Aircraft Certification

• FAA Order 8130.2, Airworthiness Certification of Aircraft
• FAA Form 8130-15, Light-Sport Category Aircraft Statement of Compliance

Consensus Standards

FAA Accepted Consensus Standards for issuance of airworthiness certificates on or after July 24, 2026 for:

• Light-sport category aircraft (§ 21.190);
• Experimental purpose of operating light-sport category kit-built aircraft (§ 21.191(k)) with a light-sport category aircraft statement of compliance (FAA Form 8130-15) signed after July 24, 2026;
• FAA accepted consensus standards for Part 22 means of compliance by aircraft category:
  • Airplane: F3815-26a, “Standard Specification for Integration for Light Sport Airplane,” including its underlying functional standards
  • Glider: F3836-26, “Standard Specification for Integration for Light Sport Glider,” including its underlying functional standards
  • Powered-Lift: F3840-26, “Standard Specification for Integration for Light Sport Powered-Lift and Multicopter,” including its underlying functional standards
  • Gyroplane: F3841-26, “Standard Specification for Integration for Light Sport Gyroplane,” including its underlying functional standards

FAA-Accepted ASTM Consensus Standards for statements of compliance issued before July 24, 2026 for: 

• Alterations and repairs of "light-sport aircraft" (certificated prior to July 24, 2026);
• Issuance of airworthiness certificates for the experimental purpose of operating light-sport category kit-built aircraft with a light-sport category aircraft statement of compliance (FAA Form 8130-15) signed prior to July 24, 2026.

History of FAA Acceptance of ASTM Consensus Standards

Resources

• Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification (MOSAIC) Rule
• LSA Make/Model Directory
• 2024 SLSA Continued Operational Safety (COS) Report 
• SAMPLE Quality Assurance Manual for Manufacturers of LSA
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Sport pilot privileges and limitations
• Light-sport repairmen privileges and limitations
• Light-sport category aircraft registration