Sport Pilot: Choosing the Light-Sport Aircraft That's Right for You [With Full-Color W/Aircraft Photos & Comparison Tables] »

Paul Hamilton has been a pilot for more than 30 years. He has worked as an aeronautical mechanics engineer, specializing in design, analysis, and flight testing. He is the founder of Adventure Productions and the producer of more than 40 films on ultralight and light sport aircraft. He lives in Reno, Nevada.

More people will be learning how to fly—and purchasing their own aircraft—with the advent of the new FAA Sport Pilot airman certificate for Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA). Different types of light and ultralight aircraft, including hang gliders, paragliders, and powered parachutes, are defined and compared in this 41-minute DVD, and expert advice is given on which aircrafts are better for different lifestyles. Factors taken into account include aviation experience, transportation, storage, and cost. The supplementary full-color booklet further educates the would-be sport flyer with additional photos, sport pilot regulatory information, aircraft descriptions, and comparison tables.