Maybe some of you know, but I'd sure be interested in knowing everything that went into FAA's decision to roost on 1320 lbs as the magic number for Light Sport Aircraft. Some of the new Light Sport Aircraft are not only fancier, but can fly faster and go further than my old 1400 lb. D model.
The FAA wanted new, sport pilot planes to be built. If you went to 1400# it would let too many older airplanes in the category. Where did the 254 for ultralights come from? If you think this 1320 will be changed, you would be wrong. I have been listening to the speculation for increasing the 254 for 20+ years and they haven't changed it yet. They don't want that many sport pilots out there. They want more planes. This gave them the opportunity to trade no medical for more NEW airplanes with relaxed building standards.
