Fred,
That's a simple question. If it ever was NOT an LSA, for any reason, it can not
be converted to an LSA. Darn those rules, again...
And watch the terms. An E-LSA is a class of aircraft where the kit manufacturer
defines the aircraft to be built and it MUST be built to exactly to those specs,
without deviation.
I believe what you are speaking of is an Amateur Built Experimental Aircraft
which
simply conforms to the LSA specifications.
Best regards,
Bob Borger
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On Jul 20, 2010, at 17:31, Fred Klein wrote:
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> On Jul 20, 2010, at 10:49 AM, Bud Yerly wrote:
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>> 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.
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> Bud,
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> Thanks for the comprehensive background on making an XS into an ELSA...I take
it that N12AY is Clive's airplane.
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> So here's a question:
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> ...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...
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> Can it them become an ELSA? Can you recommend an FAA contact to run this by,
if you'd rather not speculate?
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> Thanks,
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> Fred
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