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No, a C-90 in an 415-C or 415C/D does not make the plane
illegal for the Sport pilot rule.
If the plane had been converted to a 415-D, that would do
it.
But an engine change in an 414-C/D leaves the plane
still a C/D, unless otherwise specified. Check the FAA data. The CD Rom lists
all paperwork relevant to the plane.
If by that paperwork the plane has not been modified to be
another type, it will be Sport Pilot legal. I think that meets the term
"operated"
Hartmut
----- Original Message -----From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 8:04 PMSubject: Re: [COUPERS-TECH] Modifications that disqualify from LSA designation.----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]----As long as it has never been converted to a D model or higher it is qualified as an LSA. Many engine modifications have been done over the years as field approvals. This was a much more common practice than it is today. So long as the aircraft has never been operated at a gross weight in excess of 1260#'s, then it is not exempt from being operated as an LSA.
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Subject: [COUPERS-TECH] Modifications that disqualify from LSA designation.
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I have been actively searching for a LSA qualified older ship. What are modifications that take a LSA qualified 415-C or 415-CD out of the legal LSA definition?
Ron Harden wrote in response to my posting about a potential purchace of a 415-C with a C-90 engine:
"I am almost 100% sure this plane would not be LSA. The LSA rule will not allow any plane that has ever modified from it's original manufactured specification to be LSA. And, it can not be modified back to it's original specification and be qualified as LSA."
Dan
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