chuck2shaw
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Just announced at Sun & Fun:
"Kim Smith, manager of the FAAs Small Airplane Directorate, announced that a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) would be published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, April 15, containing more than 22 revisions over two years in the making. EAAs initial evaluation of the draft NPRM shows that the FAA has incorporated most of the revisions advocated by EAA and its members, including:
Replacing the 10,000-foot MSL limit for sport pilots with 10,000 MSL or 2,000 above ground level (AGL), whichever is higher.
Removal of the requirement for aircraft certificated as experimental light-sport aircraft (E-LSA) to comply with the Part 43 maintenance regulations. This means E-LSA can now be maintained like other experimental aircraft.
Allowing powered parachute and weight-shift trike private pilots to conduct production tests flights for hire.
The largest change: Complete removal of the current Sport Pilot Instructor section, which had been separate from other Certificated Flight Instructors (CFI) in the regulations. Under the draft proposal to be published next week, Sport Pilot Instructor will be on regulatory par with all other ratings available under the previous (Subpart H) flight instructor regulations.
At the session, FAA also announced that previously evaluated and approved amateur-built aircraft kits would be grandfathered and not subject to re-evaluation."
I am pleased with the lifting of the 10,000 foot limit. Now I will be able to fly my J3 through the highest passes on the way to the Northwest.
Chuck Shaw
"Kim Smith, manager of the FAAs Small Airplane Directorate, announced that a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) would be published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, April 15, containing more than 22 revisions over two years in the making. EAAs initial evaluation of the draft NPRM shows that the FAA has incorporated most of the revisions advocated by EAA and its members, including:
Replacing the 10,000-foot MSL limit for sport pilots with 10,000 MSL or 2,000 above ground level (AGL), whichever is higher.
Removal of the requirement for aircraft certificated as experimental light-sport aircraft (E-LSA) to comply with the Part 43 maintenance regulations. This means E-LSA can now be maintained like other experimental aircraft.
Allowing powered parachute and weight-shift trike private pilots to conduct production tests flights for hire.
The largest change: Complete removal of the current Sport Pilot Instructor section, which had been separate from other Certificated Flight Instructors (CFI) in the regulations. Under the draft proposal to be published next week, Sport Pilot Instructor will be on regulatory par with all other ratings available under the previous (Subpart H) flight instructor regulations.
At the session, FAA also announced that previously evaluated and approved amateur-built aircraft kits would be grandfathered and not subject to re-evaluation."
I am pleased with the lifting of the 10,000 foot limit. Now I will be able to fly my J3 through the highest passes on the way to the Northwest.
Chuck Shaw
