Electric Trainer's Real News Is the FAA Line, Not the EASA One

The Pipistrel Velis Electro already carries EASA certification, which governs operation in Europe, not here. What actually shifts the picture for U.S. training operators is the separate exemption the aircraft has now secured from the FAA. An exemption is not a type certificate, but it is the mechanism that lets an all-electric trainer fly under U.S. rules in the first place. For owners weighing where electric airframes fit into a training fleet, that FAA action, not the European paperwork, is the one worth tracking.

With reporting from Flying.