This notice provides revised guidance to Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) Principal Operations Inspectors (POI), responsible Flight Standards
offices, and Training Center Program Managers (TCPM) for oversight of the interpretation and
use of airplane performance information and airport data to demonstrate compliance with
applicable certification and operating rule requirements for departure, en route, arrival, and
landing.

This notice provides revised policy and guidance to aviation safety
inspectors (ASI) concerning the qualification requirements to perform Title 14 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 183 Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) or Specialty Aircraft
Examiner (SAE) evaluations from an observer seat (no access to flight controls) in aircraft
requiring a type rating or Authorized Experimental Aircraft (AEA) authorization to act as pilot in
command (PIC), including evaluations in elevated-risk experimental aircraft. This notice updates
policy published in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Order 8900.1, Volume 1, Chapter 3,
Section 6, Operations Inspector Qualifications and Currency Overview, dated June 10, 2019.

This notice, in conjunction with information contained in Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) Order 1350.14, Records Management, provides guidance that
supports the use of the Safety Assurance System (SAS) as an official electronic repository for
records associated with Continued Operational Safety (COS), certification, oversight
management, and other business processes. This notice supplements information contained in
Notice N 8900.658, Safety Assurance System (SAS) Phase 4 Wave 1 Vision, Changes, and
Benefits, dated 6/1/23.

This Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Flight Standards Service (FS) order establishes the
policy and guidelines for FS personnel who develop, update, or change FS policy and guidance
documents, including directives and advisory circulars (AC).

This change transmits revised pages to Order 8120.23A, Certificate Management
of Production Approval Holders. It is issued to update the organizational references to reflect the
recent organizational changes and address minor formatting issues.

This change transmits revised pages to Order 8120.22A, Production Approval
Procedures. It is issued to update the organizational references to reflect the recent
organizational changes and address minor formatting issues. 

This change transmits revised pages to Order 8130.2J, Airworthiness Certification
of Aircraft. It is issued to update the organizational references to reflect the recent organizational
changes and address minor formatting issues.