On July 24, its new light sport rules took effect under MOSAIC, built around a new certification part, Part 22. Gone is the weight cap that boxed in light sport aircraft for twenty years. In its place is a performance based rule that gates the category on a 61 knot stall speed, and that allows electric propulsion and, in the FAA's own words, any number of engines.
On July 24, its new light sport rules took effect under MOSAIC, built around a new certification part, Part 22. Gone is the weight cap that boxed in light sport aircraft for twenty years. In its place is a performance based rule that gates the category on a 61 knot stall speed, and that allows electric propulsion and, in the FAA's own words, any number of engines.
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