Special LSA Certificate Given by FAA

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • The Flight Design CT, imported by Tom Peghiny, was among the first Special Light-Sport Aircraft (S-LSA) to receive its airworthiness certificate.
  • This significant aviation milestone occurred at Sun 'n Fun 2005, with regional dealer Tom Gutmann being the recipient.
  • Special Light-Sport Aircraft (S-LSAs) are factory-built aircraft certified for use in training or rental operations.
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Tom Peghiny poses in front of a Flight Designs CT on the day FAA awarded a Special Light-Sport Aircraft certificate.

Sun ‘n Fun 2005 started off with a bang when Flightstar Sportplanes’ Tom Peghiny heard the Flight Design CT he imports was one of the first Special Light-Sport Aircraft to be given its airworthiness certificate. (S-LSAs are fully built and can be used for training or rental.) CT regional dealer Tom Gutmann of Airtime Aviation, Inc., was the recipient of a process Peghiny graciously called “the effort of many people.” Watch for full coverage of this benchmark achievement in aviation magazines.

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