FAA Releases MOSAIC Preview for Light Sport Aircraft

The agency issued its Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification proposal ahead of schedule.

Dan Johnson

Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at 05:36 PM ET

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Key Takeaways:

Contrary to common skepticism, the FAA's Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certificates (MOSAIC) regulation is reportedly ahead of schedule.
The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for MOSAIC was made available on July 19, 2023, and officially published on July 24, 2023, preceding an earlier August 2023 target.
Pilots and stakeholders are urged to review the extensive 318-page NPRM and provide comments within the 90-day public comment period.

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Editor’s note: This column first appeared in ByDanJohnson.com.

Whenever I write about the FAA’s Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certificates (MOSAIC) regulation, especially when I mentioned the date it predicted, a substantial percentage of all readers shrug this off, believing that the FAA will never complete it on time.