MOSAIC

Editor’s note: This article originally appeared on ByDanJohnson.com. Recreational flying fans… I don’t know about you but I’m getting pretty tired of studying MOSAIC [FAA’s Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification proposed regulation]. It’s been on my mind every day since the FAA issued it on July 24, 2023, just before EAA AirVenture Oshkosh started. I’ve […]

Recreational flying fans… I don’t know about you but I’m getting pretty tired of studying Mosaic. It’s been on my mind every day since FAA issued it on July 24, 2023, just before EAA AirVenture Oshkosh started. I’ve studied this pretty closely — thanks SO much to Roy Beisswenger for his effort to make a […]

At Midwest LSA Expo day two, I gave my first MOSAIC talk to a SRO room. The video turned out well, so following some editing on the Q&A session that followed, I pledge to get this up next week. My presentation was a distillation of 318 original pages into a 45-minute presentation. Some described it as […]

One sure way to know if a show works is to observe vendor participation over a number of years. As this is my 14th year attending the Midwest LSA Expo, I can tell you that 2023 represents a strong turnout. Companies come back year after year because it works to connect them with interested customers. […]

MOSAIC was a subject of intense conversations at EAA AirVenture 2023 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Surprising many of us, the FAA released the notice of proposed rule making (NPRM) for MOSAIC ahead of schedule. Lots of people who needed to study it were already en route to the EAA airshow for a week, 10 days, or […]

We are awash in bad news from Ukraine. Amazingly, it’s not all bad. While heads of state send troops into harm’s way, most of a nation’s citizenry merely attempts to live a normal life amid the chaos of war. Doing business and living your life while bomb warning sirens shriek is something most Americans can’t grasp, […]

When EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, ends, you can almost hear a national sigh as if to denote the flying season is over. EAA’s magnificent summer celebration of flight leads to Labor Day and into fall. Fun flying in northern climates might begin to slow, but in the southern half of the U.S., flying for […]

Is this an exciting time for aviation? Have you been one of the many pilots anticipating MOSAIC and the promise it brings for more capable aircraft? The new proposal is loaded with ideas we requested. As with the SP/LSA rule of nineteen years ago, these features of MOSAIC are stimulating all sorts of expectations …but […]

FAA proposed regulation has powerfully captured the attention of many pilots. Pilots have tons of questions. We have some answers. Everyone has a lot to read. Overall, FAA’s proposal has been warmly received as it opens the door to more capable aircraft that a sport pilot can fly. That’s good, but the document has problems, […]

This may be the finest, most memorable company and aircraft name among LSA, heck, maybe among all aircraft. I think these fellows were inspired when they named the aircraft “Freedom.” Given the new company’s name is American Aircraft LLC, their model name choice makes it “American Freedom.” If that isn’t a name that works in […]