Strangest planes that will be considered LSA under MOSAIC
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LSA as in an S-LSA / E-LSA type certificate? Neither.
LSA as in "can be flown under the sport pilot rules"? Neither. Sport pilot only provides for single engine and not more than 4 seats.
LSA as in "can be flown under the sport pilot rules"? Neither. Sport pilot only provides for single engine and not more than 4 seats.
The tecnam is a 4 seater. I might have missed that on the helio....
Where do you see single engine?
MauleSkinner
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Unless there’s something I don’t know (entirely possible) I think the Tecnam twin would be tough to bend to the rule…
§61.316 What are the performance limits and design requirements for the aircraft that a sport pilot may operate?
(5) …the loss of partial power would not adversely affect directional control of the aircraft....
§61.316 What are the performance limits and design requirements for the aircraft that a sport pilot may operate?
(5) …the loss of partial power would not adversely affect directional control of the aircraft....
Cap'n Jack
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I'm pretty sure that @Salty means under the new rules as per MOSAIC, although he didn't mention that anyplace in his original post. Until MOSAIC takes effect, you are correct.
Under the current rules, SP is limited to single engine. When MOSAIC takes effect, any number of engines seems to be allowable under AOPA's interpretation (the pertinent text should be highlighted after opening the link below):
MOSAIC proposed rule published
The FAA's rulemaking proposal to modernize aircraft certification stands to change the aviation landscape more dramatically than its name might suggest.
www.aopa.org
you mean other than the thread title?
Cap'n Jack
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Yep. other than the thread title. It scrolled off my tiny screen.
Even the thread title isn't quite right. You cannot convert a standard airworthiness certificate to LSA and the manufacturer would have to go through the ASTM compliance process.
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There is certificating an aircraft under the new rules.I'm pretty sure that @Salty means under the new rules as per MOSAIC, although he didn't mention that anyplace in his original post. Until MOSAIC takes effect, you are correct.
Under the current rules, SP is limited to single engine. When MOSAIC takes effect, any number of engines seems to be allowable under AOPA's interpretation (the pertinent text should be highlighted after opening the link below):
MOSAIC proposed rule published
The FAA's rulemaking proposal to modernize aircraft certification stands to change the aviation landscape more dramatically than its name might suggest.www.aopa.org
There is flying an aircraft under the new S.P. rules.
The two sets of rules are different.
"Under the new definition, light sport airplanes can have up to four seats, and travel at a top speed of 250 knots calibrated airspeed. In anticipation of vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, MOSAIC replaces the current requirement that LSAs have a “single, reciprocating engine” with an open-ended allowance for “any number and type” of powerplant." Are the rules for aircraft certification, not acting as PIC under the Sport Pilot rules. Also, this is an old article based on the original proposal.
There is no multi-engine sport pilot rating that was added under MOSAIC.
There is a potential for something like a multicopter with "simplified controls" but the Techam does not cut it.
billsgs126
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MauleSkinner
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A Jet-powered 1-26…now THERE’S a contradiction!
