FAA Sport Pilot study plan

Map the eligibility path in Part 61 Subpart J: list each certificate/privilege category and the aeronautical experience minimums that apply to you

Differentiate Subpart J (sport pilot) from Subpart K (sport pilot instructor) by writing a side-by-side comparison of privileges and limitations

Identify the medical/self-certification requirement and the driver's license attestation conditions, and state what disqualifies a sport pilot from operating

Summarize the currency and recency rules that govern whether you may act as pilot in command on a given day

Extract the operating limitations in 61.315 and restate each as a plain-language flight-planning rule

Cross-reference aircraft category/class privileges with the design and performance limits in 61.316

Build a table of the light-sport aircraft definitional limits (weight, speed, seats, gear, propeller) and annotate which ones you can verify from a sample aircraft's documentation

Explain how a sport pilot determines whether a specific aircraft is eligible to be flown under sport pilot privileges

Compute and interpret the performance figures a sport pilot must know: stall speed in the landing configuration, maximum level flight speed, and takeoff/landing distance expectations

Distinguish the design requirements that appear in 61.316 from operational limits that appear elsewhere, and list which limits you must personally verify before flight

Analyze how weight-and-balance and density altitude affect a light-sport aircraft's compliance with its operating limits

Draft the preflight performance questions you will ask about any unfamiliar LSA

List each additional training and endorsement area (retractable landing gear, manual controllable pitch propeller, night operations) and state the specific training and endorsement each requires

Describe the aeronautical experience and knowledge elements that must precede each endorsement

Explain how endorsements interact with aircraft category/class privileges and what happens if the endorsement is absent

Self-assess which of the three endorsement areas you currently lack and rank them by training effort

Outline the sequence of events in a proficiency check, from eligibility determination through the logbook endorsement

Compare the proficiency check requirements for sport pilot privileges with the additional endorsement requirements, and note where they overlap

Identify the documents, records, and endorsements you must present or hold before a proficiency check can be administered

Draft the questions you would ask an examiner or instructor before scheduling a proficiency check

Reconstruct the areas of operation evaluated during a proficiency check and describe the standards applied to each

Explain the consequences of an unsatisfactory performance in an area of operation and the retest path

Differentiate the proficiency check from a practical test by purpose, administering party, and resulting privileges

Write a mock proficiency check scenario and the correct administrative outcome for each of three failure points

Identify the knowledge test requirement applicable to sport pilot applicants and the documentation needed to take it

List the endorsements required before a practical test and match each endorsement to its authorizing regulation

Describe practical test eligibility, the areas of operation, and the administrative steps an applicant completes before and after the test

Explain how knowledge test results, endorsements, and practical test results are recorded and retained

Synthesize all five domains into a single pre-solo-through-checkride timeline keyed to the regulations you studied

Re-test yourself on the highest-weight domains (1 and 2) and log every missed item with the governing rule

Resolve every open needs-review item from earlier weeks by confirming the rule text or deferring to your instructor

Rehearse the practical test and proficiency check administrative flow end to end