Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group LSA Experimental

That is wrong.
There are E-LSA's being built now.
They were always supposed to be built.

I am not sure if there is an update to the rules yet but there was a problem with a S-LSA converted to E-LSA. On such an aircraft owners just couldn't go doing modifications themselves without an A&P sign-off. If the rules have not been updated on that yet, that info may be wrong as well.
Abid

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "circicirci" <acensor@...> wrote:
>
> Incidentally:
> Any SLSA can be converted to an ELSA. The process is relatively simple (relative to originally geting an ELSA or any home built experimental was/is). Paperwork. No test flying required, etc.
>
> Some folks consider doing this because it means they can then legally do all their maintainance and are free to dabble in both major and minor modifications. And as others in this thread have explained, if the owner takes the 16 hour course can do his/her own annuals.
> The downsides include the plane can no longer be used for training, nor no matter what level of license the pilot has for any fee for services.
>
> Interestingly, an E-AB (experimental amateur-built), which has more restrictions on who can do what on it than an ELSA, can not be converted to ELSA. This next quote is from the EAA:
> "Sorry, the FAA does not have a process to convert an E-AB aircraft to an experimental light sport (E-LSA)."
>
> Seems, according to what I read at the EAA site, there are essentially no more ELSA's being built. It was pretty much just a one time thing up to 2008 allowing previously built uncertified aircraft that could meet the requirments to get so certified.
>
>
>
>
> --- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, Bob Comperini <bob@> wrote:
> >
> > On 10:50 AM 10/27/2011, UltraJohn wrote:
> > >You still might need it for an Experimental if You don't have the maintenance
> > >rights for it, IE if you didn't build it.
> >
> > Sorry.. That's not true. No FAA certification is EVER needed to perform maintenance on any kind of experimental.,
> >
> > An FAA rating is only needed for the required annual condition inspections. This is true for ANY experiemental.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Bob Comperini
> > e-mail: bob@
> > WWW: http://www.fly-ul.com
> >
>

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