LSA Safety Record Slowly Improves

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • Pilots transitioning from larger, more stable aircraft back to smaller, more wind-sensitive planes like Light Sport Aircraft (LSAs) benefit from refresher training.
  • Avemco Insurance's Mike Adams emphasizes the need for mandatory checkout time for LSA pilots, regardless of their prior experience in other aircraft, due to the different handling characteristics.
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Most of us learned to fly on small airplanes that felt every breath of wind. Then we went on to bigger, more powerful, and more stable aircraft. Well, it turns out you can go back, but it’s best if you have some refresher training. AVweb‘s Russ Niles spoke with Avemco Insurance’s Mike Adams about mandatory checkout time for LSA pilots, regardless of how many hours they have in other planes.

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