Certification of Pilots, Aircraft, and Repairmen for the Operation of

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• Certification of Pilots, Aircraft, and Repairmen
  for the Operation of
• Light-Sport Aircraft Rule
• December 2004
• www.faa.gov/avr/afs/sportpilot

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OVERVIEW

• The new Sport Pilot and Light-Sport Aircraft
  rules issued on July 20, 2004.
• Effective September 1, 2004
• Addresses the certification of
• Experimental and Special Light-Sport Aircraft
• Sport Pilot and Flight Instructor with a Sport
  Rating
• Repairmen (Light-Sport Aircraft)
• Inspection and maintenance of the new
  experimental and special light-sport aircraft

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What are the Anticipated Public Benefits?

• Sets New Safety Standards for Airmen and Aircraft
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• Hold an FAA pilot and flight instructor
  certificate
• Carry a passenger and conduct flight instruction
• Affordable - 2600 vs. 10K
• Operate an FAA registered and certificated
  aircraft
• Aircraft meets design, production, continued A/W
  standards
• Aircraft inspected and maintained by certificated
  airman
• Affordable Ready to Fly Aircraft - 15K-60K vs.
  150K
• Compensation or hire
• Flight Training, Rental, and Towing
• Provides for better access to Insurance,
  financing, airports, and increased acceptance by
  general aviation community

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What is a Light-Sport Aircraft?
Powered Parachute
Weight-shift-control aircraft
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What is a Light-Sport Aircraft?
Airplane Single-engine Land
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What is a Light-Sport Aircraft?
Gyroplane
Airplane-Single-engine sea
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What is a Light-Sport Aircraft?
Lighter- than- Air
Glider
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Definition of a Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA)

• Light-Sport aircraft are small, simple,
  low-performance, low energy, aircraft limited to
• Maximum weight 1320 lb (600kg) or 1,430 lb
  (650kg) (aircraft intended for water operations),
• 1 or 2 occupants,
• Single engine (reciprocating),
• Maximum stall speeds 45 knots (no-lift
  enhancing devices),
• Maximum airspeed - 120 kts Vh(max power level
  flight),
• Fixed landing gear (repositionable-land on
  water/retractable-gliders), and
• Fixed pitch propeller (ground adjustable).

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What is Not a Light-Sport Aircraft?

• Part 103 Ultralights
• (powered/unpowered)
• Hanglider
• Paraglider
• All single seat categories of LSA

• Multiengine aircraft
• Powered lift
• Helicopters
• Complex aircraft
• Retractable gear
• Controllable pitch propeller

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What Aircraft Can a Sport Pilot Fly?

• If you are a Sport Pilot, you can ONLY fly
  Aircraft that meet the Light-Sport Aircraft
  definition.
• This includes
• Transitioning Ultralight Like Aircraft
• Newly Manufactured Aircraft
• Previously Certificated Aircraft

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Operating LSA Exercising Sport Pilot Privileges
and Limits (Basic Level)

• Day
• 3 Miles visibility or greater
• Class G and E airspace
• No comp or hire operations
• LSA lt 87 knots
• Below 10,000 MSL
• May not tow any object.
• Operate in U.S. only
• Except with agreement from foreign country.

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Operating LSA Exercising Sport Pilot Privileges
and Limits (Add-On)

• Additional Training and Endorsements required-
• Operate in Class B, C, and D airspace
• Additional category and class privilege
• Additional make and model aircraft
• LSA gt 87KT Vh

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Certification of Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA)
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What are the New (LSA) Airworthiness Certificates?

• New Airworthiness Certification Options --
• Special Light-Sport for Ready-to-Fly Aircraft
  (SLSA)
• Gyroplanes are not eligible
• Experimental Light-Sport for both Existing
  Fleet and Kit-Built Aircraft (ELSA)

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How Are Existing Aircraft Addressed by the
Proposal?

• To be issued an experimental light-sport
  certificate-
• The aircraft must be
• A Two-place Ultralight Training Vehicle (Part 103
  training exemption) or
• An Ultralight-like aircraft (not FAA
  certificated) - Single-place or two-place that
  exceeds part 103
• You must within
• 36 months Register with FAA (N number) and be
  inspected by an FAA DAR

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What are Newly Manufactured Light-Sport Aircraft?

