Ultralight aircraft or ultralights: microlights or microlite aircraft in UK, and ULMs in Europe. Some countries differentiate weight shift (microlight) and 3-axis aircraft (ultralites). US Light-Sport Aircraft is similar to Microlight. US Ultralight is a separate class.
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Inspection Dates Extended
More Time for Registered Aircraft Awaiting Inspection
E-LSA Exemption Requests Granted
FAA Headquarters has issued two Exemptions for 14 CFR 21.191(i)(1), to allow certification of Experimental Light-Sport Aircraft (ELSA) after the current deadline of January 31, 2008. Make sure you file your 8050-1 and 8050-88A forms – which can be obtained from local Flight Standards District Offices (FSDO) -– because the effective date of registration must still be on or before January 31, 2008.
In both exemptions granted, the exemption-holder – Aero Sports Connection or Experimental Aircraft Association – determines who is eligible to use their exemption authority. Both of these exemptions expire on January 31, 2010, unless superseded or rescinded sooner.
Cessna Chooses China Shenyang Aircraft Corp. to Manufacture the SkyCatcher
During a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on November 28, 2007, Cessna Aircraft Company announced they would partner with Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC) to manufacture the new Model 162 SkyCatcher light sport aircraft (LSA).
Interested? Read the whole story the January ’08 issue of Light Sport and Ultralight Flying magazine. This issue is also our annual Buyer's Guide.
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