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91.327 Aircraft having a special
airworthiness certificate in the light-sport category: Operating limitations
91.327 Aircraft having a special airworthiness certificate in the light-sport
category: Operating limitations.
(a) No person may operate an aircraft that has a special airworthiness
certificate in the light-sport category for compensation or hire except
(1) To tow a glider or an unpowered ultralight vehicle in accordance with
§91.309 of this chapter; or
(2) To conduct flight training.
(b) No person may operate an aircraft that has a special airworthiness
certificate in the light-sport category unless
(1) The aircraft is maintained by a certificated repairman with a light-sport
aircraft maintenance rating, an appropriately rated mechanic, or an
appropriately rated repair station in accordance with the applicable
provisions of part 43 of this chapter and maintenance and inspection
procedures developed by the aircraft manufacturer or a person acceptable to
the FAA;
(2) A condition inspection is performed once every 12 calendar months by a
certificated repairman (light-sport aircraft) with a maintenance rating, an
appropriately rated mechanic, or an appropriately rated repair station in
accordance with inspection procedures developed by the aircraft manufacturer
or a person acceptable to the FAA;
(3) The owner or operator complies with all applicable airworthiness
directives;
(4) The owner or operator complies with each safety directive applicable to
the aircraft that corrects an existing unsafe condition. In lieu of complying
with a safety directive an owner or operator may
(i) Correct the unsafe condition in a manner different from that specified
in the safety directive provided the person issuing the directive concurs
with the action; or
(ii) Obtain an FAA waiver from the provisions of the safety directive based
on a conclusion that the safety directive was issued without adhering to the
applicable consensus standard;
(5) Each alteration accomplished after the aircraft’s date of manufacture
meets the applicable and current consensus standard and has been authorized by
either the manufacturer or a person acceptable to the FAA;
(6) Each major alteration to an aircraft product produced under a consensus
standard is authorized, performed and inspected in accordance with maintenance
and inspection procedures developed by the manufacturer or a person acceptable
to the FAA; and
(7) The owner or operator complies with the requirements for the recording of
major repairs and major alterations performed on type-certificated products in
accordance with §43.9 (d) of this chapter, and with the retention requirements
in §91.417.
(c) No person may operate an aircraft issued a special airworthiness certificate
in the light-sport category to tow a glider or unpowered ultralight vehicle for
compensation or hire or conduct flight training for compensation or hire in an
aircraft which that persons provides unless within the preceding 100 hours of
time in service the aircraft has
(1) Been inspected by a certificated repairman with a light-sport aircraft
maintenance rating, an appropriately rated mechanic, or an appropriately rated
repair station in accordance with inspection procedures developed by the
aircraft manufacturer or a person acceptable to the FAA and been approved for
return to service in accordance with part 43 of this chapter; or
(2) Received an inspection for the issuance of an airworthiness certificate in
accordance with part 21 of this chapter.
(d) Each person operating an aircraft issued a special airworthiness certificate
in the light-sport category must operate the aircraft in accordance with the
aircraft’s operating instructions, including any provisions for necessary
operating equipment specified in the aircraft’s equipment list.
(e) Each person operating an aircraft issued a special airworthiness certificate
in the light-sport category must advise each person carried of the special
nature of the aircraft and that the aircraft does not meet the airworthiness
requirements for an aircraft issued a standard airworthiness certificate.
(f) The FAA may prescribe additional limitations that it considers necessary.
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