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Medical Certification for Certain Private Pilots

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Pilots who meet eligibility requirements and qualify for an FAA medical exemption are limited to fly small airplanes under limited conditions without having to meet FAA medical certification requirements under this new rule.

The ruling applies to small turbine or non-turbine aircaft with no more than six seats, a maximum airspeed of 250 kias and a maximum altitude of 18,000 ft msl. The flight may be flown IFR or VFR but may not be for hire or compensation.

This final rule will allow airmen to exercise pilot in command privileges in certain aircraft without holding a current medical certificate. and is intended to ensure that pilots who complete a medical education course, meet certain medical requirements, and comply with aircraft and operating restrictions are allowed to act as pilot in command for most part 91 operations.

Effective: 1 May 2017

FAA rewrite of Part 23 for small airplanes

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The FAA has amended its airworthiness standards for normal, utility, acrobatic, and commuter category airplanes by replacing current prescriptive design requirements with performance-based airworthiness standards. The FAA’s rewrite of Part 23 small airplane certification rule also replace the current weight and propulsion divisions in small airplane regulations with performance- and risk-based divisions for airplanes with a maximum seating capacity of 19 passengers or less and a maximum takeoff weight of 19,000 pounds or less.

The new rules amend Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 23 enact additional airworthiness standards to address certification for flight in icing conditions, enhanced stall characteristics, and minimum control speeds for multiengine airplanes. Additionally, revised rules will apply to Part 91, 121 and 135 operations to correspond with the new airworthiness standards.

Effective: 30 August 2017.

EASA Wind Shear

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The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) say there should be no changes to current regulations on wind shear warning equipment and pilot training.

EASA ave concluded “that no regulatory action is needed to require wind shear equipment on European-registered aircraft, with present requirements “expected to maintain the current level of safety”.

In the Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA) from EASA issued in response to an ICAO safety recommendation that all turbine airplanes in excess of 12,500 pounds mtow or authorized to carry more than nine passengers be equipped with a wind shear warning system.

The objective of this NPA is to mitigate the risks linked to the effect of wind shear during a take-off from, approach to and landing at an airport.

Comments on the NPA are due Feb. 15, 2017.

Enhanced flight vision systems

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Enhanced flight vision systems (EFVS) have been approved by the FAA to fly certain IFR (instrument flight rule) approaches to landing in lieu of “natural vision” from the previously allowed elevation of 100 feet above the touchdown.

Prior to this final rule, persons could only use an Enhanced Flight Vision System (EFVS) in lieu of natural vision to descend below the decision altitude to 100 feet

The new rule goes into effect March 21, 2017.

European 8.33-kHz Deadline

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Starting Jan. 1, 2018, aircraft will need communications systems that have 8.33-kHz voice-channel spacing capability otherwise they might not be able to operate in any EU member states’ controlled airspace. Eurocontrol says extending 8.33 kHz below FL195 down to ground level is important, and that the 8.33-kHz requirement for higher altitudes in controlled airspace has been in effect for some time. Should the shortage of com frequencies not be addressed there will be potential for more air traffic delays; and it will be harder to implement safety improvements, according to Eurocontrol.

See document

ICAO tracking of international flights

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The International Civil Aviation Organization Council tracking for certain international flights that requires crews to report their aircraft’s position at least every 15 minutes will become effective in March 2016 and applicable Nov. 8, 2018. The requirement will be formalized as Amendment 39 to Annex 6–Operation of Aircraft, Part I. See link

This new standard is the outcome of recommendations following the review of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 while en-route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, China, on March 8, 2014.

Australian ADS-B Equipment Mandate

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New rules from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia contain a number of equipment mandates that culminate on Feb. 2, 2017. After that date IFR-rated pilots and aircraft must comply with ADS-B equipment and operational requirements to fly in Australia. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia is implementing new regulations and aircraft equipment mandates to align the nation’s operations with global standards set by ICAO.

See mandate

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