Light Sport Aircraft

In the most recent issue of the Smithsonian Air and Space Magazine, the issue is devoted to 10 new ways to Fly. The 10 ways include Blimps, and tilt aircraft ( the Osprey), but the one I want to mention in this post is the new aircraft classification Light Sport Aircraft (LSA). To be certified to be a LSA pilot is about 1/2 the cost of a private pilots licence and takes about 1/2 the time. There are restrictions for a LSA certification but this opens up the option of flying to some with medical conditions that prevent them from getting a private pilot license, or cost/time is an obstacle to flying. The SLA pictured above is the skycatcher from Cessna.