Light Sport Aircraft

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Light Sport Aircraft

• (LSA)

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Content

• Part 21 Certification of Products
• (S) LSA
• Factory Manufactured Standards
• Maintenance of LSA
• What you CAN do in an LSA
• What you CANNOT do in an LSA
• Flight Testing
• Questions

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Part 21Certification of ProductsSigned by the
Minister of Transport in November 2009 Effective
December 2009

• AC21-3 Special Category Airworthiness Certificate
  
• Experimental Test flying, evaluation,
  research.
• Exhibition Airshows, aerobatic competitions
  etc.
• Amateur Built Owner built for sport and
  recreation.
• Limited Ex Military, vintage factory
  built non certified
• Primary not yet designated in NZ
• LSA (S) Factory Manufactured
  (may be registered as LSA aircraft in NZ
  for hire and reward towards flight training
  with a Part 61 qualified instructor)
• (E) Amateur built (are
  registered in NZ as Amateur built)

NOTE On 03 Dec 2010 all existing experimental
aircraft must be categorised as detailed above.
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(S) LSA

• Factory manufactured as LSA
• Require PPL / RPL or CPL
• Min Class 2 Medical or LTSA for RPL
• Operating limitations under part 91.105 (no hire
  or reward except Flight Training)
• Maintained by LAME
• Documents to be carried P.A.R.T

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Factory Manufactured

• LSA aircraft that are factory built are required
  to meet the ASTM (American Society for Testing
  and Materials) standards and meet the
  requirements of Part 21.201.
• To conform with Part 1
• Maximum Take off weight of 600KG
• If powered - Non Turbine driven by a propeller
• Maximum stall speed of 45kts
• If a glider maximum VNE 135kts
• Unpressurised cabin
• Maximum of 2 seats including pilot seat.

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Maintenance of LSA

• Must have a logbook as per standard category
  aircraft Part 91.617
• Requires to have a maintenance program approved
  Part 91.607 and additional requirements of part
  43 Subpart F
• LAME maintained
• Modifications to be approved by the manufacturer.
• All ADs to be complied with.
• ARA After the first ARA then every 2 years

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What you can do?

• Training and testing for
• PPL
• RPL
• CPL
• Night flying
• Instructor Ratings
• BFR
• Take off and land over congested areas
• Take a passenger

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What you cannot do?

• Instrument Flight (IFR)
• Scenic Flights (Hire and Reward)
• Fly over congested areas
• Fly international without permission
• Self maintain

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Flight Testing

• PPL / RPL
• CPL
• Instructor A,B or C category
• Limitations
• Flight Manual
• - Performance (to produce own P-Chart
  AC119-3)
• Weight and Balance
• Aircraft
• - Maximum rate turns
• - Instruments

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Any Questions?
LSA
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Performance Data
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J120
J230
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