Light-Sport Aircraft Safety Directive Tracker
Track every applicable directive for S-LSA/E-LSA owners — compliance method, last done, next due by date or hours — with overdue badges.
An S-LSA owner answers to the MANUFACTURER's directives (mandatory under the airworthiness certificate) in addition to FAA ADs — miss either stream and airworthiness lapses.
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⚠️ Not for operational decisions. This is a record-keeping and planning aid only — not certified avionics, not a source of regulatory truth. Always verify against official sources (FAA/EASA) and your operator's approved documents before flying.
A free AD/directive compliance board for S-LSA/E-LSA owners: every directive with its method, last-complied date and next due, colour-coded before anything goes overdue. An S-LSA owner answers to the MANUFACTURER's directives (mandatory under the airworthiness certificate) in addition to FAA ADs.
About Light-Sport Aircraft Safety Directive Tracker
S-LSA airworthiness runs on the manufacturer's safety directives and safety alerts under the ASTM consensus system, alongside any FAA ADs on certified components — two parallel authority streams. An S-LSA owner answers to the MANUFACTURER's directives (mandatory under the airworthiness certificate) in addition to FAA ADs — miss either stream and airworthiness lapses. This tracker turns that risk into a standing board: one entry per directive with its compliance method, last-complied date, and next due by calendar or hours, with badges flipping amber 30 days out and red when overdue. The next-due tile keeps the soonest deadline in sight between inspections, and the CSV export hands your IA or auditor a reconciled list instead of a shoebox.
How to use Light-Sport Aircraft Safety Directive Tracker
- 1Enter each applicable directive with its compliance method and dates.
- 2Update 'last complied' and 'next due' at every sign-off.
- 3Watch the badges between inspections; export the list for your mechanic or an audit.
Why use Light-Sport Aircraft Safety Directive Tracker?
- ✓One entry per directive: method, last complied, next due by date or hours
- ✓Colour badges — amber 30 days out, red when overdue
- ✓Repetitive inspections stay permanently on the board
- ✓Built for the realities of S-LSA/E-LSA owners
- ✓CSV export = instant compliance summary for IAs, buyers and auditors
Frequently asked questions
What's the difference between an FAA AD and an LSA safety directive?+
An AD is federal regulation; an S-LSA safety directive is issued by the manufacturer under the ASTM consensus framework — and for S-LSA, compliance with manufacturer directives is a condition of the airworthiness certificate, making them effectively mandatory. E-LSA owners get more latitude. Track both streams in one list (tag the source in the reference field) so neither stream's repetitive items silently lapse.
How should repetitive ADs be tracked differently from one-time ADs?+
A one-time AD is history once signed off; a repetitive directive is a living deadline that regenerates at every compliance. Track repetitive items with their interval logic — the next-due date or hour figure updated at each sign-off — and keep them on the board forever. This tracker's repetitive-items counter exists because those entries, not the one-time ones, are where airworthiness quietly lapses.
What happens if an AD goes overdue?+
The aircraft is unairworthy as a matter of law until compliance — insurance may be void, and flight (except under a ferry permit specifically issued for the purpose) is illegal. The cure is compliance plus a proper maintenance record entry. The practical defence is never reaching that state: a 30-day amber warning against a reconciled list is dramatically cheaper than a ferry permit and a sheepish call to your insurer.
Is this tool private — who can see my entries?+
Only you. Entries live in your browser's local storage and never leave your device, so there is no account, no cloud sync and no one else with access. Because the data is device-local, export a CSV backup before clearing browser data or switching computers.
Can I get my data out if I switch systems later?+
Always — the CSV export is a complete, lossless dump of your AD compliance list, generated locally in one click. Import it into commercial software, archive it with your files, or post-process it in a spreadsheet. No lock-in is deliberate: data you can't take with you isn't really yours.
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