On Fri, 8 Feb 2008 07:45:58 +0000 (UTC), in rec.aviation.owning,
(Alan) wrote:

In article Denny writes:
LSA is a partial answer - and might be in my future as I continue to
age (hopefully, I will continue to)

Prebuilt S-LSA might be an answer, though one has to do a 120 hour
class to be able to inspect/maintain one of them (and you will still
need the tools and space to do it). Even so, the price of the S-LSA
is pretty substantial as well.

As one who enjoys night flight, and likes to do cross-country a
little above 10,000 feet, LSA doesn't look like it really cuts it.

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but...if you hold a private certificate,
flying an SLSA doesn't restrict you to light sport piloting rules, does it?
If the plane's equipped and able, why not fly high at night?

IIRC there's at least one IFR equipped SLSA out there.

-Scott