Is LS1 = MPL

[Bennie Vorster]

Is LS1 class the same as MPL or is there a differance?

[The Agent]

Nee Bennie dit hang van die vliegtuig af.

[Bennie Vorster]

So wat is die verskil?

[Fairy Flycatcher]

LS1 is the old document which used to define of what we now refer to as NTCA


NTCA stands for Non-Type Certified Aircraft.

This includes any aircraft which is not subject to a certification process, or with un-certified components and does not qualify for a Certificate of Airworthiness.

This includes, but are not limited to:

- Microlights
- Ex-military aircraft
- home-built / amateur built
- experimental aircraft
- hang gliders
- paragliders

You can register a Cessna 182 in this class if you really wanted to (a bit of a schlep though). You will then never be able to use it for commercial work and your re-sale is probably zero (until you get it certified again) blah...blah...blah.

These aircraft owner maintained and must be signed out by an AP, not an AMO (although an AMO may still sign it).

So microlights fall under NTCA, but NTCA is not limited to microlights

[Bennie Vorster]

As I understand the KR2 is LS1 but I need a ppl to fly it.

[Duck Rogers]

As I understand the KR2 is LS1 but I need a ppl to fly it.

Heeltemal reg.

[Fairy Flycatcher]

As I understand the KR2 is LS1 but I need a ppl to fly it.

I should have started my answer to you with this, and if you don't mind, I'll edit my post to show that.

LS1 is the old document which used to define of what we now refer to as NTCA.


The only aircraft you may fly on your MPL, are microlights, which only makes up a one part of the aircraft falling under NTCA (used to be LS1). Some LS 1 / NTCA may be able to fit into microlight category, but the owner registers it as experimental, and therefore still needs a PPL to fly it.

For an aircraft to be flown on your MPL, you need it to be a Microlight. For an aircraft to be flown on your Hang glider pilots licence, you need it to be a hang glider. For an aircraft to be flown on your Glider Pilot Licence, it needs to be a glider (there are both certified and non-type certified gliders - most in SA are certified as far as I know)

Most other aircraft, including ex-military, are flown on your PPL.

[Bennie Vorster]

Aa Ha thank's FF.