Current LSA rules cap land aircraft gross weight at 1,320 pounds. Cessna 140s (1,450 lbs) and 150s (1,500-1,600 lbs) exceed this certificated gross weight limit, making them ineligible as LSAs under ...

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 ...

MOSAIC’s expanded sport pilot privileges—which take effect this month—do not apply to powered-lift models, for which the SFAR ...

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 ...

Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, represents a good deal, or has other interesting qualities. You can read Aircraft For Sale: ...

The FAA has released a 300-page unpublished version of a proposed rule that would amend and modernize its approach to regulating light-sport aircraft (LSA) to account for new technologies and use ...

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 ...

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 ...