Light Sport Category Could Expand Under Proposed FAA Rule Changes
Agency is considering allowing heavier and faster aircraft into popular classification.
Agency is considering allowing heavier and faster aircraft into popular classification.
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 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.
The new media brand is the company’s latest acquisition and will be dedicated to covering light-sport aircraft, sport pilot-eligible kit aircraft, and ultralights.
The FAA is exploring new rules and technology as part of the MOSAIC rulemaking package.
The industry has lobbied the FAA to allow light sport aircraft to perform more aerial work tasks.
Pipistrel announced on Wednesday that it has promoted dealer Right Rudder Aviation to be its sole general U.S. distributor. The Inverness, Florida-based aerospace company will oversee a network of dealers throughout the country that will be unveiled in coming weeks. Pipistrel has introduced several of its aircraft into the U.S. over the past five years, […]