Aviation manufacturers and pilot organizations are celebrating the implementation of the FAA’s Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification (MOSAIC) rule, which began taking effect last week on October 22.

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) called it “the most monumental and important step recreational aviation has taken in more than 20 years,” noting that the new framework opens more than 70 percent of the current piston fleet to sport pilot privileges.

“Recreational flying has never been more accessible than it is now,” EAA said in its overview of the rules, emphasizing that new training opportunities and expanded privileges will help attract future aviators.

Several manufacturers have so far echoed that optimism.

“It’s exciting that so many RVs are available to be f

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