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The sport pilot certificate can be earned in as little as 20 hours and allows you to fly only light-sport aircraft; one- or two-seat aircraft capable of speeds up to 138 mph. SP/LSA regulations gives authorization to fly during the daytime under limited visual flight rules (VFR), in the U.S. only. In most cases, you can pass the medical requirements simply by having a valid U.S. driver’s license.
A sport pilot must do a flight review with a certified flight instructor (CFI) every two years from the month in which they were certificated to make sure no bad habits have emerged in one's flying skills. A flight review may consist of as little as one hour of ground school and one hour of flight time. The CFI will endorse your logbook to prove the review was successfully completed.
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