Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group When is an LSA NOT an LSA?

You are correct. As long as an STC or legal mod doesn't put the aircraft's specs outside LSA
specs it is still valid for SP use. The list of aircraft is just a list of ones that
qualified under their original certification.
John

On Thursday 05 November 2009 15:27:29 dongeneda2000 wrote:
> I have been shopping, Ercoupes for one, and have found some different
> opinions on Standard cert aircraft, qualifying for Sport Pilot use. The
> original list shows Ercoupes 415C and 415C-D are LSA qualified. One school
> of thought maintains that if it has been altered in any way from original,
> it is no longer a LS. Since most all of these have been upgraded to larger
> engines and metalized wings, many say that takes them from that category.
> My own reading seems to say that as long as it is still registered as a C
> or C-D model, AND does not now exceed the LSA prequisites, it is an LSA.
> Anybody have any take on this?

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