LSA question

CK

CK

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My boss owns a Searay (small amphibious aircraft). He asked if a pilot with an LSA certificate can fly it. I figured the answer was no because of the retractable gear, but he mentioned that it is ok for an LSA pilot to fly an ampib aircraft solong as the gear is left down. Is this true? I do see a few amphib LSAs advertised.

Alex.
 
You can ONLY fly a LSA aircraft as a sport pilot. If the LSA is an amphib with retract gear then that's fine. you can move it up and down all day, but it has to qualify as a LSA.
 
ackeight said:
You can ONLY fly a LSA aircraft as a sport pilot.
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Not true at all. You can fly all day as a Private Pilot, Commercial Pilot, ATP...as long as you are appropriately rated in category & class. CFI-A's can even teach in them. It requires a sport pilot license as a minimum.
 
ackeight said:
You can ONLY fly a LSA aircraft as a sport pilot. If the LSA is an amphib with retract gear then that's fine. you can move it up and down all day, but it has to qualify as a LSA.
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Any pilot can fly a LSA (ATP, PPL, CFI, sport pilot) as well as any "real" airplane they are qualified in. A sport pilot can only fly an airplane that is catagorized as a LSA (which may be a "normal" airplane like a cub).

Not sure about the SeaRay though.
 
Jpax said:
Probably, but whats the point of the interwebznetz if we don't make humor of misspeaks? :)
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:yeahthat:
From the original post, it only took him 7 minutes to "pounce" in with an incorrect answer (+ there was an edit). Gotta love the prowlers.

It took almost an hour before someone threw the first flag!
 
The way it's written is misleading. As a sport pilot you can only fly a LSA. That makes it easier to interpret the way I originally wrote it. Sheesh. I didn't say only a sport pilot can fly a LSA. Getting panties in a wad peeps. Just trying to help the guy out.
 
mojo6911 said:
It appears it can be operated as an LSA. It has to be registered as such, however.
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No it doesn't. A sport pilot may operate a S-LSA, E-LSA, Ex-AB (which meets the definition of an LSA in FAR 1.1) and any standard category aircraft which meets the same definition in 1.1.
 
ackeight said:
The way it's written is misleading. As a sport pilot you can only fly a LSA. That makes it easier to interpret the way I originally wrote it. Sheesh. I didn't say only a sport pilot can fly a LSA. Getting panties in a wad peeps. Just trying to help the guy out.
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I guessed that's what you meant. However, there are a bunch of people who don't know much about LSAs and there are a lot of myths out there.
 
Speaking of which, the latest Flying Magazine LSA article is on this very subject: LSA Seaplanes. It seems, a Sport Pilot can fly a LSA-Sea with only a couple of endorsements rather than an additional checkride.
 
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