Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Help me Understand This LSA thing.

Thanks Bruce, that was very helpful. I have admired the Sonex for several reasons, but the perceived small cockpit has me spooked. Wish I could sit in one. A combination that seems very appealing to me so far, is a CH650 kit with Corvair power, sort of seems to meet the need for speed and comfort pretty well.
I should have added, I am just about to turn 72, so a "quick build kit" is pretty necessary!
Don - In the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Johnson <bjohnson@...> wrote:
>
> 1) As an A&P the LSA regs do not change anything that you could do on
> 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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