Regulatory Update
and Future Plans
Federal Aviation
Administration
Federal
Aviation
Administration
WATS, 2015
Orlando, FL
Robert Burke, Manager
Air Carrier Training Systems and
Voluntary Safety Programs, AFS-280
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Discussion Overview
• AFS-280
• Rulemaking
– Part 61/121
– Part 60
– Part 135
• LOC-I
• ACT ARC
• Future Plans
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AFS-280 General Responsibilities
AFS-280 is responsible for all regulations and guidance
pertaining to part 121, 135, and 142:
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Pilot, Flight Attendant, and Dispatcher Training Programs
ATP Certification Training Program (ATP CTP)
Advanced Qualification Programs (AQP)
Flight Operational Quality Assurance Programs (FOQA)
Aviation Safety Action Programs (ASAP)
Voluntary Disclosure Reporting Programs (VDRP)
Aviation Safety Reporting Systems (ASRS)
Internal Evaluation Programs (IEP)
Line Operations Safety Audit Programs (LOSA)
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AFS-280 Personnel
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Projects
 Air Carrier Training ARC
 AC 120-109A, AC 120-111
 ASAP AC, Change C
 AQP AC, Change B
 135 ASAP/145 ASAP
 PPD (Mentoring) NPRM
 Ops Spec Approval Training Programs
 CAST/JIDMDAT
 A350 Project
 ICAO/EASA LOC-I, Cabin Safety, MPL
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Rulemaking – Part 61/121
Established new certificate requirements for
airline pilots and modified the Airline
Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate requirements
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Final Rule published July 15, 2013
Requires all pilots in part 121 operations
have an ATP certificate
Requires completion of an ATP
Certification Training Program
(ATP CTP)
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Advisory Circular 61-138
Airline Transport Pilot Certification Training
Program (ATP CTP)
• Completion of the ATP CTP is required to take the
ATP multiengine airplane knowledge test
(as of August 1, 2014)
• Training incorporates an introduction to stall and upset
prevention and recovery concepts and procedures in
large transport airplanes
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ATP Certification Training
Program
• § 61.156 – Training requirements for an initial
ATP-Multiengine Airplane Certificate
– 30 hours academics
– 10 hours FSTD: 6 hours FFS; 4 hours FTD
• Course must be FAA-approved
• Part 121, 135, 141, & 142 certificate holders
are eligible providers
• Added instructor requirements
• Prerequisite to the ATP-Multiengine
Airplane Knowledge Test
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Approval Process Overview
• Field Review:
– Applicant works with POI or TCPM
– Review § 61.156; AC 61-138; Job Aid
– Forward to Region once satisfied all requirements have
been met
• Region Review
– Follows similar review to validate requirements are met
before sending to headquarters.
• HQ Review
– Both AFS-200 & AFS-800 review for standardization
– Tspec/Ops Spec is issued once HQ memo received and
all findings have been addressed.
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Approved Providers
Certificate Holder
Embry‐Riddle Aeronautical University
Location
Date Authorized
Daytona Beach, FL
7/24/2014
Embry‐Riddle Aeronautical University
Prescott, AZ
7/25/2014
ABX AIR INC
Aerosim Training Solutions
CAE SimuFlite, Inc.
Wilmington, OH
9/3/2014
Orlando, FL
10/3/2014
Dallas, TX
10/20/2014
Atlanta, GA
ExpressJet Airlines, Inc.
11/4/2014
Houston, TX
FlightSafety International, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
AeroStar Training Services, LLC
Orlando, FL
Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation
Charlotte, NC
12/11/14
3/24/2015
04/15/15
• 1 additional course has completed HQ review (121)
http://www.faa.gov/pilots/training/atp/
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Rulemaking – Part 121
Pilot Professional Development (Mentoring)
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
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Estimated publication date is 2015
Will consider:
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Leadership and mentoring training for part 121 flight
crewmembers
Establishment of flight
crewmember professional
development programs
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Rulemaking – Part 121
Qualification, Service, and Use of Crewmembers and
Aircraft Dispatchers Final Rule
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Published on November 12, 2013 with 5 years to implement most
provisions (March 2019)
Amends certain regulations for part 121 training programs
Requires pilot training for:
− Recognizing, avoiding, and recovering from stalls;
− Recognizing and avoiding aircraft upset;
− Manual flying skills;
− Crosswind maneuvers including wind gusts;
− Pilot monitoring; and
− Runway safety procedures.
