Flight Design’s F2 CS-23 is One Step Closer to U.S. Validation

The company says paperwork has been submitted to the FAA to approve its latest EASA-certified LSA.

Meg Godlewski

Thursday, March 31, 2022 at 01:17 PM ET

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The Flight Design F2 CS-23 version was certified by EASA in December. [Courtesy: Flight Design]

Key Takeaways:

EASA has submitted paperwork to the FAA for the U.S. validation of Flight Design's F2 CS-23 certified light sport aircraft.
This is a crucial first step to bring the EASA-certified F2, which meets standards equivalent to FAA Part 23, to the U.S. market.
The F2 CS-23 features advanced safety systems, an all-composite airframe, and a roomier cabin, with Flight Design anticipating its popularity as an affordable trainer for flight schools and planning an IFR version.

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Flight Design, the Connecticut-based importer of Czech-built F2 CS-23-certified light sport aircraft (LSA), has announced that the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has submitted the paperwork to the FAA for the aircraft to be validated in the United States.

“This is the important first step in bringing the F2 CS-23 to the United States,” said Tom Peghiny, president at Flight Design USA, in a statement. “We expect the certified version of the F2 to be even more popular than the S-LSA version, which was accepted by the FAA in June 2021.”