Originally Posted by
Squawk7700
Anything raa long as it’s factory built and approved; usually with 4 stroke engines.
Gazelle, Skyfox, Lsa55 Jabiru, j230 Jabiru, Foxbat, Sling, Sting, Sportstar, etc.
It needs to have the transponder and static checked by LAME every 2 years, however otherwise it can be owner maintained.
*note some of those are available as home builds, but not suitable in this case.
thanks Squawk7700 - can I also ask:
* when buying a 2nd hand LSA (e.g. Jabiru / Tecnam etc) what would you want to see from the seller to make sure satisfies the requirements? e.g. Just evidence it was factory built, and this along with the model would confirm this...
* in terms of determining whether a particular model is ok is there a way to do this? e.g. is there a register of manufacturer/models that CASA has somewhere? or is there a regulation that describes what type of non-CASA registered plane criteria that can enter controlled airspace & towered airport? [so you confirm for yourself say whether all Jabiru's are covered: J120, J160D, J170D, J230D?]
* when you actually then do fly into a controlled airport (with your RPL/PPL) what checks could the airport possibly ask of you to cover this? e.g. would they be wanting to ensure you manufacturer/model of aircraft is one that is "allowed" so to speak?