Registering the plane as LSA is a whole different question and does not apply to an experimental airplane (there is ELSA, but that covers only a homebuilt version of an LSA approved plane.  What we’d be talking about here is registering as Experimental (amateur/homebuilt) and then flying that plane under the Light Sport rule.  The aircraft can be registered under experimental or normal categories and flown under the light sport rule as long as the plane meets the light sport requirements for stall speed, Vh, gross weight limit, etc.

It’s a moot point for the Q2, it just ain’t going to make the stall speed minimum.

Rick Hole

CFI