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Light Sport Aviation	LSA can be used for flying training and glider tow operations. Therefore a pilot certificate holder may train for these types of operation as well for formation flying and for water operations. Some LSA can be bought with floats instead of wheels or with amphibious floats. The latter are floats with retractable wheels in them so that the aircraft may land on either water or land. Some LSA are designed as amphibious boat-hulled aeroplanes. Australia is a big country with many stunning features and offering adventure to everyone. With an AVEO Phantom or Shadow you can access all of Australia in a relatively cheap manner compared to a motor car or 4WD vehicle and in comfort. A long weekend getaway is no longer a matter of a drive of maybe 300kms but can be a comfortable flight above all the traffic of up to 750kms, using less than a tank of fuel. You will use less fuel to fly near enough to twice as far. Remember that your flying route will be one or more straight lines (tracks) while your ground route will be on twisting, turning roads. If you have a few weeks for travel you could fly right around Australia or maybe just to one or two famous places you have always wanted to see but never had the time. See the whole length of the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, stop at a local airfield or two for lunch or morning/afternoon tea. Get views of the Victorian coast that cannot be had by any other means than by your own personal aeroplane. Visit Wolf Creek Crater in Western Australia; a spectacular site so remote and difficult by ground transport that very few people ever see it. In your AVEO Phantom or Shadow just a couple of hours flying will get you there for some spectacular views and photographs. (Indicative costs on this page were updated on the 6th of September 2008)
A light Sport Aircraft (LSA) is, in Australia, a single engine, 1- or 2-seat aeroplane with a maximum all up weight (MAUW) of 600 kilograms. LSA may not be flown at night or in any instrument conditions. They are for VFR flying only.
Generally LSA in Australia are registered under the rules and regulations administered by Recreational Aviation Australia Inc. (RA-Aus). Aircraft maintenance and operation under these rules are substantially less onerous than under the rules for private aircraft as administered by CASA. Keep in mind however that all the rules, whether RA-Aus or CASA, are in fact CASA rules and regulations. In the case of RA-Aus CASA delegates the oversight of LSA aircraft and pilots to RA-Aus. A person holding a Private Pilot’s license can gain an RA-Aus pilot certificate in as little as 5 hours of instructional flying for a total cost of around $825. 5 hours is the legal minimum required under the regulations to make the transition. Individual pilots usually take a little more time to complete the transition. Someone who has never flown before may gain her or his RA-Aus pilot certificate in as little as 20 hours although this number of hours is usually exceeded in practice. Thus the minimum cost for obtaining a pilot certificate will be around $3500, depending on the flying school used. Once a pilot has gained her/his pilot certificate she/he can continue on to gain a cross country certificate and a passenger carrying certificate. Once these three certificates have been earned the pilot may fly just about anywhere in Australia, with a passenger, provided only that all flying is done in VFR conditions and under VMC. An LSA cannot be used for commercial operation nor can it be flown in Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC) or at night. These limitations are not especially onerous however and an LSA can be used for both personal pleasure flying and personal business flying. An LSA may also be used for flying training with any RA-Aus qualified instructor.