Quote Originally Posted by Sam Buchanan View Post
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If you build a plane, it can only be certified EAB unless you are building a kit produced by a manufacturer that holds E-LSA certification for that particular aircraft. The Vans RV-12 is an example of an aircraft that can be certified as either EAB or E-LSA.
Sam:

OK; this might be a semantics issue, but I know of several Sonex builders who registered their Sonex' as E-LSA instead of E/AB. While Sonex advertises that their designs are Sport Pilot compliant, they have not received any type of "certification" for that classification. As far as I know, that is. They generally encourage all folks to build as E/AB simply because, in their view (and mine), it's just easier. If an E/AB meets LSA specs, then it can be flown by anyone, repairman certificates apply, etc. If built as an E/LSA, it could never be flown at night, as an example, since E-LSA are specifically lmited as daytime VFR only. Will gladly listen to any corrections to my assumptions.