![]() Taking a kit aircraft company to full ASTM approval is a very big decision for small companies. All three principals have the knowledge and experience they need the aircraft have long, successful track records and each could sell at modest prices. Finally, one of Chuck Slusarczyk's CGS Hawk family may become certified. Likewise development is underway at Paul Mather's M-Squared Aircraft where his Sport 1000 could gain SLSA approval later this year. As an ELSA, the single seater could be HKS (four-stroke) powered, which would make it one sweet sport aircraft. ![]() Boss Bret Kivell said Indy is working on approval. Recently I wrote an updated pilot report on the T-Bird I from Indy Aircraft. Small shops could fully build 20-30 SLSA and supply additional ELSA kits and parts to make a healthy business. ![]() A company must first fully build and certify at least one Special LSA, but once done, they can elect to provide a kit only.or to factory build and supply kits. Then comes a decision about fully building or going the Experimental LSA kit route. Simply assuring you have documents to support a declaration is, by itself, a major task. At top the Indy Aircraft T-Bird I and II bottom left is a bare-frame CGS Hawk (Nick modeling) at right M-Squared owner Paul Mather stands by his Sport 1000. Three years into Light-Sport Aircraft and after the expiration of the Ultralight Trainer exemption, three ultralight producers say they're working on SLSA certification.
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