MOSAIC on the Horizon

We’re getting close to a ‘real’ update for light sport

DAN JOHNSON

WELL-INFORMED READERS are aware that MOSAIC—Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification—is nearly upon us after years of proposals, public comment, and endless discussion among pilots. MOSAIC, which can really be described as a significant broadening of the rules surrounding both light sport aircraft (LSA) and sport pilots, creates the opportunity for new aircraft to be designed and not burdened by extreme certification costs under FAR Part 23. MOSAIC provides pilots flying under sport-pilot rules access to a much broader base of aircraft, both new and old. The “official” proposal package, if you will, was submitted to the FAA over the summer with the expectation that we’ll see a final rule sometime in summer 2025. If you know how rulemaking happens in aviation, doesn’t that seem backward? Isn’t the FAA in the…

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Plane & Pilot (Digital) - 1 Issue, January/February 2025

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