• Comply with Industry Consensus Standards
• Ready-to-Fly Aircraft Special LSA
• Kit-Built Aircraft Experimental
  Kit-BuiltLSA
• Manufacturer built one SLSA
• No 51 Build requirement
• Manufacturer Issues Statement of Compliance for
  your Special LSA or Experimental Kit-Built LSA
  by serial number.

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What is a Consensus Standard?

• Minimum standards for design, manufacture, and
  in-service support
• Appropriate for this class of aircraft.
• Developed and maintained by industry and the
  public.
• FAA participates in the process and would publish
  Notice of Availability.

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Is the Certification Process the Same for
Imported LSA?

• YES! IMPORTANT
• Regardless of the country of manufacture - the
  aircraft must meet or exceed the FAA accepted
  consensus standards for issuance of an
  airworthiness certificate.
• Imported aircraft must meet additional
  administrative requirements.

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Certification of Repairmen
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Kinds of Light-Sport Repairman

• There is only one Repairman (Light-sport
  aircraft) Certificate.
• Experimental and Special Light-sport Aircraft
• Eligible for two ratings
• Inspection.
• Maintenance.

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Light-Sport Repairman with Inspection Rating

• Privilege
• May Perform
• only the annual condition inspection for
  Experimental Light-Sport Aircraft owned by the
  repairman. (identical to amateur-built repairman)

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Light-Sport Repairmanwith a Maintenance Rating

• Privilege--
• May perform
• Annual condition inspections on both
  experimental and special light-sport aircraft in
  the category in which rated.
• 100 hour inspection for Special light-sport
  aircraft used for flight instruction and rental.
• Maintenance on Special Light-Sport aircraft.
  

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Certification of Light-Sport Repairman

• Inspection Rating
• To be eligible for a Inspection Rating an
  individual must take and successfully complete an
  16 hour FAA accepted course.
• Maintenance Rating
• To be eligible for a Maintenance Rating an
  individual must take and successfully complete an
  80 hour FAA accepted course.

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Sport Pilot and Sport Pilot Flight Instructor
Certification
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Sport Pilot/CFI Certificate

• Sport Pilot Certificate or Flight Instructor
  Certificate with a Sport Pilot rating
• No category or class ratings
• Category or class privileges endorsed in pilot
  logbook
• Credit experience towards higher certificates

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Sport Pilot/CFI Certificate

• Age and language requirements
• Parallels existing regulations
• Comply with all applicable part 61, part 91, and
  NTSB 830 regulations
• Flight review
• Currency
• Aircraft equipment

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Sport Pilot/Sport Pilot CFI

• Minimum flight experience
• Pilot 20 hours
• Flight Instructor 150 hours
• Knowledge and Practical Test is required.
• U/L experience may be credited
• Must be registered as a qualified pilot or
  instructor with an FAA recognized U/L organization

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What are the Medical Certificate Requirements for
Sport Pilot?

• Operations Requiring A Medical Or U.S. Drivers
  License - Other Than Balloon or Glider
• Student Pilot - Seeking Sport Pilot Privileges
• A Pilot Exercising the Privileges of a Sport
  Pilot Certificate
• A Flight Instructor Acting as PIC of a
  Light-Sport Aircraft

FAR 61.23
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Sport Pilot/Sport Pilot CFIMedical

• Medical Eligibility Requirements
• Current and valid U.S. drivers license, or
• Valid airman medical certificate
• Not required for glider/balloon pilots-any
  certificate level
• Medical deficiency and limitations
• Identical to current rules (61.53) pilots
• PIC must determine medical fitness prior to
  each flight
• Limitations on U.S. Drivers License apply

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Private Pilot Certification

• Private pilot --
• Weight-shift-control category rating
• (Land and Sea class)
• Powered parachute category rating -
• (Land and Sea class)
• Privileges --
• Night (aircraft certificated)
• Above 10, 000 feet MSL
• All airspace (aircraft certificated)
• Any other private pilot privileges

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More Information 0n the Final Rule?

• www.faa.gov/avr/afs/sportpilot
• Overview of Final Rule
• FAQs
• Final Rule and NPRM
• Guidance and Policy Links AFS-610
• Industry Websites Links

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• Light Sport Aviation Branch - AFS-610

• http//afs600.faa.gov/
• FAA Forms
• Policy
• Advisory Circulars

EMAIL afs610-comments_at_faa.gov

• 405-954-6400

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