Weight-Shift Course Submitted

Sport Aviation Specialties tells ANN that FAA has accepted their 16-hour experimental light-sport aircraft (ELSA) repairman course for powered parachutes. Their first PPC course is scheduled for April 29-30, 2006 at Beloit Airport, Beloit WI, just across the state line from Rockford, IL.

In addition, they recently submitted to FAA an equivalent course for weight-shift aircraft; acceptance is anticipated by about May 15. The first weight-shift course is tentatively scheduled for late June in Kennesaw, GA.

Courses in other locations are being planned.

These courses are in addition to the Sport Aviation Specialties fixed-wing repairman course, which was FAA-accepted in late 2005. Since then, the company has conducted four courses, which have been well received.

The courses provide the required training for owners or would-be owners of ELSAs to be eligible for an FAA light-sport repairman certificate, thus authorizing them to perform their own annual condition inspections.

Courses meet on Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 am to 500 pm both days. Subjects covered include those used during an annual condition inspection, including FAA regulations; theory of flight; weight & loading; general inspection procedures; aircraft hardware, propulsion system inspection; cart/trike inspection; canopy/wing inspection, instrumentation, electrical, and avionics inspection; control system inspection; and other topics.

Aviation clubs or organizations interested in hosting a course at their location are invited to contact Sport Aviation Specialties.

FMI: www.sportaviationspecialties.com