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Meeting of the Minds 

Plane and Pilot

Known as the Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification, it sounds like—and is—a regulation about aircraft, but it also has an entire section on pilot privileges and operating limitations. LSA are limited by regulation to 1,320 pounds (110 pounds more for seaplanes) and clean stall at 45 knots.

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How to Become a Pilot: Your Complete Guide to Learning to Fly

Flight Training Central

For business use, airplanes allow you to do more in one day than you could do in a week traveling by airline. Flexibility, privacy, security and freedom are all great reasons to use a personal airplane for travel. You must be at least 16 years old to solo an airplane. There is no right type of person to become a pilot.

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How to get started learning to fly

Flight Training Central

For business use, airplanes allow you to do more in one day than you could do in a week traveling by airline. Flexibility, privacy, security and freedom are all great reasons to use a personal airplane for travel. You must be at least 16 years old to solo an airplane. There is no “right” type of person to become a pilot.

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V-Speeds Explained (Vx, Vy, Va, Vs, Vfe, Vmc, Vno, Vne, etc)

Pilot Institute

V-speeds can be defined using any type of airspeed, such as knots or miles per hour, but the designation remains V unless a Mach number is used then it becomes M. VMO Maximum operating limit speed. VS Stalling speed or minimum steady flight speed at which the airplane is controllable. VMU Minimum unstick speed.

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MOSAIC on the Horizon

Plane and Pilot

The trouble is this openness only applies to the aircraft approval, and not to the regulations governing pilot certification or operating limitations. This makes sense when you understand that MOSAIC has two componentsthe airplane and the pilot. Industry has pushed back, asking for higher limits, ranging from 57 to 63 knots.