---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 22.180"
title: "14"
number: "22.180"
heading: "Special requirements for light-sport category aircraft with simplified flight controls."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/22.180"
---

# §22.180. Special requirements for light-sport category aircraft with simplified flight controls.


An aircraft that meets the following requirements may be designated by the manufacturer as having simplified flight controls—

- (a) The aircraft's flight path and available power are automated, allowing the pilot to only intervene without the availability of primary flight controls;
- (b) The aircraft is designed to inherently prevent loss of control under likely circumstances, regardless of pilot input; and
- (c) The aircraft has a means to enable the pilot to quickly and safely discontinue or alter the flight and prevent any inadvertent activation of these functions.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7572; 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40105, 40113, 44701-44702, 44704, 44707, 44709, 44711, 44713, 44715, 45303.

### Source

Source: Amdt. No. 22-1, 90 FR 35208, July 24, 2025, unless otherwise noted.