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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 certificiation, has continue to meet the following performance definition:

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Light Sport Aircraft can be manufactured and sold ready-to-fly under a new Special Light Sport aircraft certification category. Aircraft must meet industry consensus standards. Aircraft under this certifification may be used for sport and recreation, flight training and air craft rental.
They can be licensed as Experimental Light Sport Aircraft (E-LSA) if kit or plansbuilt. Aircraft under this ceritification may be used only for sport and recreation and flight instruction for the owner of the aircraft. If the aircraft has perviously been operated as ultralight but does not the FAR Part 103 definition of un ultralight vehicle. These aircrafts must be transitioned to E-LSA catefory no later than January 31st, 2008.

The LSA Aircraft category and class includes: Airplane (Land-Sea), Gyroplane, Airship, Ballon, Weight-Shift Control ("Trike" Land/Sea), Glider, and Powered Parachute.

U.S or Foreign manufacture of LSA is authorized.

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