The Sport Pilot License (SPL) provides an accessible and affordable entry into aviation, requiring fewer training hours (20 total) and often no medical certificate (with a valid driver's license), ...

The impact of the Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification (MOSAIC) rule is generating a lot of discussion in the aviation community, as many flight schools and education professionals are ...

Changes in sport pilot rules took effect on October 22, making sport pilot privileges and a driver’s license sufficient to fly many more aircraft (including Part 23 aircraft) than before.

Have some questions about MOSAIC, the Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification? You're not the only one. Since the rule was announced, aviation groups such as the Experimental Aircraft ...

The official FAA term for a pilot's qualification is a "certificate," though "license" is often used interchangeably, and there are seven distinct types. Pilot certificates range from a Student Pilot ...

The EAA noted the start of a new era of possibilities for recreational aviation on the occasion of the effective date of the MOSAIC – Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification – rule from ...

It's possible to become a U.S. certified pilot in just 12 days. With the help of certified flight instructor Etian Contreras, left, Matt Sloane, right, earned a special light sport pilot certificate, ...

The Sport Pilot certificate was introduced to broaden General Aviation's appeal and grow the industry, attracting a new segment of pilots and spurring the development of new products and services. A ...

Although there’s an undeniable thread of showmanship to Coburn’s feat, those involved in the fledgling Sport Pilot and LSA industries say there’s an important lesson to be learned from the effort.

After graduating from Georgia Tech with a degree in aerospace engineering, Justin Connors took a sideways step over to general aviation. He became a summer intern for AOPA, answering member phone ...

What do nearly 160,000 Americans have in common? Private pilot licenses, that’s what. As of 2022, about 158,000 people in the United States were licensed to fly airplanes. Several thousand more had ...