Light sport aircraft can be lighter-than-air craft, weight-shift aircraft (like trikes), gyroplanes, and powered parachutes. The new category, Light Sport Aircraft, is restricted to two kinds of ...

In 2018, small airplanes became more accessible than ever before, with many options now available for aviation enthusiasts.

When the light-sport aircraft rules were released in 2004, the aviation industry was excited about the prospect of brand-new airplanes becoming more affordable. With the cost and complexity of ...

Light Sport Aircraft can be flown with a sport (rather than private) pilot certificate, which takes about half the time to earn, and that helps to open the world of aviation to a larger class of ...

Light-sport aircraft are currently limited to 45 knots CAS at the aircraft’s maximum certificated takeoff weight and most critical center of gravity.

Anticipating early approval, manufacturers of composite aircraft were lining up in early 2003 to launch lightweight recreational flying machines that conformed to proposed rules for the U.S. Federal ...

However, the one aircraft that the US FAA hasn't allowed into the sport category has been helicopters. This changed on July 19, 2023, when the agency announced that its new Modernization of ...

This leap into the U.S. market is being helmed by SilverLight Aviation founder Abid Farooqui. Farooqui is well-regarded in ...

Light-sport aircraft are also more frequently involved in crashes. Last year, the National Center for Biotechnology Information released a report on personal flying accident rates of selected ...

Here, we'll examine seven popular Experimental and Light Sport Aircraft kit designs. Zenith CH 750 Cruzer The Zenith CH 750 ...

AIR, a specialist OEM of midsize eVTOLs, today announced the launch of a new, state-of-the-art 32,000 square foot facility in ...