New factory-built Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) have become less affordable than initially envisioned due to "feature creep," pushing prices into the low six figures ...

homebuilt aircraft often referred to as amateur-built aircraft or kit planes are constructed by individuals who are not professional Builders these aircraft can be built from scratch using plans or ...

(September 2011) To be sure, Experimental amateur-built (aka homebuilt) aircraft are not light-sport aircraft and never can be. But does that mean sport pilots can’t fly them? Apparently, there’s ...

Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series on FAA certification of light sport and electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. The second can be found here. A proposed rule modification ...

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

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WLUK) -- The U.S. Secretary of Transportation made an announcement Tuesday at EAA AirVenture that will change the light-sport aircraft market. Modifications to safety and aircraft ...

While the FAA reviews new regulations to okay light sports helicopters, aerospace companies Advanced Tactics and Rotor X have teamed up to use military helicopter technology to create a fly-by-wire ...

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 ...

Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series on FAA certification of light sport and electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. The first can be found here. The FAA is proposing a rule ...