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The civil aviation authorities in different countries have their own particular specifications and regulations which define the LSA category.. For example, in Australia the Civil Aviation Safety Authority defines a light-sport aircraft as a heavier-than-air or lighter-than-air craft, other than a helicopter, with a maximum gross takeoff weight of not more than 560 kg (1,235 lb) for lighter ...
Produced. December 2009 – December 2013 [ 2] Number built. 275 (December 2013) [ 3] The Cessna 162 Skycatcher is an American side-by-side two-seat, high-wing, strut -braced, tricycle gear light-sport aircraft (LSA) that was designed and produced by Cessna between December 2009 and December 2013. Its intended market was flight training and ...
Manufacturer. Iniziative Industriali Italiane /3I, Magnaghi Aeronautica. First flight. 13 July 1992. The Sky Arrow is a tandem two-seat, high-wing pusher light aircraft that was manufactured by 3I (Iniziative Industriali Italiane). 3I entered bankruptcy proceedings in 2008, and in 2012 the design was purchased by Magnaghi Aeronautica, of Naples ...
Single engine piston taildragger aircraft [1]; Model Engine Power hp Seats Wing Sq. Ft. MTOW lb Empty lb Cruise knots Range nmi American Champion Citabria: L. O-235/320/360: 118-180: 2: 165-172 ...
Produced. May 2012 – present. Number built. 500+ [ 1] Developed from. Pipistrel Virus. The Pipistrel Alpha Trainer is a Slovenian two-seat, single-engine light-sport aircraft intended specifically for flight training, designed and produced by Pipistrel in Gorizia, Italy. [ 2][ 3] The Alpha was announced at the end of 2011 and production ...
Sport pilots are only eligible to fly aircraft that are either certificated specifically as light-sport aircraft (LSA) or were certificated prior to the LSA regulations and are within the maximum weight and performance limitations of light-sport aircraft. The restrictions placed on a Pilot exercising the privileges of a Sport pilot certificate are:
Holder are authorized to fly only light-sport aircraft, a category that was created in 2004. These aircraft are larger and faster than ultralights, and carry more fuel and often one passenger in addition to the pilot. Sport pilots cannot carry more than one passenger and are limited to daytime flying only.
The SportStar and EuroStar are a family of a two-seat, light sport aircraft (LSA), manufactured by Evektor-Aerotechnik of the Czech Republic and powered by a Rotax 912ULS, 100 horsepower (75 kW) engine. [ 1][ 2] The SportStar was the first FAA -approved special light-sport aircraft (S-LSA) and was named "S-LSA Aircraft of the Year" in 2011 by ...