Can LSA Owners Partner?

EAA

Friday, September 25, 2009 at 08:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

Multiple owners of an Experimental Light Sport Aircraft (E-LSA) can each obtain the Repairman Certificate Light Sport Aircraft-Inspection Rating by completing a qualifying 16-hour FAA course.
An aircraft does not need to be registered specifically as E-LSA for a sport pilot to fly it; any aircraft that consistently meets the FAA's performance and configuration parameters for a Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) can be operated by a sport pilot.
The speed limit of 138 mph for Light Sport Aircraft refers to calibrated airspeed (CAS), which accounts for instrument errors in indicated airspeed.

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Each month, Flying answers questions about the new sport pilot/light sport aircraft rule with assistance from the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), the authority on the opportunities available within the category commonly known as “sport pilot”:

Q: My partner and I own an E-LSA (experimental light sport aircraft). Can we both receive the training and be issued the Repairman Certificate Light Sport Aircraft-Inspection Rating for our E-LSA aircraft?