a standard category aircraft like a Champ or Ercoupe or Am built
experimental, that has not changed whether the plane happens to meet the
definition of LSA or not. What you can or cant do on sLSA aircraft is a
little deeper in the regs, but I'd get some Rotax training if you want
to get into maintaining or doing annuals.
2) The eLSA that you have on the field is very likely a grandfathered
eLSA that was registered under the provision to help make legal fat
ultralights. That eLSA and the sLSA mentioned above can be used for
flight training and rental. If you buy a kit from an sLSA maker and
build it exactly to their specs, then you have a type of eLSA that is
not usable for paid training or rental (the only plane I know of that is
currently_ actually delivering_ eLSA kits is Vans - RV12). If you do
not build it to their specs and cannot prove you complied with the 51%
rule, then you either have experimental exhibition with all the
limitations, or a very expensive lawn ornament. Any other kit maker is
just as it has always been - Experimental Amateur built.
3) Kit or sLSA? if sLSA you have literally 100 to choose from!
(http://sportpilot.org/learn/slsa/) If 51% qualified kit, then even more
to choose from.... My dad has been flying a StingSport sLSA
www.sting.aero for 3 1/2 years. I have almost 50 hours on it myself.
Very comfortable, the newer ones get even closer to the 120knot mark
than the old ones, there is everything in the panel you ever wanted, it
will set you back $120K and it looks like a miniature Cirrus. If you
like high wings I REALLY like the Jabiru 250, which has the fuselage of
their 4 place kit and lots of room to carry lots of stuff, probably
looking in the $60K range for the kit, engine, panel, etc. On the other
end of the spectrum, I'm building a Sonex, from plans, for very close to
$15K complete (from a kit starts around $24k complete), it will cruise
at around 130knots TAS up high, I'm adding an aux fuel tank that will
give me 5 hours range. But the cockpit is definitely on the small
side. Or buy a $20-30K 1940 something Champ or Cub or Taylorcraft and
fly away low and slow
Bruce Johnson
Plans building Sonex 593 in Schertz, TX
working on windscreen
dongeneda2000 wrote:
>
>
> I am an A&P and pilot, single engine land, and new to this forum. I
> could not pass a medical even if I bribed a med examiner, so have not
> tried. This LSA thing has me very interested, but I am having trouble
> understanding it all. Here are some questions I would love some
> feedback on:
> 1. As an A&P, am I correct in believing that I can do maintenance and
> perform annuals on any LSA? Does that include aircraft like say an
> Ercoupe?
>
> 2. There are two LSA, the SlSA that is factory assembled, and ESLA
> that apparently is a homebuilt. My question is, if I buy a kit from a
> certified SLA maker, I can assemble that plane only according to their
> specs. If I deviate from those plans, then what do I have? What about
> a kit from a kit maker that does NOT have an "approved" model to make
> kits from? What is the difference?
> 3. I want to acquire the absolute fastest, dependable, and most
> comfortable LSA available for longer distance use. Which ones should I
> be looking at?
> If anyone has a source of this information, or will help me understand
> this, please feel free to do so.
>
> __._,_
>
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