This notice announces a revision to Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) Order 8900.1, Volume 7, Investigation, and Volume 12, International
Aviation, for processing pilot deviations (PD) associated with airmen who, when involved in the
PD, were operating for a foreign operator under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(14 CFR) part 129 and whose State of the Operator is not a Portal for International Pilot
Deviations (PIPD) participant. For the latest list of Civil Aviation Authorities (CAA), refer to
https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/avs/offices/afx/afs/afs050/afs052/.
This change in guidance affects offices with responsibility for investigating part 129 PDs.

Purpose of This Notice. This notice provides clarification on flight training for compensation in certain aircraft that hold Special Airworthiness Certificates in the experimental category. It provides guidance on how flight training for compensation can be accomplished in these aircraft in compliance with regulations and describes an interim process for Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) managers to issue a Letter of Deviation Authority (LODA) to owners of experimental aircraft and flight instructors providing flight training for compensation in experimental aircraft, in accordance with Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 91, § 91.319(h), when no compensation is provided for use of the aircraft.

Note: The parameters under which the interim process to obtain a LODA may be exercised by an applicant are found in the Notification of Policy for Flight Training in Certain Aircraft (“the Policy”), published in the Federal Register (FR) on July 12, 2021. This interim process cannot be utilized outside the parameters of the Policy.