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LSA weight increase?!

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gtae07

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Grabbing my electronic popcorn...

Baker invited Jack Pelton, EAA chairman and CEO, onto the stage. On Jan. 19, 2019, Pelton said, the FAA will publish a notice of proposed rulemaking that seeks to raise the weight limit for light sport aircraft from the current 1,320 pounds to 3,600 pounds. “That will allow you to fly in a 172, have four seats in the airplane, and fly 150 mph,” said Pelton, who also anticipates a rule change that would allow professional builders to construct experimental amateur-built aircraft.
http://aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2018/october/07/big-news-from-aopa-carbondale-fly-in


Personally I'd rather trade some of that 3600lb for a little extra speed and be able to squeeze in things like RV-10s. I can't think of many 3600lb airplanes with four seats that top out at 150.
 
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