Stage: Final Publications

Regulatory Agency Final Publications

FAA N8900_642 OpSpec C081, Special Instrument and RNAV Visual Flight Procedures, for Foreign Air Carriers

This notice announces a mandatory change to Operations
Specification (OpSpec) C381, Special Instrument and RNAV Visual Flight Procedures, for
foreign air carriers operating under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)
part 129. It also announces revised Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Order 8900.1 policy
guidance associated with the change. The part 129 C381 has been decommissioned and replaced
with part 129 OpSpec C081, Special Instrument and RNAV Visual Flight Procedures. The
OpSpec C081 will allow International Flight Offices (IFO) to issue and amend the OpSpec
without requesting the Flight Technologies and Procedures Division (AFS-400) and the
International Program Division (AFS-50) to concur on each OpSpec approval.

FAA N8900_642

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FAA Order 8900_1A Flight Standards Information Management System

This order directs the activities of aviation safety inspectors (ASI)
and other Flight Standards Service (FS) employees responsible for the certification, technical
administration, and surveillance of air carriers, certain other air operators conducting operations
in accordance with the appropriate part of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR),
certificated airmen, and other aviation activities.

FAA AC_89-3 FAA-Recognized Identification Areas

This AC provides guidance on
applying for a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-Recognized Identification Area
(FRIA), in accordance with Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)
Part 89, Remote Identification of Unmanned Aircraft, subpart C. This AC does not change, create, or permit deviations from existing regulatory requirements.

FAA AC_90-48E Pilots’ Role in Collision Avoidance

This AC is issued to assist
pilots with their regulatory obligation to see and avoid other aircraft. Specifically, this
AC looks to alert pilots to human contributors to midair collisions and near midair
collisions (NMAC), and recommend improvements to pilot education, operating
practices, procedures, and improved scanning techniques to reduce midair conflicts. This
AC is not mandatory and does not constitute a regulation. The contents of this document
do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way,
and the document is intended only to provide clarity to the public regarding existing
requirements under the law or agency policies.

FAA AC_91-57C Exception for Limited Recreational Operations of Unmanned Aircraft

This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance to (1) persons operating unmanned aircraft (UA)
under the exception for limited recreational operations of UA established in Section 349 of
Public Law (P.L.) 115-254, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, codified at Title 49 of the United States Code (49 U.S.C.) § 44809; (2) persons using Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for educational or research purposes pursuant to Section 350 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of
2018; (3) persons requesting recognition as community-based organizations (CBO); (4) persons
seeking to establish fixed recreational flying sites; and (5) CBOs conducting sanctioned events.

FAA AC_91-57C

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FAA AC_90-48E

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FAA AC_89-3

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EASA Proposed CM No.: Proposed CM-21.A-B-002 Issue 01 Eligibility for type certificate application

The European Aviation Safety Agency, hereafter referred to as the “Agency”, may receive requests from
organizations to provide technical advice services prior to or outside an actual certification process
conducted within the scope of Part 21. These activities or “pre-application services” are performed by the
Agency on a purely voluntary basis and are regulated by a contract between the Agency and the client. When
a product becomes suffciently mature, an application is submitted to the Agency.
The purpose of this Certification Memorandum is to support applicants, before they submit a TC application
to EASA, in assessing their readiness for such an application. It therefore provides specific guidance for
potential type certificate (TC) applicants in meeting EASA expectations regarding their eligibility and the
related demonstration of capability in the context of certification. When an applicant is not ready, the above
pre-application services may be used as appropriate.

FAA Draft AC_20-109B Service Difficulty Reporting System (Air Operator/Air Agency/General Aviation/Unmanned Aircraft Systems)

This AC describes methods the
Administrator prescribes per Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)
part 91, § 91.1415; part 125, § 125.409; and part 135, § 135.415; and accepts per
part 121, § 121.703 and part 145, § 145.221 for reporting in-service product and article
failures, malfunctions, and defects. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
encourages service difficulty reporting by the General Aviation (GA) community and
general public.
1.1 The contents of this document do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant
to bind the public in any way, and the document is intended only to provide information
to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies.