Below are clips form the EAA website on Sport Pilots http://www.sportpilot.org/learn/lsa/likely_lsa.html
"Experimental light-sport aircraft Experimental light-sport aircraft (E-LSA) may be flown by sport pilots. E-LSA kits that do not conform to amateur-built certification requirements and will be certificated in the E-LSA category must be based on an aircraft that has received a special LSA (S-LSA) airworthiness certificate. E-LSA must be operated in accordance with the operating limitations issued to the aircraft at the time it receives its airworthiness certification. It must be maintained in accordance with regulations as they apply to E-LSA. Its annual condition inspection may be conducted by an LSA repairman with an inspection rating, an LSA repairman with a maintenance rating, an airframe and powerplant (A&P) mechanic, or a certified repair station." Please note that the aircraft has to be based on a aircraft that has an S-LSA airworthiness certificate - Rand-Robinson has not received such a certificate for the KR-2. So I don't think that an E-LSA is an option for a plans built KR. However the KR can be certified as an amateur built and flown as an LSA "Experimental amateur-built aircraft Experimental amateur-built aircraft that meet the definition of an LSA may be flown by sport pilots. The aircraft is certificated as experimental amateur-built and must be operated in accordance with the operating limitations issued to the aircraft at the time it receives its airworthiness certification. It must be maintained and inspected in accordance with regulations as they pertain to amateur-built aircraft. Its annual condition inspection may be performed by the original primary builder if he/she holds the repairman certificate for the aircraft, an A&P mechanic, or a certified repair station." Rick Human Houston, Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Janssen" <ejans...@chipsnet.com> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 1:39 PM Subject: Re: KR> LSA Certified ? > David, > > There is at least one significant advantage to registering your plane as an > E-LSA. If you should sell your E-LSA, the new owner may do his own annual > condition inspection provided he takes the appropriate steps (16 hour > course, being one) to get a Repairman's Certificate with Inspection Rating. > This could cost much less than annually hiring an A&P or other properly > rated inspector to do it. > > Ed Janssen > > > There is no advantage to trying to register your KR LSA. > > > > David Mikesell > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > Post photos, introductions, and For Sale items to http://www.kr2forum.com/phpBB2/index.php > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
