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Regulatory Agency Final Publications

ED Decision 2018/002/R CS-ETSO / Amendment 13

This Decision introduces amendments to CS-ETSO taking into account the principles of efficiency and harmonisation. It introduces into CS-ETSO new and updated and improved standards for parts and appliances, as follows:

  • a number of ETSOs have been modified in order to harmonise them with the corresponding FAA TSOs;
  • several new ETSOs (Index 1) have been introduced, which are – where possible – technically similar to existing FAA TSOs;
  • one ETSO (ETSO-2C514) has been modified , which does not yet exist in the FAA TSO series (Index 2) ; and
  • one ETSO has been deleted; it is considered obsolete, as it has never been used by industry.

The proposed changes are expected to reduce the regulatory burden for the validation of FAA TSO authorisations by EASA and vice versa, to increase cost-effectiveness, and reflect in CS-ETSO the technical state of the art.

FAA Memorandum AIR-600-18-6F0-01; Deviation to FAA Order 8000.95, Designee Management Policy, to authorize appointment of a Manufacturing Designated Airworthiness Representative (DAR-F) to issue certifications for an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), at a UAS manufacturing facility

Deviation to FAA Order 8000.95, Designee Management Policy, to authorize
appointment of a Manufacturing Designated Airworthiness Representative
(DAR-F) to issue certifications for an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), at a
UAS manufacturing facility

This deviation memorandum authorizes appointment of a DAR-F to issue Special Flight Permits
(SFPs) for production flight testing and experimental airworthiness certificates for the purpose of
operating a UAS for research and development, market survey, showing compliance, and crew
training at a manufacturing facility. This memorandum grants a deviation to the procedures and
requirements in FAA Order 8000.95, Volume 8, Chapters 2 through 12, to select, train, appoint,
and oversee a DAR-F issuing certificates at an UAS manufacturing facility. This program will
be managed outside of the FAA’s on-line Designee Management System (DMS). These
procedures will be incorporated into FAA Order 8000.95 and the Designee Management System
(DMS) at a later date.

FAA Memorandum AIR600-18-6F0-GM01; Designees and Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) unit members now authorized to use the Portable Document Format (PDF) fillable forms for issuing FAA form 8100-2, Standard Airworthiness Certificate, and FAA form 8130-7, Special Airworthiness Certificate

Designees and Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) unit members now authorized to use the Portable Document Format (PDF) fillable forms for issuing FAA form 8100-2, Standard Airworthiness Certificate, and FAA form 8130-7, Special Airworthiness Certificate.

This memorandum rescinds memorandum AIR600-17-6F0-GM05, dated December 4, 2017,
which restricted designees and Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) unit members
from using the PDF fillable forms 8100-2 and 8130-7 during airworthiness certification
activities. As a result of this new memorandum, designees and ODA unit members are now
authorized to issue the PDF fillable form 8100-2 and form 8130-7.