Chapter 15, Section B (Reading)

What are the two ratings a Light Sport Repairman Certificate can be issued with?

Inspection or Maintenance.

What is the required training for a Light Sport Repairman Certificate specific to? (List 6)

A particular class of light sport aircraft —

1. airplane

2. weight-shift

3. powered parachute

4. glider

5. lighter-than-air

6. gyroplane.

What does the inspection rating on a Light Sport Repairman Certificate allow the holder to do?

Perform an annual condition inspection on their personal Experimental Light-Sport Aircraft (E-LSA).

What does the maintenance rating on a Light Sport Repairman Certificate allow the holder to do?

Maintain, inspect, and repair light-sport aircraft in the class for which the rating was issued.

What can an A&P technician do regarding Light Sport Aircraft (LSA)?

Perform maintenance and inspections on LSAs if they have proper tools and documentation to ensure safe operation; must comply with FAR 43 and FAR 65.81 when working on Special LSAs (S-LSA).

Definition of Light Sport Aircraft

A category of aircraft (other than a helicopter or powered-lift) defined in 14 CFR Part 1, section 1.1 (General Definitions) as having a maximum takeoff weight of 1,320 pounds, or 1,430 pounds for a seaplane; Vₕ of 120 knots CAS; Vₙₑ of 120 knots CAS for a glider; Vₛ₁ of 45 knots CAS at the aircraft’s maximum certificated takeoff weight and most critical center of gravity; a maximum seating capacity of no more than two persons including the pilot; a single, reciprocating engine if powered; a fixed or ground-adjustable propeller if a powered aircraft other than a powered glider; a fixed or auto-feathering propeller system if a powered glider; a fixed-pitch, semi-rigid, teetering, two-blade rotor system if a gyroplane; a nonpressurized cabin if equipped with a cabin; fixed landing gear, except for an aircraft intended for operation on water or a glider; fixed or retractable landing gear, or a hull, for an aircraft intended for operation on water; and fixed or retractable landing gear for a glider.

Definition of E-LSA

An acronym for experimental light sport aircraft, a type of light sport aircraft that is certified under FAR 21.191.

Definition of S-LSA

An acronym for special light sport aircraft, a type of light sport aircraft that is certified under FAR 21.190. This type of light sport aircraft is delivered from the manufacturer in a ready-to-fly condition.

Definition of Light Sport Repairman

A person certified under FAR 65.107 to perform maintenance and/or inspections on light sport aircraft depending upon the type of certification obtained.

1. A Light Sport Repairman Certificate is issued with either an __________ rating or a __________ rating.

inspection, maintenance

2. An A&P technician __________ (does or does not) have to take an FAA approved light sport repairman course in the appropriate class of aircraft to perform maintenance on light sport aircraft.

does not

3. FAR _____ and AC _____ outline the requirements, privileges, and limitations for a Light Sport Repairman Certificate.

65, 65-32

4. The inspection rating for a Light Sport Repairman certificate requires an FAA-approved course that is _____ hours in duration, while a course for the maintenance rating in the airplane class is _____ hours in duration.

16, 120