Light Sport Aircraft For Fractional Ownership

About Light Sport Aircraft

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration defines LSA as aircraft with two seats maximum, one engine, a fixed-pitch or ground adjustable propeller, an unpressurized cabin, fixed landing gear (except for gliders and seaplanes), a max gross takeoff weight of 1,320 pounds (598 kilograms) (1,430 lbs [649 kg] for seaplanes), 45 knots (83 km/h) CAS max stall speed, and 120 knots (222 km/h) CAS max airspeed.

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Jabiru J230D Light Sport Aircraft

LSA are heavier and more sophisticated than ultralight aircraft, but the restrictions on weight and performance separate them from general-aviation aircraft. The light sport aircraft category includes smaller planes, gliders, gyroplanes, powered parachutes, weight-shift-control aircraft, airships, and air balloons. They are considered easier to fly and less expensive than other aircraft classifications.

LSA can also include previously manufactured aircraft that meet LSA requirements; special light sport aircraft (S-LSA), or ready-to-fly, factory-built aircraft that follow American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) design standards and can be used commercially; and experimental LSA (E-LSA), which include kit- and amateur-built aircraft meeting LSA requirements. Note that E-LSA can’t be used commercially but can be used for training if the student owns the aircraft.

Flight Requirements

Flying an LSA requires at least a Sport Pilot certificate, which is easier to acquire than other licenses but limits one to flying with one passenger, using non-towered airports, and only day flying per visual flight rules.

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