{"id":26460,"date":"2023-08-17T17:24:40","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T17:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=26460"},"modified":"2023-08-21T17:37:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T17:37:07","slug":"gama-submits-comments-to-faas-powered-lift-sfar-nprm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/national-news\/gama-submits-comments-to-faas-powered-lift-sfar-nprm\/%20","title":{"rendered":"GAMA Submits Comments to FAA\u2019s Powered-Lift SFAR NPRM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

GAMA formally submitted comments to the FAA\u2019s proposed Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) for Integration of Powered-Lift: Pilot Certification and Operations; Miscellaneous Amendments Related to Rotorcraft and Airplanes<\/a>. GAMA methodically worked with its membership to review the proposal and put forward comments that reflect the SFAR\u2019s critical role in enabling initial powered-lift operations. The SFAR will also provide the regulatory environment required to collect necessary operational data that will inform future permanent rulemaking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe world\u2019s leading AAM manufacturers have collaborated on\ntargeted comments that if accepted, will improve aviation safety and alleviate\nregulatory uncertainty forced on the industry by FAA reversals of key\ndecisions. With the FAA\u2019s publicly stated target date for enabling initial\neVTOL and other powered lift aircraft entry-into-service of early 2025, there\nis an urgent need for a performance based regulatory framework that permits the\nindustry to complete the aircraft certification, pilot licensing and operational\napproval processes necessary to meet this timeline. Just last month, the FAA\ndoubled down on its commitment to its early 2025 initial operational timeline\nwith the publishing their first AAM implementation plan dubbed \u2018Innovate28\u2019.\nThis document calls for integrated \u2018at scale\u2019 AAM operations in key cities by\n2028 as a showcase in time for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. To\nachieve this \u2018at scale\u2019 objective, near term initial operations must be\nenabled,\u201d said Pete Bunce, GAMA President and CEO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe acknowledge the significant work and challenges created\nfor both industry and government by the decision to type certificate eVTOL\naircraft as powered-lift and urge the FAA to take full consideration of the\nexpertise behind the safety-based comments provided by a very broad group of\nAAM manufacturers, operators and industry trade groups. We must ensure that the\nfinal SFAR establishes a practical pathway to initial pilot certification as\nwell as an appropriate operational framework consistent with the U.S. led\ninitiative at ICAO. Doing so would provide a clear regulatory framework to\nensure safety and facilitate industry growth in the U.S. and worldwide. Failure\nto provide timely and practical regulatory certainty will jeopardize the U.S.\nindustry’s global leadership position in Advanced Air Mobility,\u201d Bunce said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In its comments, GAMA focuses on four critical areas of\ninterest to be addressed within the SFAR: pilot certification, dual controls,\nflight simulation training devices and operational rules. GAMA and the entire\nAAM community urge the FAA to enable the initial pilot cadre to be certificated\nby adding a powered-lift type rating to an existing airplane or helicopter\ncategory type certificate and to apply the appropriate operating rules for\npowered-lift operations based on the performance characteristics of each\naircraft type. More specifically, the legacy fuel-based energy reserves and the\nantiquated requirement to design and certificate a dual control variant of each\naircraft platform needs to be addressed. There is also significant concern that\nthere are not adequate FAA resources to support the SFAR\u2019s framework as\nproposed in a timely manner, especially as it relates to pilot certification\nand training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional aviation stakeholder organizations supporting\nGAMA\u2019s submitted comments include the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA),\nAircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), Experimental Aircraft\nAssociation (EAA), Helicopter Association International (HAI), National Air\nTransportation Association (NATA), National Business Aviation Association\n(NBAA), and Vertical Flight Society (VFS). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To view the submitted comments, CLICK HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

GAMA formally submitted comments to the FAA\u2019s proposed Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) for Integration of Powered-Lift: Pilot Certification and Operations; Miscellaneous Amendments Related to Rotorcraft and Airplanes. GAMA methodically worked with its membership to review the proposal and put forward comments that reflect the SFAR\u2019s critical role in enabling initial powered-lift operations. The SFAR […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26460"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26461,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26460\/revisions\/26461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}