I'm wondering why you think a "workaround" is necessary, at all?

In the US the FAA has many levels of licenses to operate aircraft from weed whackers to heavy haulers. If one wishes to fly with minimum training and no medical certificate then light sport is for you. All the FAA asks is that you abide by the rules. The rule of controllable prop is pretty simple. LSA allows fixed pitch or ground adjustable only. Nothing in the rules say you can have hidden switches, secret wires, or controls with a only a placard preventing use in flight.

If you really need an in flight controllable prop then upgrade your license to recreational pilot or higher.

"But I don't have a medical!" , you say. Have we got a deal for you. It's called light sport. You get to fly simple light weight aircraft with wheels or floats in the daytime and no medical is required. No controllable prop, no retracts but you can still fly and have a ball.


So why not go with the flow? It wasn't too long ago when you busted your physical, you were done flying. Lets not give the FAA an excuse to take away LSA from the many pilots who are happy flying in LSA compliant aircraft.

And that prop? All props are ground adjustable. You unbolt it and put on a new one with a different pitch.

John Pitkin
Greenville, Texas