On Jul 20, 2010, at 10:49 AM, Bud Yerly wrote:
> If you are a weight zealot, the XS should be eligible provided you
> have not already registered it's gross weight as over 1320. Darn
> those rules.
Bud,
Thanks for the comprehensive background on making an XS into an
ELSA...I take it that N12AY is Clive's airplane.
So here's a question:
...suppose one registers his XS mono w/ a FP prop and with a gross
weight of 1320 as an experimental...then, later...takes it back to the
shop, converts it to a fixed tri or conventional gear (w/ dirty, grimy
wheel pants), adds the VGs to further slow it down, and does the
requisite flight tests to show the plane's within the LSA envelope...
Can it them become an ELSA? Can you recommend an FAA contact to run
this by, if you'd rather not speculate?
Thanks,
Fred
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