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Flight Review: Van’s RV-12 LSA—Singular Success

Plane and Pilot

Note that because of current LSA rules, the RV-12 can be flown on an instrument flight plan but cannot be flown in actual instrument conditions. In fact, the unusual pitot-tube location—it peeks out from the center of the prop spinner—was chosen to reduce fuselage-to-wing connections. Mechanically all RV-12s are the same.)

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Flight Review: Van’s RV-12 LSA—Singular Success

Plane and Pilot

Note that because of current LSA rules, the RV-12 can be flown on an instrument flight plan but cannot be flown in actual instrument conditions. In fact, the unusual pitot-tube location—it peeks out from the center of the prop spinner—was chosen to reduce fuselage-to-wing connections. Mechanically all RV-12s are the same.)