Anyone heard any updates about MOSAIC/Sport Pilot Training?
Posted by FreshSetOfBatteries@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 9 comments
We're about a month out from the MOSAIC rules going into effect, which theoretically means sport pilot students can solo 172s, etc on that day. Wondering if anyone has heard anything regarding insurance coverage, etc? Are any of your local flight schools prepared/preparing for this? Just curious. Not much out there on the internet in the past couple months since the announcement.
imitt12@reddit
I've been meaning to reach out to my CFI contacts and see what the new deal is. I can't imagine much will change right away given institutional inertia, but I would imagine the smaller part 61 schools would welcome the increased student body they could train without having to purchase new S-LSAs.
Dave_A480@reddit
Isn't there a substantial disconnect between 'Light Sport Aircraft' and 'Sport Pilots' now that MOSAIC is in-effect?
I mean, such-that there are now LSA that a Sport Pilot cannot fly?
FreshSetOfBatteries@reddit (OP)
There's no "new LSAs" out yet and won't be for some time. And when there are, I am kinda doubting that too many of them will fall in the "disconnect zone".
But you're right, LSA and Sport Pilot are basically unrelated things post-MOSAIC. I think most "new LSAs" will be sport pilot eligible anyway, the disconnect isn't that large, just a few knots, and most of the "hot rod" LSAs in europe meet the sport pilot requirements anyway
Dave_A480@reddit
Some of the MOSAIC-covered 'classic' aircraft fall into the disconnect...
imitt12@reddit
It would still be the same as before, with classics that fell into the LSA category. And since those aircraft can't be recertificated as LSAs, it's a moot point.
FreshSetOfBatteries@reddit (OP)
What you're saying doesn't make any sense, to be honest. Either aircraft qualify for sport pilots to fly after October 22nd or not. From that point on "light sport aircraft" is meaningless in terms of sport pilots. It is becoming a new category of aircraft "certification" beside part 23.
Mispelled-This@reddit
The new LSA rules don’t go into effect until next summer, and ASTM hasn’t even finished writing the standards they have to follow, so aside from paper MGW increases, don’t expect much to happen right away.
SPL rules are what’s changing next month, and whether anything at all happens in practice is now up to the insurance companies.
Mispelled-This@reddit
The new LSA rules don’t go into effect until next summer, and ASTM hasn’t even finished writing the standards they have to follow, so aside from paper MGW increases, don’t expect much to happen right away.
SPL rules are what’s changing next month, and whether anything at all happens in practice is now up to the insurance companies.
rFlyingTower@reddit
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We're about a month out from the MOSAIC rules going into effect, which theoretically means sport pilot students can solo 172s, etc on that day. Wondering if anyone has heard anything regarding insurance coverage, etc? Are any of your local flight schools prepared/preparing for this? Just curious. Not much out there on the internet in the past couple months since the announcement.
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