Sport Pilot Practical Test Standards Alignment
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Sept. 14, 2026. Document 2026-18776. Updated Nov. 5, 2026.
- What it does
FAA revises certain regulations governing airman certification and incorporates three updated sport pilot practical test standards (PTS) by reference. The rule aligns the airman testing standards with newly adopted regulatory requirements in the Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification (MOSAIC) final rule related to the certification of sport pilots and operation of light-sport category aircraft and updates the PTS to improve airman certification standard materials.
The Federal Aviation Administration's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What changed in the regulation
1 part of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).
- Compared with
The Federal Aviation Administration has published 482 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 518 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.
- Before this
1 earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 2120-AM12 since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
Effective date: September 14, 2026. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of September 14, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-18776 |
|---|---|
| Action | Final rule. |
| Agencies | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration |
| Published | Sept. 14, 2026 |
| Effective date | Sept. 14, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 2120-AM12 |
| Docket | FAA-2025-3519 |
Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register