At 05:39 05 January 2011, Mike the Strike wrote:
I still maintain my original assertion that no gliders have been
certified by FAA as LSA. Certainly a number could meet the
limitations, but decertification would be non-trivial. If I am wrong,
please cite specific aircraft.

Given that the FAA has a long list of type certified light aircraft that
can be flown as LSAs (various Aeroncas, Luscombes, Ercoupes, Pipers,
Taylorcrafts) one wonders why the compliant certified gliders (2-22, 2-33,
Ka7) weren't also added to this list. And, the possibility was well known
early on in the rule-making process, I know as I asked about it years ago
during an FAA session years ago at an SSA convention. What happened, and
can it be fixed? Seems like a no-brainer to me...

Marc