BRIEFING LSA NEWS S-LSA Light Sport aircraft flew an average of 80 hours per aircraft in 2010, but Experimental LSAs fly 35 hours and amateur-built aircraft flew 43 hours per year. E-LSAs make up about 80 percent of the LSA fleet. Utah company offers $60,000 LSA Approval expected this month B Y A LTO N K . M A R S H MANY MEMBERS HAVE NOTED that there are few $60,000 LSA aircraft—the price originally forecast for the light sport aircraft segment announced a decade ago. Here comes one more to market. ASTM approval is expected in August for the single-seat, $54,850 Skycraft Airplanes SD–1 Minisport light sport aircraft. Orders will be taken at EAA AirVenture this summer. An official of the company said the Czech-designed aircraft flies much like a two-seat Van’s RV–6 aircraft. That aircraft is used by one company official as a trainer for the single-seat SD–1. It will be offered in both a tailwheel and nosewheel configuration. The company has offered the airplane as a kit for the past year. The price includes everything except a Mode S transponder and a ballistic parachute. The photo with this article is of an SD–1 aircraft flown in another country, sincehttp://FAA.PSIexams.com http://FAA.PSIexams.com