Sport pilots will soon take a new test to fly new kinds of light aircraft

The US aviation agency wants to update the tests pilots must pass to fly light-sport aircraft. This will align the tests with recent rule changes that allow more types of small planes.

The US aviation agency recently expanded what light-sport aircraft can do and which types of planes qualify. This document is the practical follow-through: if you want to fly these new planes, you will need to pass a different test. This means flight schools and instructors will have to update their training programs.