Mark wrote:
On Sep 15, 7:21Â*pm, wrote:
Mark wrote:
On Sep 15, 2:14Â*pm, wrote:
... as well as
violate the rules on who can perform maintenance on a manufactured aircraft.

Are you still planning to do that?

--
Jim Pennino

"•Most mechanics learn their skills from aviation maintenance
technician schools approved by the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA). Training programs generally last 12 to 24 months, although some
schools also offer 2- and 4-year degrees. A small number of mechanics
receive their training on-the-job from experienced mechanics. However,
due to FAA rules, their work must be supervised and documented by
certified mechanics until they become FAA-certified. Consequently,
most employers only hire FAA-certified mechanics.

Certification
•The FAA requires that all mechanics who perform maintenance work on
aircrafts be certified or perform the work under the supervision of a
certified mechanic. The FAA offers certifications in airframe
mechanics (A license) for airplane body work, and powerplant mechanics
(P license) for engine work. Some mechanics obtain either the A or P
license.

To qualify for certification, in general a candidate must be at least
18 years of age, able to read and write English, and pass written,
practical and oral tests. To maintain their certification, mechanics
must have accumulated at least 1,000 hours of work experience in the
previous two-year period or take a refresher course."

---
Mark

So are you planning to do all that before you modify a LSA to increase the
cruise speed, which will invalidate the airworthiness certificate no matter
who does it?

--
Jim Pennino


1) Modifying an experimental airplane that originally met LSA criteria
to
go faster than LSA speed is not illegal. It simply means that from
that
time forward, it can't be flown solo by a pilot operating under LSA
flight
rules. It requires a private pilot or higher. (Even if the airplane
mods
are later removed, it still can't be flown under LSA rules anymore.)

You said you were going to buy a LSA, not build one, which means the
airworthiness certificate would be invalid.

If you build one and invalidate it as a LSA, now you have to go to the
FAA and somehow get the thing cerificated as an exprimental after the
fact. Good luck on that.

2) Also, for the record, the FAA speed requirement for LSA has some
important qualifiers that allow LSA airplanes to legally travel faster
than
120 kts.

No one but you ever said anything about them not being able to.

The 120 kt limit is the certified by the maker speed at max power and
sea level, nothing else.


--
Jim Pennino

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