SLSA	dELSA	kELSA	gELSA	ExpAB
Sport Pilot limit persons on board	2	2	2	2	2
carrying passenger for compensation or hire	Yes©	No	No	Training only, if±	No
compensation or hire	Yes©	No	No	Training only, if±	No
in furtherance of a business	Yes©	No	No	Training only, if±	No
night	P or (R during training)	P or (R during training)	P or (R during training)	P or (R during training)	P or (R during training)
during civil twilight	P or S (R between sunrise/sunset)	P or S (R between sunrise/sunset)	P or S (R between sunrise/sunset)	P or S (R between sunrise/sunset)	P or S (R between sunrise/sunset)
over open air assembly of persons	No?	No	No	No	No
over densely populated areas (other than during takeoffs and landing)	Yes	No	No	No	No
over densely populated areas as directed by air traffic control*	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
over densely populated areas during landing and takeoffs without needing air traffic permission¶	Yes	Yes if "sufficent altitude is maintained to effect a safe emergency landing in the event of a power unit failure, without hazard to persons or property on the ground"	Yes if "sufficent altitude is maintained to effect a safe emergency landing in the event of a power unit failure, without hazard to persons or property on the ground"	Yes if "sufficent altitude is maintained to effect a safe emergency landing in the event of a power unit failure, without hazard to persons or property on the ground"	Yes, if "sufficent altitude is maintained to effect a safe emergency landing in the event of a power unit failure, without hazard to persons or property on the ground"
in congested airways	Yes	No	No	No	No
in congested airways as directed by air traffic control*	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
in congested airways during landing and takeoffs without needing air traffic permission¶	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Class A airspace	P	P	P	P	P
Class B, C & D airspace or airport with control tower	P or (R or S with endorsement)	P or (R or S with endorsement)	P or (R or S with endorsement)	P or (R or S with endorsement)	P or (R or S with endorsement)
outside U.S.	No, unless international agreement	No, unless international agreement	No, unless international agreement	No, unless international agreement	Yes, with permission of the nation's CAA
demo aircraft in flight if you are salesman	P with 200 hours	P with 200 hours	P with 200 hours	P with 200 hours	P with 200 hours
passenger-carrying airlift - charity	P	P	P	P	P
higher than 10,000'	P or (R higher of 10k or 2k agl) but S never	P or (R higher of 10k or 2k agl) but S never	P or (R higher of 10k or 2k agl) but S never	P or (R higher of 10k or 2k agl) but S never	P or (R higher of 10k or 2k agl) but S never
visibility < 3 stat miles	P	P	P	P	P
VFR on top without reference to ground	P	P	P	P	P
VH > 87 kts (100 mph)	P, R or (S with endorsement)	P, R or (S with endorsement)	P, R or (S with endorsement)	P, R or (S with endorsement)	P, R or (S with endorsement)
contrary to aircraft operating limit	No	No	No	No	No
towing any object	§91.309	§91.319	§91.319	§91.319	? no ?

©    For instruction and rental only.  For glider towing see §91.319.

±    Only if aircraft was previously registered with an organization as an exempted ultralight trainer.

*     FAA Order 8130.2F CHG 2 paragraph 144 (8) Except for takeoffs and landings, this aircraft may not be operated over densely populated areas or in congested airways.  NOTE: This limitation is applicable for phase 1 and 2 and should be issued in accordance with paragraph 135b(1) and (2) of this order.

¶    FAA Order 8130.2F CHG 2 paragraph 144 (9) This aircraft is prohibited from operating in congested airways or over densely populated areas, unless directed by air traffic control, or unless sufficient altitude is maintained to effect a safe emergency landing in the event of a power unit failure, without hazard to persons or property on the ground.

Note: For a good list of privileges for various pilot licenses, see Pilot Privileges & Limitations
http://www.nappf.com/Pilot%20Privileges%20Limitations.html

Part 103 compliant Ultralights - Ultralights are defined in FAR 103 and have the operating limitation of FAR 103.15 "No person may operate an ultralight vehicle over any congested area of a city, town, or settlement, or over any open air assembly of persons."

gELSA - Ultralight type planes may be registered as ELSA until Oct 31, 2008. They are defined in FAR 21.191(i)(1) and get operating limitation 8 on page 144 of 8130-2F change one.
"This aircraft may not be operated over an open air assembly of persons, over densely populated areas or in congested airways."

kELSA - ELSA built from an approved factory kit are defined in FAR
21.191(i)(2) and get operating limitation 9 on page 145 of 8130-2F change one.
"This aircraft is prohibited from operating in congested airways or over densely populated areas unless directed by air traffic control, and only if sufficient altitude is maintained to effect a safe emergency landing in the event of a power unit failure, without hazzard to persons or property on the ground.

dELSA - ELSA that were orginially factory built SLSA are defined in FAR
21.191(i)(3) and get operating limitation 10 on page 145 of 8130-2F change one.
"Except for takeoffs and landings, this aircraft may not be operated over densely populated areas or in congested airways."

SLSA operating limitations are specified in Paragraph 126 on page
123 of 8130-2F change one. Since they are factory built aircraft, they have no operating limitation over congested areas.

ExpAB - Amateur built experimental operating limitations are specified in paragraph 153(b)(6) on page 162 of 8130-2F.
"This aircraft is prohibited from operating in congested airways or over densely populated areas unless directed by air traffic control, or unless sufficent altitude is maintained to effect a safe emergency landing in the event of a power unit failure, without hazard to persons or property on the ground."