Among their list of revisions is a new requirement that if you wish to fly an LSA with a maximum horizontal speed of 87 knots or less, you need an endorsement for such.
So for example, somebody who wants to learn to fly ultralights safely, can only find instruction if he/she finds and instructor and a suitable S-LSA, with a Vh of less then 87kn. How many S-LSAs do you know with a Vh of less than 87 knots? I can only think of a couple (CGS Hawk for example) and know of no flight school that operates such an airplane.
So, if your only ambition is to learn to fly ultralights, or ultralight-types, you're effectively left without any means of getting such instruction. Well done, FAA - the skies are a safer place and I will sleep easier at night.
So for example, somebody who wants to learn to fly ultralights safely, can only find instruction if he/she finds and instructor and a suitable S-LSA, with a Vh of less then 87kn. How many S-LSAs do you know with a Vh of less than 87 knots? I can only think of a couple (CGS Hawk for example) and know of no flight school that operates such an airplane.
So, if your only ambition is to learn to fly ultralights, or ultralight-types, you're effectively left without any means of getting such instruction. Well done, FAA - the skies are a safer place and I will sleep easier at night.
