Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group IFR SLSA

YES, but again, that's a manufacturer limitation.. The Rotax is NOT the
only ASTM sLSA engine out there. The Jabiru is not a "Certified" engine
(part 23), however they do NOT limit you to daytime VFR only.
Specifically Jabiru has certified that all of it's engines from 2006 on
are compliant for night flight (assuming the aircraft is compliant) see:
*http://tinyurl.com/la3wl4 or
**http://www.jabiru.net.au/Service%20Bulletins/Engine%20files/
JSB010-3.pdf**) *

Bruce

apollonorthamerica wrote:
>
>
> Are we talking S-LSA aircraft here?
> If so there is definitely a requirement to use 912S (certified
> version) as opposed to 912ULS. This simply comes from what the engine
> manufacturer allows in their operating limitations. In an ASTM
> compliant airplane, the airplane manufacturer is required to use
> either a type certified or ASTM compliant engine and as such the
> operating limitations of the engine become part of operating
> limitations of the plane as well. 912ULS is ok for VFR only flights.
> Abid
>
> --- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Sport_Aircraft%40yahoogroups.com>, Bruce Johnson
> <bjohnson@...> wrote:
> >
> > I do not believe there is ANY requirement of Certified
> > engine/prop/instruments. Now if AMD decided that was the only way THEY
> > were going to allow IFR in the MFR limitations, that's an MFR decision,
> > not an FAA decision.
> >
> > Now I also believe the ASTM is working on a standard for IFR sLSA
> > limitations which will change this for all future craft after the
> > standard is published.
> >
> > Bruce Johnson
> > Sonex AeroVee TD 90% done
> >
> >
> > Jay Maynard wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, Sep 01, 2009 at 06:56:46PM -0700, Gary Orpe wrote:
> > > > I believe there is a requirement for the engine to be certified
> as well.
> > >
> > > Certificated engine, certificated prop, TSOd primary flight
> > > instruments. The
> > > airplane must also have the usual pitot/static tests.
> > > --
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> <http://www.conmicro.com>
> > > <http://www.conmicro.com <http://www.conmicro.com>>
> > > http://jmaynard.livejournal.com <http://jmaynard.livejournal.com>
> <http://jmaynard.livejournal.com <http://jmaynard.livejournal.com>>
> > > http://www.tronguy.net <http://www.tronguy.net>
> <http://www.tronguy.net <http://www.tronguy.net>>
> > > Fairmont, MN (KFRM) (Yes, that's me!)
> > > AMD Zodiac CH601XLi N55ZC http://www.tronguy.net/N55ZC.shtml
> <http://www.tronguy.net/N55ZC.shtml>
> > > <http://www.tronguy.net/N55ZC.shtml
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
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