'Sport pilots' taking off, worrying critics: GP: Airport now open to those with less training, no medical certificate.

From: The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX) | Date: June 18, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Kathy A. Goolsby

Jun. 18--GRAND PRAIRIE -- Imagine being legally able to fly a plane with little more than a valid driver's license, only half as much in-the-air experience as a private pilot -- and none of the strict medical requirements.

It's true. Grand Prairie officials tweaked the city's airport regulations this month to allow a new category of pilots to operate at the facility. Previously, pilots operating at Grand Prairie Municipal Airport were required to have a medical certificate that had been issued by the Federal Aviation Administration; now the ...

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