another person.

• Fly in Class E and G airspace (and B, C, and D airspace with appropriate training).

• Allows sport pilots to fly production (standard airworthiness certificate) and experimental amateur-built aircraft that meet the definition of a light-sport aircraft.

• Allows rental of special light-sport aircraft (S-LSA).

• Operate as pilot in command of a sport pilot eligible aircraft.

Limitations:

• Prohibited from Class A airspace.

• Prohibited from flying in Class B, C, or D airspace until you receive training and a logbook endorsement from an instructor.

• No flights outside the U.S. without prior permission from the foreign aviation authority.

• May not tow any object.

• No flights while carrying a passenger or property for compensation, hire, or

• Prohibited from flying in furtherance of a business