Which of Your Airplanes Just Became Sport-Pilot Eligible?
MOSAIC dropped the light-sport weight cap and replaced it with one number: stall speed. Download the free MOSAIC Fleet Audit Checklist, run the 59 KCAS test on every tail number you own, and find the new revenue lines hiding in your existing fleet — before the July 24, 2026 rollout completes.
What's Inside the Workbook
MOSAIC Fleet Audit Checklist
MOSAIC is the biggest shake-up to light aircraft rules in over 20 years — and for flight school owners, it is not a small-airplane story. It is a fleet and revenue story. The FAA published the final rule on July 24, 2025, and it rolls out in two phases.
The old rule capped sport pilots and light-sport aircraft at 1,320 pounds. MOSAIC splits them apart and replaces the weight cap with a performance number: clean stall speed. That means aircraft you already own — your 172s, your Cherokees, your 150s — may now be open to sport pilots. This workbook shows you how to confirm it, airplane by airplane.
- The 59 KCAS test, explained
- The single stall-speed test under 14 CFR 61.316 that decides whether a sport pilot can legally fly one of your aircraft — and exactly where to find your VS1 in the POH.
- A per-aircraft audit worksheet
- One row per tail number: clean stall speed, seats, top speed, verified, eligible. Plus a feature check that flags which endorsements a sport pilot needs before flying it.
- Six new revenue lines
- Sport pilot training with the fleet you already own, the driver's-license medical crowd, S-LSA instruction and rental, aerial work, lower-cost trainers, and in-house inspections.
- Owner FAQs and FAA resources
- Ten straight answers to the most common MOSAIC questions, plus direct links to the FAA MOSAIC page, 14 CFR 61.316, and 14 CFR 91.327.
What You'll Get
A Complete MOSAIC Action Plan for Your Fleet
Download this workbook and you'll have a verified list of every sport-pilot-eligible aircraft you own — and a clear picture of the students and revenue each one can unlock.
Instant Fleet Clarity
Know exactly which tail numbers a sport pilot can legally fly today, which need verification, and which don't make the cut.
A New Student Track — With Zero New Aircraft
If your standard-category trainers pass the 59 KCAS test, you can market a sport pilot program without buying a single new airplane.
The 500,000-Pilot Opportunity
Roughly half a million rated pilots can now fly eligible aircraft on a driver's license for daytime flying. That is rental and checkout demand looking for a home.
An Endorsement Roadmap
Retractable gear, controllable-pitch props, night flying — see which features require training and endorsements before a sport pilot takes the controls.
Deadline Awareness
Understand what changed on October 22, 2025, what completes on July 24, 2026, and which revenue lines are open right now.
The MOSAIC Opportunity by the Numbers
This is not a rule change on the margins. It redraws who can train and rent at your school.
500,000
Certificated pilots who can now fly on a driver's license — looking for eligible aircraft to rent
½ the hours
A sport pilot certificate takes roughly half the flight hours of a private certificate
$0
New airplane purchase needed if your existing fleet already passes the 59 KCAS test
You may already own sport-pilot-eligible aircraft.
Industry estimates put 60 to 75 percent of the general aviation fleet within reach of a sport pilot certificate under the new rule. The only way to know your number is to run the audit.
Download Your Free MOSAIC Fleet Audit
No fluff. No regulatory jargon you can't use. Just the 59 KCAS test, a worksheet for every tail number, and the six revenue lines that come with a verified fleet list.
'Sport Pilot Near Me' Is Being Searched Right Now
The rule is live, the searches have started, and the July 24, 2026 phase completes the rollout. The schools that publish a verified sport-pilot-eligible fleet first will capture the demand — everyone else will be catching up.
This free workbook will help you:
- Verify your fleet before advertising eligibility
- Prioritize which revenue lines to launch first
- Update your website and ads while the market is still wide open
This workbook is an educational summary prepared by Right Rudder Marketing. It is not legal advice. Verify all figures against current FAA sources and your FSDO, mechanic, CFI, and aviation insurer before making operating or purchasing decisions.
Frequently Asked Questions
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No. Your aircraft keeps its standard airworthiness certificate and gets maintained exactly as before. What changes is who can fly it: if it passes the 59 KCAS test, a sport pilot is now allowed to fly it. Mixing those two things up is the most common MOSAIC mistake, and the workbook shows you how to keep your marketing language accurate.
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Calibrated (KCAS). Your panel reads indicated airspeed (KIAS), so use the FAA-approved calibrated figure for the exact airframe. The checklist walks you through where to find it in the POH and what to do if only indicated airspeed is listed.
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No official list exists. You are responsible for verifying each airframe against its FAA-approved documentation — and 'often eligible' is not 'eligible.' The workbook includes a quick-reference table of commonly cited aircraft as a starting point, plus a worksheet to verify every tail number you own.
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Yes. MOSAIC simply widens the pool of aircraft a sport pilot can train and fly in. If your trainer passes the 59 KCAS test, you can build a sport pilot program around it — a certificate that takes roughly half the flight hours of a private.
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October 22, 2025 covered sport pilot privileges and LSA maintenance — those changes are live now. July 24, 2026 completes the rollout with Part 22 certification of new light-sport aircraft. The workbook flags which revenue lines are open today and which unlock in July 2026.
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Yes. No credit card, no strings attached. Fill out the form and we'll send the full workbook straight to your inbox. We're pilots too, and we want to see flight schools capture this opportunity instead of watching it pass by.
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- Run the 59 KCAS test on every aircraft you own
- Fill out the per-aircraft audit worksheet, one row per tail number
- Spot the six new revenue lines hiding in your existing fleet
- Know which endorsements sport pilots need for retractable gear, night flying, and more
- Get straight answers to the ten most common MOSAIC owner questions
- Link directly to the FAA rules that matter: 14 CFR 61.316 and 91.327
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