Light Sport Aircraft

1. Light Sport Aircraft Operation / Maintenance

2. WhatIs A Light Sport Aircraft ? Small, Simple, Low-performance, Other Than a Helicopter That:

3. Categories • Special Light Sport Aircraft (SLSA) • Reference: 14 CFR Part 21.190 • Ready To Fly From Manufacturer • Uses: Personal, Towing, Flight Training • Experimental – Operating Light Sport Aircraft • Reference: 14 CFR Part 21.191(i) • Light Sport Kit Aircraft • Kit-built Light Sport Aircraft • Downgrade From SLSA • Personal Use Only

4. CLASSES Glider Airplane Powered Parachute Weight Shift Control Lighter-Than-Air Gyroplane

5. Markings – 14 CFR Part 45 • Registration Markings • Special LSA – At Least 12 Inches High • Experimental – LSA – At Least 3 Inches High • Placarding - 2 Inches To 6 Inches High: • SLSA – The Word, “Light Sport” • ELSA – The Word “Experimental” Reference AC 45-2

6. SPECIAL LIGHT SPORT

7. SLSA OPERATING LIMITATIONS ATTACHED TO AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE

8. EXPERIMENTAL LIGHT SPORT

9. ELSA OPERATING LIMITATIONS ATTACHED TO AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE

10. Maintaining Light Sport Aircraft

11. LSA Inspections • Special Light Sport (SLSA) • Annual Condition Inspections • Used For Towing or Flight Training • 100 hour inspections • Experimental Light Sport (ELSA) • Annual Condition Inspections

12. Light Sport Repairman There is OneLight Sport Repairman Certificate. Two Ratings: • Inspection • Maintenance 14 CFR Part 65.107

13. LSA Repairman Certificate • Inspection Rating • Certificate Issued To Aircraft Owner (ELSA Only) • Aircraft Class, S/N, “N” Number • Requires 16 Hours Of Training In Aircraft Class • Suspended Upon Sale Of Aircraft • Privileges • Annual Condition Inspection Of Owner’s Aircraft

14. LSA Repairman Certificate • Maintenance Rating • Issued By Class of Aircraft • Not Issued For Gyroplanes • Must Complete Required Training For Class • Privileges: • Annual Condition Inspections (Both SLSA/ELSA) • Maintenance on SLSA Aircraft By Class • 100 Hour Inspections (Towing, Flight Training) • Perform FAA Airworthiness Directives • Perform Manufacturer’s Safety Directives • Major Repair & Alterations • Only By Approval of Manufacturer

15. Repairman Training 85

16. Repairman Training

17. Annual Condition Inspection Who Can Do It? • ELSA – • Owner With Inspection Rating • Repairman With Maintenance Rating • Airframe & Powerplant Mechanic • Appropriately Rated Part 145 Repair Station • SLSA – • Repairman With Maintenance Rating • Airframe & Powerplant Mechanic • Appropriately Rated Part 145 Repair Station

18. Who Can Do It? Maintenance- • ELSA • Anyone • SLSA • Repairman: Maintenance Rating • With The Appropriate Class • Airframe & Powerplant Mechanic • Must Meet Part 65.81 – Previously Performed • Appropriately Rated Part 145 Repair Station • Preventive Maintenance • Part 43, Appendix A (c)

19. What Is a Consensus Standard? A consensus standard is an industry-developed standard that applies to aircraft design, production, and airworthiness. It is accepted by the FAAfor the purpose of certificating light-sport aircraft. It includes, but is not limited to, standardsfor aircraft design and performance, required equipment, manufacturer quality assurance systems, production acceptance test procedures, operating instructions, maintenance and inspection procedures, identification and recording of major repairs and major alterations, and continued airworthiness.

21. ASTM-Continued Operational Safety • Owner/Operator Responsibilities • Shall Comply With Manufacturer’s Instructions • Shall Provide Mfg With Current Contact Information • Shall Notify The Mfg of Safety of Flight or Significant Service Difficulty Upon Discovery • Shall Comply With All Mfg. Notices, Corrective Actions, And CAA Regulations • Shall Ensure Needed Corrective Actions Completed • If Owner Does Not Comply With Mandatory Service Requirement, ASTM Considered Not Met. ASTM F2295-06, 5.4

22. Operating Limitations… (6) Noncompliance with these operating limitations will render the airworthiness certificate invalid. Any change, alteration, or repair not in accordance with the manufacturer’s instruction and approval will render the airworthiness certificate invalid, and the owner of the aircraft must apply for a new airworthiness certificate under the provisions of 14 CFR § 21.191 with appropriate operating limitations before further flight.

23. AC 65-32 – Certification of LSA Repairman NOTE: If a major malfunction or defect is found during the annual condition inspection, it is strongly recommended that the repairman, mechanic, or repair station report the problem to the FAA via the Internet at: http://av-info.faa.gov/sdrx/ within 72 hours and also to the aircraft’s manufacturer.

