Rulemaking is going to start next year on increasing the weight of the LSA requirement from the current 1320, I believe it is, to 3,600 pounds, which would mean you could actually fly under a light sport pilot certificate of 172.

And the speed will change to up to 150.

So we're, I mean, we're really trying to impact the lower end and expand access.

And that's our big thing is how do we find more avenues and paths to get people into aviation

as low a cost as possible?

That was EAA President Jack Pelton, and you'll hear the full interview with him later in the show.

Hello, and thank you for joining us for episode 79 of the

Aviation News Talk podcast, where we bring you general aviation news and safety tips that pilots and

students pilots like you can use. Today, we're bringing you interviews with over a dozen speakers and

pilots who attended the AOPA Regional Fly-in at Carmandale, Illinois last weekend. Plus,

coming up in the news, the FAA reauthorization bill is now law,

and will tell you what it contains and doesn't contain for general aviation. Mike Gullion is back

in first place in the Red Bull races, but after the races, a pilot and Red Bull official was arrested,

and we'll tell you why. A deadly Falcon 50 crash left both pilots dead, neither of whom was

rated to fly the plane, and will tell you what else wasn't working on that plane. An ultralight couple

found themselves hanging upside down from the same wire previously struck by another aircraft,

and we'll tell you where this wire is that you'll want to avoid. And finally, a California

pilot is in jail shortly after he landed in a Cessna 210 in Texas,

and we'll tell you why.

Welcome to Aviation News Talk, where we talk about general aviation.

I'm Max Truscott.

I'm here to educate and inform you and hopefully have a little fun.

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