Requires remedial training programs for pilots who have
demonstrated performance deficiencies
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Rulemaking - Part 60
Flight Simulation Training Device (FSTD) Qualification for
Extended Envelope and Adverse Weather Event Training
NPRM
• Initiated to address simulator fidelity
• Proposed:
– Full stall simulator evaluation criteria
– Upset prevention and recovery
training
– Enhanced airborne icing modeling
• NPRM comment period closed
January 2015
• Part 60 standards will be in place to
allow time for air carriers to modify and
evaluate FSTDs before the part 121
N&O compliance date
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Rulemaking – Part 135
Helicopter Air Ambulance, Commercial
Helicopter, and Part 91 Helicopter Operations
Final Rule
– Final rule published February 21, 2014
– Amends equipment and operations requirements for
helicopter air ambulance operations
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Rulemaking – Part 135
Helicopter Air Ambulance (HAA) Pilot Training
and Operational Requirements
– NPRM in development
– Public Law 112-95 directed FAA to initiate second
HAA rulemaking
– Purpose: Develop HAA pilot training requirements
and operational safety requirements for pilots and
medical personnel
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Rulemaking – Part 135
HAA rulemaking – Considerations:
– Minimum number of hours for training programs and
requirements for scenario-based training through
line-oriented flight training (LOFT).
– Requirements for protective gear such as helmets,
flame resistant clothing, and shoulder harnesses, in
order to increase accident survivability.
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LOC-I
Loss of Control and Recovery Training
(LOCART)
– Goal: Develop harmonized guidance on loss of
control and upset prevention and recovery training
on-aircraft and in a flight simulator
– ARC meetings held in Montreal to facilitate work with
ICAO, EASA, and other national aviation authorities
– U.S. guidance being updated to support final rules
which modified stall and upset training requirements
for ATP training and part 121 operations
– AC 120-109A, AC 120-111
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LOC-I
• AC 120-111, Upset Prevention and Recovery
Training
– Published, April 2015
– Key Principles:
• Early recognition of divergence from intended flight path.
• Upset prevention through improvements in manual handling
skills.
• Crew-oriented training that integrates crew resource
management including progressive intervention strategies
for the pilot monitoring.
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LOC-I
• AC 120-109A, Stall Prevention and Recovery
– Anticipated Publication: Summer 2015
– Key Principles:
• Reduce angle of attack when confronted with a stall event.
• Use realistic scenarios that could be encountered in
operational conditions, including stalls when the autopilot is
engaged and high altitude stalls.
• Stall Prevention (Approach to Stall): execution of the stall
recovery procedure at the first indication of a stall.
• Stall Recovery: (Full Stall) instructor led training, but must
allow the pilot to experience the associated flight dynamics
and execute a recovery
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Air Carrier Training Aviation Rulemaking
Committee (ACT ARC)
Inputs
• CAST Safety
Enhancements
• PARC Recs
• NTSB Recs
• Previous ARC
Recs
• FAA Input
• Industry Input
ACT ARC
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Advisory Circulars
InFOs
SAFOs
Inspector Guidance
Regulations
Outputs
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Air Carrier Training Aviation Rulemaking
Committee (ACT ARC)
FAA Designated Federal Official / Industry Chair
A4A
ADF
AIA
Air Carrier and
Contract Training
Workgroup
AFA
ALPA
APFA
CAE
Crew Resource
Management
Enhancement
Workgroup
CAPA
FSF
FSI
NACA
Education,
Training, and
Experience
Alternatives for an
ATP Workgroup
NATA
NBAA
RAA
RACCA
Flight Path
Management
Workgroup
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Issues at Stake and Future Plans
• Keeping pilots engaged—
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Pilot monitoring training and procedures
• Maintaining pilot manual handling skills—
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Targeted skill development during training
Practice during flight operations (SAFO 13002)
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Thank you for your participation.
Robert Burke, Manager, AFS-280
Air Carrier Training Systems and
Voluntary Safety Programs
[email protected]
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