The MOSAIC rule in plain English

MOSAIC is the most consequential change in general aviation in decades. Announced on July 22, 2025 at AirVenture, the rule will go into effect 90 days later on October 22, 2025. If you're a pilot or aircraft owner it's likely these new expanded options for sport pilots and light sport aircraft will affect you in some way...directly or indirectly. Pat and Jamie get into the weeds with good humor and plain language to explain what's about to change for the better. Long live General Aviation! The MOSAIC rule, all 717 pages of it: https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/MOSAIC_F... The Tables: TABLE 1: SUMMARY OF COMMENTS (PAGE 17) 11 OPPOSED, 1304 SUPPORTED TABLE 2: SUMMARY OF KEY CHANGES FROM THE NPRM (PAGE 23-25) TABLE 3: FATALITIES BY PHASE OF FLIGHT (PAGE 109) TABLE 4: SUMMARY OF KEY CHANGES FROM NPRM PART 61 PAGES 207 THRU 213 TABLE 5: REVISIONS TO 61.313 SPORT PILOT AERONAUTICAL EXPERIENCE (PAGE 329) TABLE 6: CHANGES TO ACS (PAGE 339-342) TABLE 7: TYPES OF SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS CERTS (PAGE 582) TABLE 8: SUMMARY OF CHANGES FOR LSA AIRCRAFT (PAGE 582-583) TABLE 9: SUMMARY OF CHANGES IN SPORT PILOT PRIVILEGES (584-585) TABLE 10: SUMMARY OF CHANGES TO SPORT PILOT AND CFI TRAINING (PAGE 585-586) TABLE 11: MANUFACTURERS OF LSAs (PAGE 592) TABLE 12: ESTIMATED NUMBER OF ACTIVE AIRMAN CERTIFICATES (PAGE 593) TABLE 13: ESTIMATED NUMBER OF HOURS FLOWN (593) TABLE 14: ACCIDENTS AND FATALITES – SLSA (PAGE 593-594) TABLE 15: ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES – EAB (PAGE 594) Interesting items of note: PAGE 676-677: MEDICAL MATRIX PAGE 679-683: AERONAUTICAL EXPERIENCE MATRIX PAGE 689: CFI MATRIX PAGE 693-696: CHANGES TO ACSs MATRIX