FLYING Magazine on MSN

First Phase of MOSAIC Arrives, Expands Sport Pilot Privileges

The first phase of Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification (MOSAIC) is now live.
Plane & Pilot Magazine on MSN

MOSAIC: Looking at New Era for Light Sport Aircraft

Here's a quick summary of this major philosophical shift for the FAA. The post MOSAIC: Looking at New Era for Light Sport ...
AeroTime

FAA’s MOSAIC rule ushers in major update for US light-sport aviation

The FAA’s MOSAIC rule takes effect October 22, 2025 for sport-pilot changes and July 24 2026 for airworthiness changes, ...
Flying

Why Aren’t Cessna 140s/150s Considered Light Sport Aircraft?

Current Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) rules limit aircraft to a certificated gross weight of 1,320 pounds for land aircraft. Cessna 140 and 150 aircraft exceed this limit, with certificated gross weights ...
Avgeekery

MOSAIC Rule Takes Effect, Transforming How America Learns to Fly

The FAA’s MOSAIC rule takes effect on 22 October 2025, expanding sport pilot privileges and redefining how light-sport ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

New FAA rule makes it easier for sport pilots to fly bigger planes

The FAA's new MOSAIC rule expands the types of aircraft that sport pilots can fly, including some four-seat models. Sport pilot training requires less flight time than a private pilot's license and is ...
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FAA Finalizes Major Overhaul of Light Sport Aircraft Rules

The FAA has finalized its long-awaited Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification (MOSAIC) rule, implementing broad changes to the light sport aircraft (LSA) category and sport pilot ...
Aviation Week

MOSAIC Rule Transforming Light Sport Aircraft Segment Is Finalized

Credit: Molly McMillin OSHKOSH—On the second day of the EAA AirVenture airshow, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy announced that a rule regarding MOSAIC (Modernization of Special ...
Flightglobal

FAA rule change significantly expands light-sport aircraft category to include more aircraft types

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has finalised a rule significantly expanding its definition of light-sport aircraft (LSA), opening the category to far more designs and possibly making ...
Reason

So You Wanted Flying Cars?

Here they come: The Federal Aviation Administration just lifted regulations on light-sport aircraft. "Our recreational pilots and plane manufacturers have correctly noted outdated regulations were ...
JEC Composites

Sunward full composites light sport aircraft obtain the production certificate

This certificate is the first aircraft production certificate of this type aircraft issued to a China domestic brand aviation manufacturing enterprise by the Civil Aviation Administration of China ...
WBAY

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announces regulation change for lighter aircrafts while at EAA

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WBAY) - EAA AirVenture continues on the grounds of Wittman Field in Oshkosh. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy attended AirVenture on Tuesday to announce a new Federal ...