Light-Sport Category Aircraft Consensus Standards (FAA)
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- 2026-07-16 — Accepted Consensus Standards for Light-Sport Category Aircraft: Airplane, Glider, Powered Lift, and Gyroplane: FAA accepted ASTM F3815-26a (airplane), F3836-26 (glider), F3840-26 (powered lift/multicopter), and F3841-26 (gyroplane), along with underlying functional standards, as means of compliance for special airworthiness certificates in the light-sport category (final rule/notice of availability). (novelty: 2)
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Accepted Consensus Standards for Light-Sport Category Aircraft: Airplane, Glider, Powered Lift, and Gyroplane
16-jul-2026
novelty 2
per-area 2
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