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What is a Light-Sport Aircraft?

The FAA has defined light-sport aircraft as simple-to-operate, easy-to-fly aircraft that, since initial certification, has continued to meet the following performance definition:

In addition to fixed-wing airplanes, the definition of a light-sport aircraft also includes powered parachutes, weight-shift control aircraft (i.e., Trikes), balloons, airships, gliders and gyroplanes. For more information on the definition of a light-sport aircraft, click here.

Any aircraft that meets the definition of a light-sport aircraft as called out in FAR Part 1.1 is eligible to be operated by a sport pilot. These aircraft can be certificated in any category, such as standard, experimental amateur-built, experimental exhibition, experimental light-sport aircraft (E-LSA), or special light-sport aircraft (S-LSA).

Reference from "SportPilot.org"

What is a Special Light-Sport Aircraft?

A special light-sport aircraft (S-LSA) is a factory-built, ready-to-fly aircraft designed and construction accordance with the ASTM consensus standards for light-sport aircraft (LSA).

In addition to recreational flying, S-LSA can be rented and used for flight instruction. They must be maintained and inspected by a certification repairman with an LSA maintenance rating, a standard FAA aircraft maintenance rating, known as an airframe and powerplant (A&P) rating, or at an FAA authorized repair station. Pilots can perform preventive maintenance on S-LSA.

Private owners of these aircraft may change an S-LSA’s airworthiness certificate to experimental light-sport aircraft status (E-LSA). This allows the owner to perform the annual condition inspection after attending a 16-hour course to obtain a light-sport aircraft repairman’s certificate with an inspection rating. However, once an S-LSA is certificated as an E-LSA, it can no longer be used for rental or commercial flight training.

A foreign aircraft sold in the United States as S-LSA must be eligible to operate in its country of origin, which must have a bi-lateral agreement with the FAA. Reference SportPilot.org


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