25. Repairman Rating Review • Inspection Rating: • ELSA Only • 16hrs Training; Issued To Aircraft Owner • Annual Condition Inspections For Owner’s Aircraft • Maintenance Rating: • SLSA & ELSA • Appropriate “Class” Training Before Issue • Perform Annual Condition Inspection/100 Hour • Major Repairs & Alterations – Only Per Manufacturer • May Require Additional Training (Decision Of Mfg)

26. Precautions • No TCDS - All LSA “Built” To Consensus Standard (ASTM) • SLSA Must Be Maintained To An ASTM • No “Type Design” To Meet The Definition of “Airworthy” • “In a Condition For Safe Operation” • Manufacturer’s Maintenance Manuals • Safety Directives • Major Repairs & Alterations • ASTM States They Are To Be Defined By The Manufacturer • Manufacturer Also Determines Required Training • Contact The Manufacturer!

27. Maintenance Manuals Ground Test. Check of Liquid Levels. Re-torque Cylinder Head Nuts. Re-torque Exhaust Manifold Screws. Check of Rewind Starter Rope. Rewind Starter Dismantling. Rewind Starter Reassembly. Contains Information Such As:

28. Precautions Rotax 912 Rotax 914

29. Rotax LMM-912

30. Precautions – 14 CFR Part 21.190(c) • Manufacturer’s Statement of Compliance • The Aircraft Meets its Design Data & ASTM • Manufacturer Will Make Available to Any Interested Party: • Aircraft Operating Instructions • Aircraft’s Maintenance & Inspection Procedures • Manufacturer Will Monitor And Correct Safety-of-flight Issues Through The Issuance of SAFETY DIRECTIVES.

31. Precautions • 14 CFR Part 43.13(a) • Each Person Performing Maintenance Shall: • Use The Methods, Techniques, & Practices Prescribed In The “Current” Manufacturer’s Maintenance Manual. • Use The Proper Tools & Equipment • Special Equipment or Test Apparatus • 14 CFR Part 43.13(b) • Shall Do Quality Work • Use Quality Materials • Equal To Its Original or Properly Alter Condition

32. Precautions 14 CFR Part 65.81 • Mechanic May NotApprove For Return To Service… • Unless He Has Satisfactorily Performed It At An Earlier Date. • Must Understand The Current Instructions of The Mfg. 14 CFR Part 65.85/87(b) [For LSA] • An A&P Can Approve And Return To Service… • A Major Repair or Major Alteration Provided… • The Work Was Performed Per Instructions Developed By The Manufacturer.

33. Precautions 14 CFR Part 65.107(d) • LSA Repairman With Maintenance Rating May Not Approve For Return To Service An Aircraft/Part… • Unless He Has Previously Performed The Work Satisfactorily In The Past. • LSA Repairman May Not Exercise His Certificate Unless: • He Understands The Current Instructions of The Manufacturer…

34. Precautions 14 CFR Part 91.327 LSA Operating Limitations • No Person May Operate An LSA Unless: • Aircraft Is Maintained By An Appropriately Rated Person • Aircraft Has Had A Condition Inspection In The Last 12 Months • If Use For Towing/Flight Training, Has Had a 100 Hr. Inspection • Aircraft Complies With All Airworthiness Directives • Aircraft Complies With All Safety Directives • Each Alteration Complies With The ASTM & Authorized By Mfg. • Each Major Alteration Is Authorized, Performed, & Inspected Per The Manufacturer’s Maintenance & Inspection Procedures.

35. Precautions 14 CFR Part 91.417(a) • Aircraft Owner or Operator Shall Keep: • Records of Maintenance, Including… • The Current Status of Applicable… • Safety Directives

36. Precautions NOTE: To work on a Special or Experimental Light Sport Aircraft, certificated Part 145 repair stations, airframe mechanics, powerplant mechanics, and repairmen (Light Sport Aircraft) must be qualified and trainedon the maintenance of Light Sport Aircraft, and have the necessary data and tools to inspect the aircraft and maintain them in a condition for safe operation. AC 65-32

37. SLSA Inspection Log Entry

38. ELSA Inspection Log Entry

39. References • 14 CFR Part 21.190 – SLSA • 14 CFR Part 21.191(i) – ELSA • 14 CFR Part 43.1(b)(2); (d) Applicability • 14 CFR Part 65.107 – LSA Repairman • 14 CFR Part 91.319 – ELSA Ops Limits • 14 CFR Part 91.327 – SLSA Ops Limits • FAA Order 8900.1, Vol. 5, Ch. 5 – Repairman • FAA Order 8130.2 – Cert. of Aircraft • AC 65-32 – Certification & Training of LSA Repairman

40. http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/avs/offices/afs/afs600/afs610/http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/avs/offices/afs/afs600/afs610/ Just Google It!

41. FAA Light Sport Branch Contact Information Larry L. Buchanan Branch Manager AFS-610 Phone: (405) 954-6400 Fax: (405) 954-6688 MailingAddress: U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center P.O. Box 25082 Oklahoma City, OK 73125

42. QUESTIONS? Contact your local FAASTeam Program Manager THE END