Sport Pilot/LSA for motorgliders

"R. Wubben" wrote in message
om...
I'm thinking of a Scheibe SF-25/Slingsby T.61:
Vne is 99 knots.
Gross wt. is 1260
I'm not sure what stall speed is, probably about 40 knots or so.

So based on that, one would think it would qualify. What I'm curious
is if it would fall under the glider OR the "light sport airplane"
section. Does the FAA even recognise the motorglider class when
talking about LSA?

I couldn't find anything on the EAA website (or it's Sport pilot spin
off site) and I also didn't see ANYTHING regarding LSA on the SSA
website. I probably shouldn't be surprised either way.

Does one just make an appointment at the FSDO office with paperwork
and airplane and you then get annointed as an LSA? (like some of these
foreign built factory airplanes that are reputedly going to flood our
shores)...?

Thanks for any collective wisdom!
Ryan in Madison, WI

Out of curiosity, what advantage do you see in having it registered as a
LSA?

Tim Ward