Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group LSA Rule Question

Hi Vince,

See ---
http://www.electricmotorglider.com/index.html
-- where it reads
"FAA regulations do not require a pilot to possess a multiengine rating when flying a single place [mulitengine] experimental aircraft. A multiengine rating would be required for the carriage of passengers."

In short, you could fly a two propeller single engine two propeller experimental single seat aircraft with a sport pilot license as long as it complied with the rest of the LSA definition.

By the way, that link is a very interesting site about a two prop electric powered motor glider being developed currently by Brian Carpenter.

Alex

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> From: Vince <vhhomer@...>
> To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 1:35 PM
> Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group LSA Rule Question
>
>
> The LSA requirements state, "single engine and fixed pitch or ground adjustable propeller." Does the use of the singular term, "propeller," limit a builder to only one?
>
> Does anyone have an opinion, or better yet, an official ruling on the use of one engine and two propellers either in the contra-rotating or or separate configuration like the Wright Brothers Flyer?
>




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