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LSA Step-Downs: Training Is a Must

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Special Light Sport (S-LSA) are factory-built aircraft that meet industry-developed consensus standards and not Federal Aviation regulations and are issued a Special Airworthiness Certificate. That’s a 915 iS-powered JMB Aircraft VL-3 European ultralight being cared for by the Lockwood team. There are also legacy LSAs.

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Back in the Saddle Again

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See Using The Rudder in Novembers Aviation Safety.) The pedals still control yaw, although not with a rudder. The Robinson SFAR ( Click image to view ) Robinson helicoptersthe R-22, R-44 and the turbine-powered R-66are subject to the special training requirements outlined in Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) 73.