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Advocacy Advocacy Briefs Light Sport Aircraft

Light Sport Aircraft

Light Sport Aircraft

Currently certificated aircraft that can be flown exercising sport pilot privileges:

Aircraft Type

Aeronca

  • Aeronca C
  • Aeronca C-2
  • Aeronca C-3
  • Aeronca PC-3
  • Aeronca CF
  • Aeronca K
  • Aeronca KC
  • Aeronca KCA 
  • Aeronca KF
  • Aeronca KM
  • Aeronca KS
  • Aeronca 11AC
  • Aeronca 11BC 
  • Aeronca 50-C
  • Aeronca 50-TC
  • Aeronca 50-TL
  • Aeronca S-50-C
  • Aeronca 50-F
  • Aeronca S-50-F 
  • Aeronca 50-S
  • Aeronca 7AC
  • Aeronca 7BCM
  • Aeronca 7CCM
  • Aeronca 7DC
  • Aeronca L-3
  • Aeronca L-3D 
  • Aeronca L-3J
  • Aeronca L-16A
  • Aeronca 60-TF
  • Aeronca 65-C
  • Aeronca S-65-C
  • Aeronca 65-CA
  • Aeronca S-65-CA
  • Aeronca 65-TC
  • Aeronca 65-TF
  • Aeronca 65-TL
  • Aeronca 65-TAF
  • Aeronca 65-TAL
  • Aeronca YO-58
  • Aeronca 11AC
  • Aeronca 11BC
  • Aeronca 058A/B
  • Aeronca PC-3

Ercoupe

  • Ercoupe 415C
  • Ercoupe 415CD

Interstate

  • Interstate S-1 Cadet
  • Interstate S-1A
  • Interstate S-1A-65F
  • Interstate S-1A-85F
  • Interstate S-1A-90F

Luscombe

  • Luscombe 8
  • Luscombe 8A
  • Luscombe 8B
  • Luscombe 8C
  • Luscombe 8D

Piper

  • Piper E2
  • Piper F2
  • Piper J2
  • Piper J3
  • Piper J3C-40 
  • Piper J3C-50
  • Piper J3C-50S
  • Piper J3-50S
  • Piper J3C-65
  • Piper J3C-65S
  • Piper J3F-50
  • Piper J3F50S
  • Piper J3F-60
  • Piper J3F-60S
  • Piper J3F-65
  • Piper J3F-65S 
  • Piper J3L
  • Piper J3L-65S
  • Piper J3L-S
  • Piper J3P
  • Piper J4
  • Piper J4A
  • Piper J4B 
  • Piper J4F
  • Piper L-4
  • Piper L-4A
  • Piper L-4B
  • Piper L-4C
  • Piper L-4D
  • Piper L-4H
  • Piper L-4J
  • Piper NE-1
  • Piper NE-2
  • Piper PA 11
  • Piper PA 15
  • Piper PA 17

Porterfield

  • Porterfield 40
  • Porterfield 50
  • Porterfield 55
  • Porterfield 65

Quicksilver

  • Quicksilver GT500

Taylorcraft

  • Taylorcraft A
  • Taylorcraft BC
  • Taylorcraft BCS
  • Taylorcraft BC-65
  • Taylorcraft BC12-65
  • Taylorcraft BC12-D
  • Taylorcraft BC12-D1
  • Taylorcraft BC12D-4-85
  • Taylorcraft BC12D-85 
  • Taylorcraft BCS12-65 Seaplane
  • Taylorcraft BCS12-D Seaplane
  • Taylorcraft BCS12-D1 Seaplane
  • Taylorcraft BCS65 Seaplane
  • Taylorcraft BF
  • Taylorcraft BF12-65
  • Taylorcraft BF-60
  • Taylorcraft BF-65
  • Taylorcraft BFS
  • Taylorcraft BFS12-65 Seaplane
  • Taylorcraft BFS-60 Seaplane
  • Taylorcraft BFS-65 Seaplane
  • Taylorcraft BL
  • Taylorcraft BL12-65
  • Taylorcraft BL-65
  • Taylorcraft BLS
  • Taylorcraft BLS12-65 Seaplane
  • Taylorcraft BLS-65 Seaplane
  • Taylorcraft DC-65 (L-2, L-2C)
  • Taylorcraft DCO-65 (L-2A, L-2B) but not L-2M
  • Taylorcraft DF-65 (L-2E)
  • Taylorcraft DL-65
  • Taylorcraft L-2F
  • Taylorcraft L-2G
  • Taylorcraft L-2H
  • Taylorcraft L-2J
  • Taylorcraft L-2K
Updated September 14, 2011