EAA has been promoting the MOSAIC concept for a decade as a natural evolution in the safe flying history demonstrated by sport pilots and light-sport aircraft over the past 20 years. MOSAIC would replace the current arbitrary gross weight limit in favor of performance standards and would allow thousands of sport pilots to continue flying familiar aircraft. Comments must be submitted by Jan. 22, 2024.
Light Sport Aircraft
FAA certification for the ICON A5
With the new approval, ICON Aircraft is “one of only a few Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) manufacturers in the world to meet the certification standards of the FAA,” according to officials with the Vacaville, California-based company.
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The webinar will focus on the maintenance of Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA) and “how the proposed changes to the LSA regulations may affect the operations and maintenance of these aircraft,” FAA officials noted.
FAA extends MOSAIC comment period
The original comment period was supposed to close Oct. 23, 2023. It has now been extended to Jan. 22, 2024.
ICON reaches milestone
The company started delivering to customers in earnest in early 2018, officials said, noting A5 owners are located in 30 states and 13 countries across five continents.
Texas Aircraft introduces Stallion
Powered by a 200-hp Lycoming engine, the four-place Stallion is designed to fall under the new Light-Sport Aircraft rules the FAA is currently working on, according to company officials.
One step closer to FAA’s proposed changes to LSA
The FAA has released a pre-publication version of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the long-awaited MOSAIC package of aircraft certification, which will expand opportunities for light-sport aircraft (LSA).
Teen-built LSA takes flight
Four years after the project began, students involved in the Naples Youth Aviation Project (NYAP) in Florida recently unveiled the Sling 2 Light-Sport Aircraft they built.
Pipistrel taps Georgia company for southeastern sales and service
Based at two airports in Georgia — Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport (KGVL) in Gainesville and Dekalb Peachtree Airport (KPDK) in Chamblee — Lanier Flight Center will be responsible for sales, service, support, and training for Pipistrel’s ultralight, light sport, and type certified aircraft, including the Alpha Trainer, Velis Electro, and Panthera.