Originally Posted by Jim_Libenow
It is 100 continuous HP. Cubcrafters has a light sport with a 180HP engine on front that is limited to 5 minutes of continuous max power. Then the pilot is supposed to pull the throttle back to a value that meets the HP limitation for light sport.

Jim


??? I must admit, I'm out of my league here. The above sounds like a way to get around the FAA-imposed arbitrary "limit" of LSA. It amazes me that a C-150, or even a 150HP C150, can't "qualify" to be an LSA, but somehow an airplane with an 180HP engine does "qualify." This all goes over my head.

==>> Looks like I'm "stepping away" from aviation after all. Bye, folks!
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