Quote Originally Posted by pbbon39 View Post
My question is how do I become a Private pilot after having been a sport pilot for 450 hrs? I started out as a student pilot in 1989 and did everything except the long cross country, written an a Check ride. Then just went and got my sport pilot license.
Get with an instructor (not a sport pilot instructor) and figure out what aeronautical experience you still need to log in order to meet the private pilot requirements. Once you log the needed experience and pass the private pilot written test, you simply would take a practical test (aka "checkride") with a pilot examiner. Go for it!!