The Aircraft:
Factory-assembled
ZODIAC XL S-LSA from AMD
Aircraft Kits:
ZODIAC
XL
STOL
CH 701
NEW:
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FAA's
Sport Pilot Certificate /
Light Sport Aircraft Category (LSA)
SPORT PILOT/LIGHT-SPORT AIRCRAFT RULE:
QUICK
ANSWERS TO COMMON QUESTIONS
Summary
of Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) Rule for Sport Pilots: A new class of simple-to-fly aircraft that meets the following definition:
The following from EAA is a collection of brief answers to
some of the more common Sport Pilot questions:
Aircraft:
- Non-LSA Aircraft: Holders of
a sport pilot certificate may fly an aircraft with an
existing airworthiness certificate if it meets the
definition of a light-sport aircraft (such as weight and
speeds). For example, an amateur-built STOL
CH 701 or ZODIAC XL
aircraft may be flown by a Sport Pilot since the aircraft
meet the definition.
- Can be factory-built under a
new Special Light-Sport Aircraft (S-LSA)
certification without FAR Part 23 compliance. Aircraft
must meet consensus standards. Aircraft under this
certification may be used for sport and recreation, flight
training, and aircraft rental.
- Can be licensed Experimental
Light-Sport Aircraft (E-LSA) if it was kit- or plans-built
and operated as an ultralight trainers. Aircraft must be
transitioned to E-LSA category no later than January 31,
2008.
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The Zodiac XL was
recently featured on the cover of EAA
Sport Pilot & Light-Sport Aircraft magazine (December 2006
issue).
The Zodiac CH
601XL... Have It Your Way. Ready-to-fly, ready-to-build, or
IFR capable
by Dan
Johnson (pages 24 - 31).
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The Sport Pilot rule:
- Allow sport pilots to
fly existing aircraft (standard airworthiness certificate)
that meet the definition of a light-sport aircraft.
- Creates a new student
sport pilot certificate for operating any aircraft
that meet the definition of a light-sport aircraft.
- Creates a new sport pilot
flight instructor certificate.
- Requires FAA knowledge
(written) and practical (flight) test.
- Credits ultralight
training and experience toward a sport pilot
certificate.
- Credits sport pilot flight
time toward more advanced pilot ratings.
- Requires either a 3rd
class FAA medical certificate or a current and
valid U.S. driver's license as evidence of medical
eligibility (provided the individual does not have an
official denial or revocation of medical eligibility on
file with FAA).
- Does not allow carrying
passengers for compensation or hire
- Allows sharing
("pro-rata") operating expenses with another
pilot.
- Allows daylight (civil
twilight) flight only.
More
Details:
AMD manufactures the certified Light
Sport Aircraft (S-LSA) at its production facilities located south of
Atlanta in Eastman, Georgia.
from
EAA Hotline (December 16, 2005, Volume 5, Number 57):
Special Airworthiness
Certificate For S-LSA Zodiac CH 601 XL
AMD has received a Special
Airworthiness Certificate for the Zodiac CH 601 XL.
AMD completed all of the documents, flight-testing and
quality control requirements with assistance from Zenair
Ltd, and the Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association
(LAMA). The all-metal Zodiac features a Continental
O-200, 100-hp engine and Sensenich propeller. The
original model was designed in the early ‘80s, and
reengineered in 2001 as the CH 601 XL. |
EAA Sport Pilot
magazine:
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Train for the
checkride at home with your flight simulator program on your
PC..., as reviewed
in the June 2006 issue of Sport Pilot magazine:
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Gleim
Publications now offers a Sport Pilot Kit designed
to help expedite training for the sport pilot
certificate. They offer a complete training program at
an affordable price, with user-friendly self-study
materials that are carefully designed to make it easy to
learn and understand.
The Sport
Pilot Kit contains everything you need (except
airplane and instructor). |
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The
Complete Idiot's Guide to Sport Flying
by Dan Ramsey,
Earl Downs, forwarded by Tom Poberezny |
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The FAA's new sport flying license will let
people earn their wings for a fraction of the time and cost of a
traditional license. The Complete Idiot’s Guide‚ to Sport Flying
introduces this new field of flying to consumers, and shows you how to fly
smart—offering tips on how to get more flying fun for less money.
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Zenith Aircraft Company's
amateur-built kit STOL
CH 701 and ZODIAC XL
designs should be eligible for operation under the new
rules. However,
Zenith Aircraft Company cannot
guarantee that kit aircraft, as constructed by the builder, will
be eligible for operation under the new category.
Light Sport Aircraft for Sport
Pilots
Already, the STOL CH 701 and the
ZODIAC CH 601 can be licensed in Canada and in Europe under
"Advanced Ultralight" rules, where some are used for
flight training. Based on the market demand, plans are being made to offer assembled
aircraft as allowed under the new rules.
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If I become a sport pilot, what can I
fly?
An aircraft that meets the definition of a light-sport aircraft may hold
an airworthiness certificate in any one of the following categories of
FAA certification:
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An experimental aircraft, including
amateur-built aircraft (such as the ZODIAC
XL or STOL CH 701, for which the owner must construct more
than 51-percent of the aircraft.
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A standard category aircraft; that is,
a ready-to-fly aircraft that is type-certificated in accordance with
FAR Part 43.
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A Primary category aircraft; that is,
a ready-to-fly aircraft that is type-certificated in accordance with
Primary category regulations.
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A factory-produced "special" light-sport
aircraft (S-LSA)
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An experimental light-sport aircraft.
(E-LSA)
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