Countdown to Light Sport Category Certification Updates

MOSAIC is done. After more than a decade of work by EAA, the FAA, and numerous others, MOSAIC (Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification) is now a final rule. A generation after the creation of the original Sport Pilot and Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA) rules, we now welcome Sport Pilot 2.0 and Light Sport Category certification. On October 22, 2025, about three-quarters of the general aviation fleet will be accessible to sport pilots and those exercising sport pilot privileges. On July 24, 2026, new and modern aircraft will begin entering the fleet with minimal certification costs.

This is the most monumental and important step recreational aviation has taken in more than 20 years. Recreational flying has never been more accessible than it is now, thanks to EAA and Sport Pilot 2.0. You can do this now. You can earn your pilot certificate with fewer hurdles and more choices — taking half the time, at half the cost, while having all the fun.

Sport Pilot 2.0 also brings changes to current sport pilots by expanding current sport pilot privileges and providing access to more capable, safe, and robust aircraft. It also expands sport certified flight instructor privileges, opens the door for new and innovative aircraft design, and so much more.

Welcome to a new era in recreational aviation.

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