>>Just like no sport pilot aircraft can have a in-flight adjustable prop or >>retractable gear (unless it is a amphibian) because it will allow it to go >>faster without airframe modifications or engine modifications. >>David Mikesell +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >My take on those two items is that they are more to eliminate >complexity than eliminate speed. Certified aircraft with the >above items help to put them in the "complex aircraft" category >and require a check ride and endorsement. The Leolhe 51, or >however it is spelled, has retractable gear and even with an in-flight >adjustable prop I doubt the Rotax would give it a speed to disqualify >it from the sport pilot class.
Don't bet on it. The SPA rules state NO retractable gear and NO in-flight adjustable prop, No allowance for max. speeds below the limit. That's what's written and that's the way the FAA will enforce it, unless and until a revision goes thru or an Advisory Circular clarifies the rules. Allen G. Wiesner KR-2SS/TD S/N 1118 65 Franklin Street Ansonia, CT 06401-1240 (203) 732-0508 flash...@usadatanet.net
