Standards-Based Rules Enable Innovation While Maintaining Safety
Credit: Terrafugia
An experiment in aircraft certification began in 2004 when the FAA created the Light Sport Aircraft/Sport Pilot (LSA/SP) rule. Opening the door to a self-declarative certification process based on industry consensus standards, this rule lowered the barrier to entry for manufacturers as well as...
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