Sport Pilot Revisions Almost Ready

The FAA says it will have a revised version of the Sport Pilot/Light-Sport Aircraft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in front of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in the next week or so. FAA spokeswoman Allison Duquette told AVweb Wednesday that the goal is to get the rule out “as soon as possible.” About three weeks ago, the FAA withdrew the NPRM from the OMB, which must sign off on it, after the OMB raised concerns about parts of the proposed rule. The hang-ups have never been made public. “I can’t discuss that because we are in rulemaking,” said Duquette. She said she doesn’t know how long the OMB will need to assess the revised NPRM but it has not placed any time limits on the process.