# 2025-15649: FAA's Oopsie Fix: Smoothing Light Sport Plane Regulations

2025-15649, Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification; Correction, is a Federal Register rule from Transportation Department, Federal Aviation Administration published 2025-08-18, effective On July 24, 2025, the FAA published a final rule titled "Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification". (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-15649
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-15649
- Title: Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification; Correction
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
- Citation: 90 FR 40041
- Published: 2025-08-18
- Effective: On July 24, 2025, the FAA published a final rule titled "Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification".
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: 2120-AL50
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

FAA's Oopsie Fix: Smoothing Light Sport Plane Regulations

## Summary

The FAA fixed some mistakes in their July 2025 rule that updates how light-sport aircraft are made, certified, and maintained. If you build, fly, or work on these small planes, these corrections make the rules clearer and easier to follow. No big cost changes or new deadlines—just smoother skies ahead!

## Abstract

On July 24, 2025, the FAA published a final rule titled "Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification". That document amended rules for the manufacture, certification, operation, maintenance, and alteration of lightsport aircraft. After publication of the final rule, FAA became aware of errors in it.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2025-15649 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/18/2025-15649/modernization-of-special-airworthiness-certification-correction)
- [2025-15649 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-18/pdf/2025-15649.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-15649 (as of 2026-06-08).