Carl, you are spot on. The ability to "put a sticker on limiting the weight...." was precluded in the U.S. by the authorizing language in the LSA rules which stated "continuously certificated". The LSA authorization was clearly designed by the FAA to help create new manufacture of aircraft. The EAA was aware of the late change in the wording adding the "continuously certificated", but conspicuously choose not to alert their membership for the same reason - they wanted the rules written that way. New manufacture means new advertising. The LSA bill changed materially in the last 30 prior to implementation to preclude almost all existing light aircraft for a reason. Anyone who believes that the FAA is going to raise the weight limit is dreaming. It's a nice dream, but not going to happen.
