>Dick Hartwig EAA #84582 >Waunakee, WI >rhartwi...@juno.com >Hello Dick, >You simply must document, through flight test records, that the aircraft >meets the light-sport aircraft (LSA) definition. The FAA is not going to >do any special testing or inspection to document whether an amateur-built >aircraft meets the LSA definition or not. It will be up to the >builder/pilot to document this.
BUT: You need to predict flight performance prior to flight to get an airworthiness certificate. Longer wings will allow slower flight due to reduced wingloading, but it will increase the short coupling problem. A smaller engine will slow the plane down, but you may not have a safe climb at GW. Oh, well, it sounds like fun. > >Remember that it is the pilot's responsibility to assure that he/she is >flying an aircraft that meets the definition, so if the aircraft you >design and build appears to be close to the limits, it might be wise to >have a private pilot (or higher) do the initial flight testing, at least >to the point that the basic performance numbers are verified and >recorded, so as to assure that the sport pilot is not operating an >aircraft that does not fit the LSA definition. > >Hope this helps! Let me know if you have further questions. > >Joe Norris >EAA Aviation Services >EAA Aviation Center, Oshkosh, WI >888-322-4636, extension 6806 >jnor...@eaa.org > > > > >_______________________________________ >Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp >to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > >please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html Larry Severson Fountain Valley, CA 92708 (714) 968-9852 lar...@socal.rr.com
