Stage: Final Publications

Regulatory Agency Final Publications

FAA’s Regulatory Consistency Communications Board (RCCB)

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) order establishes the Regulatory Consistency Communication Board (RCCB) within the Aircraft Certification Service (AIR) and Flight Standards Service (AFS) and defines how the RCCB operates.

The memo was created to provide background information regarding the creation of the RCCB. It also serves to provide awareness to an upcoming eLMS briefing being created to educate internal and external stakeholders to its purpose and function.

Circuit Card Assembly Functional Class Delta Equipment Using The Satellite-Based Augmentation System For Navigation Applications.

This technical standard order (TSO) is for manufacturers applying for a TSO authorization (TSOA) or letter of design approval (LODA). In it, we (the Federal Aviation Administration, (FAA)) tell you what minimum performance standards (MPS) your circuit card assembly (CCA) functional class Delta sensor using the satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) for navigation applications must first meet for approval and identification with the applicable TSO marking. TSO-C205a is intended as a means for end-use equipment manufacturers to streamline their TSO-C146e application for a class Delta-4 sensor by using the TSO’d Delta-4 CCA for partial certification credit. TSO-C205a is only intended for navigation applications; it is not intended for non-navigation applications.

Circuit Card Assembly Functional Sensors using Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) for Navigation and Non-Navigation Position/Velocity/Time Output.

This technical standard order (TSO) is for manufacturers applying for a TSO authorization (TSOA) or letter of design approval (LODA). In it, we (the Federal Aviation Administration, (FAA)) tell you what minimum performance standards (MPS) your SBAS circuit card assembly (CCA) functional sensor must first meet for approval and identification with the applicable TSO marking. TSO-C204a is intended as a means for end-use equipment manufacturers to streamline their TSO-C145e application for a Class Beta position/velocity/time (PVT) sensor by using the TSO’d SBAS CCA for partial certification credit.

Stand-Alone Airborne Navigation Equipment Using The Global Positioning System Augmented By The Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS)

This technical standard order (TSO) is for manufacturers applying for a TSO authorization (TSOA) or letter of design approval (LODA). In it, we (the Federal Aviation Administration, (FAA)) tell you what minimum performance standards (MPS) your stand-alone airborne navigation sensors, using the global positioning system (GPS) augmented by the satellite based augmentation system (SBAS) must first meet for approval and identification with the applicable TSO marking.

Maintenance check flights

The objective of this Opinion is to mitigate the risks linked to maintenance check flights (MCFs). In MCFs, the pilots check the adequate functioning of aircraft systems that cannot be fully tested on the ground. This Opinion proposes to establish safety requirements to adequately select pilots and apply procedures for MCFs while distinguishing between MCFs with complex aircraft and MCFs with non-complex aircraft. The proposed changes are expected to increase safety of MCFs. Operators conducting the higher risk category of these MCFs with complex aircraft will have to develop their own procedures and ensure coordination between the operation, the continuing airworthiness management organisation (CAMO) and the involved maintenance organisation

AMC/GM to Part-ARO — Issue 3, Amendment 5 AMC/GM to Part-ORO — Issue 2, Amendment 10 AMC/GM to Part-CAT — Issue 2, Amendment 11 AMC/GM to Part-SPA — Amendment 5

The objective of this Decision is to mitigate the safety risks identified for commercial air transport (CAT) operations at night or in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) using single-engined turbine (SET) aeroplanes, taking into account the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs), with a view to establishing a level playing field among CAT SET-IMC European Union (EU) operators. The Decision introduces acceptable means of compliance (AMC) and guidance material (GM) for CAT SET-IMC operations. Those AMC/GM were developed taking into consideration the current industry best practices, the comments received during the public consultation of Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA) 2014-18, as well as the outcome of a focused consultation held with national aviation authorities (NAAs) on 16 June 2015. The amendments are expected to maintain safety and ensure alignment with ICAO