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Soon, helicopters and powered-lift aircraft may be certificated as light sport aircraft, and pilots, instructors, and repairmen may gain new privileges.

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Agency is considering allowing heavier and faster aircraft into popular classification.

Deploying a DER repair can be the ultimate upcycling in aviation maintenance, sometimes becoming the difference between saving or scrapping a part.

If the NPRM transitions to an official rule, several of the aircraft that currently make up the training fleet could be legally flown with a sport pilot certificate.

The legislation struck language that would allow simulator time to count toward the 1,500-hour training requirement for aspiring pilots.

The FAA has released a preview to the ASTM committee, F37, on LSA, publicly available in the Federal Register ahead of the planned NPRM publication of the MOSAIC.

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

It’s important to verbally communicate the responsibilities before a flight.

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