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Copyright, 2016 Jan Fridrich. & LAA R, Czech Republic

Europe Microlights & LSA infoJan Fridrich

Vice President LAA R, Foreign Affairs, Industry and Internal Audit

AERO Friedrichshafen, April 2016


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Contents

Present and future development ofmicrolights and LSA.

Statistical data and graphs.

600 kg myths and reality

Conclusion

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L R www.laacr.cz

Light Aircraft Association of the Czech Republic is

a competent authority for Certification, Licencingand Operation of microlights in the Czech

Republic.

This covers paragliding, powered paragliding,hang gliding, gyroplanes, helicopters, weight shift,

UL gliders, aerodynamically controlled microlight

and 600kg amateur built ELSA.

In this respect it is unique in Europe

It has 7 000 members and registers 7 900 aircraft

and 10 000 pilots.


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Microlights in LAA R register as of 1.1.2016


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Number of issued ULL TC and Production Approvals


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LAMA EUROPE

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non-profit manufacturers association

founded in 2011 currently 12 members + 4 supporters main task is to lobby for simple and

affordable regulation on EU level

cooperation/coordination with otherorganisationsGAMA,LAMA, EAS, AOPA etc.

Member of SSCC, GA SSCC, D&M SSCC


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Success of Czech Light Aviation

Key Factors

foundation of LAA CR in 1990 gave legal

framework for all microlight activities

including manufacturing

creation of a certification system within the

LAA R, offering the acceptable simplicity ofcertification while providing safety to aircraftdesign, building and operation.


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Selected GA Category Sales 1960-2013

Source: Jaroslav Dostal, GAMA & personal research


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Light x TraditionalAviation Industry today

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1989

1989 1990 20152000


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European Light Aviation Industry

more than 5 000 employes* Annual production around 2500 airplanes, 2000

propellers and 1000 rescue systems*

Approximate Annual Turnover 170 milions*

Most of the manufacturers are private and

employ up to 25 people.

main players are currently employing some 50

150 workers and have yearly turnovers of3,5 milionsto 20 milions.

* Estimation

Data based on personal research and only UL and LSA manufacturers are considered


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3-axis controlled Microlight &LSA numbers

Data based on Leisure Aviation Directory and personal research


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Number of European Microlight &LSA manufacturers by country&year

3-axis controlled



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Number of European Microlight &LSA types by country&year

3-axis controlled



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LSA Statistics US market

Source: FAA registry, www.sportpilot.org, www.byDanJohnson.com and personal research

11 years of LSA

in the USA

April 2005April 2016


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LSA rules effective from April 2005

As of 1st January 2016:

107 airplanes certifiedas SLSA (factory build)

54 of them are of European origin5 new types added in 2012, 2 in 2013, 2 in 2014, 1 in2015

Manufactured by 76 companies

39 of them are European companies

2924 planesregistered

1568 manufactured in EuropeSource: FAA registry, www.sportpilot.org, www.byDanJohnson.com and personal research


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LSA Statistics first SLSA


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SLSA registration by country and market share

2006

2010

2015

Europe 74%

Europe 66%

Europe 54%


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SLSA registration development by the European of origin


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months



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180 (73 EU)3-axis control SLSA registered in 2013

- 30% (- 0,04% EU)Increase against 2012


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+ 10% (+ 5 % EU)Increase against 2013


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- 10% (+ 2,5 % EU)Increase against 2014


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Out of

763-axis control SLSA manufacturers

15companies(9EU)Have made

80% of Sales


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SLSA Market share development



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3-axis control S-LSA Aircraft data table as of 1-st January 2016Manufacturer Market share No of SLSA planes

1 Flight Design GmbH 12,76% 373

2 Cubcrafters, Inc. 12,48% 365

3 Cessna Aircraf t 9,30% 272

4 Czech Sport Aircraft (1) 7,90% 231

5 American Legend Aircraft Co. 7,01% 205

6 Costruzioni Aeronautiche TECNAM S.r.l. 6,16% 180

7 REMOS Aircraf t GmbH 4,04% 118

8 Jabiru Aircraf t Pty. Ltd. 3,83% 112

9 Evektor-Aerotechnik a.s. 3,42% 100

10 AEROPRO s.r.o. 3,39% 9911 TL Ultralight 2,63% 77

12 Aircraf t Manufacturing & Development Co. (AMD). 2,36% 69

13 Vans Aircraf t Inc. 2,22% 65

14 Fantasy Air s.r.o./Allegro USA 1,78% 52

15 Interplane 1,71% 50

16 RANS Inc. 1,54% 45

17 Progressive Aerodyne 1,40% 41

18 Pipistrel LSA srl 1,30% 38

19 AEROPRAKT 1,06% 31

20 Skykits USA Corp 0,99% 2921 Arion Aircraf t, LLC 0,85% 25

22 Phoenix Air s.r.o. 0,85% 25

23 Zlin Aviation s.r.o. 0,82% 24

24 Magnaghi Aeronautica S.p.A. (2) 0,79% 23

25 AERO SP Z O O 0,72% 21

26 IndUS Aviation, Inc. 0,62% 18

27 Urban Air 0,58% 17

28 JIHLAVAN airplanes, s.r.o. 0,55% 16

29 Paradise Industria Aeronautica Ltda 0,55% 16

30 BRM Aero 0,44% 13

31 Just Aircraf t, LLC. 0,34% 10


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GA Statistics

Source: GAMA , Armin Hanus and personal research


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European Microlight Statistics

Source: Armin Hanus and personal research


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EUROPEAN LSA STATISTICS

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Difficult to get, due the fact that there

is no common European registry.

So far 7 EASA RTC airplanes

Estimated sales April 2012-2016:

around 100+ airplanes

THREE NEW RTC ISSUED BY EASA

SINCE APRIL 2015


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GA in China is starting,

the GA Market does not exist in terms we

know from the rest of the world

To get statistical data is difficult 1975 aircraft

2085 PPL licenses

506 Sport pilot licenses 286 civil airports

Potentially big market


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as of 31.12.2014 there was:

1975 GA aircraft including business jets

and helicopters,

1403 fixed wings (37 microlights)

486 used for training

145 private aircraft flew 13 507 flight hours

114 airplanes

31 helicopters

2000 illegal aircraft


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GA aircraft

GA pilots

GA airports

GA services

All depends on access to the lower airspaceyears

growth


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Global Civil Aircraft Population

= 334 000 aircraft

Source: GAMA


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Piston Aeroplane Market

Distribution

Source: GAMA


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GA Fleet Age

Source: GAMA


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French GA data

Source: GAMA & DGAC France


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CONCLUSION

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We would like to have goodEASA system, BUT:

We need solution of nonrealisticuseful load for existingmicrolights! NOW!

See separate presenation600kg Myths and Reality


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I just hope that we will not end up asthe pilot on the picture..


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