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What is Part 23 certified?
The FAA’s new Part 23 certification standards for stall characteristics and stall warnings are meant to reduce the number of loss-of-control accidents, or cases where a pilot departs from controlled flight.
What is commuter category aircraft?
The commuter category is limited to propeller-driven, multiengine airplanes that have a seating configuration, excluding pilot seats, of 19 or less, and a maximum certificated takeoff weight of 19,000 pounds or less.
What is far 23 about?
FAR 23 LOADS provides a procedure to calculate the loads on an airplane according to the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 14 – Aeronautics and Space, Chapter I – Federal Aviation Administration, Subchapter C – Aircraft, Part 23 – Airworthiness Standards, Normal, Utility, Acrobatic and Commuter Category Airplanes.
What is meant by a Part 25 airplane?
In addition to setting forth general regulations, CFR Part 25 includes “subparts” spanning flight, structure, design and construction, powerplant, equipment, operating limits, and electrical wiring. In all, CFR Part 25 features more than 1,800 individual regulations (read the full text here).
What is a Part 25 aircraft?
What types of aircraft are certified under CFR Part 25? Under the FAA’s regulations, transport category aircraft can fall into one of two categories: jets with at least 10 seats or a maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) above 12,500 pounds; or propeller aircraft with either more than 19 seats or an MTOW above 19,000 pounds.
What are the requirements for a single pilot jet?
Many of the requirements for single-pilot operation are obvious. For example, the landing gear handle needs to be easily reachable from the left seat, which is not always the case in jets. The design of the basic controls is also crucial.
Can a single pilot waiver be used on an airplane?
The FAA has approved a single pilot waiver program for those aircraft where if a pilot meets certain criteria and completes specified waiver program approved training, the aircraft may then be operated by that single pilot. Clear as mud? Wonderful article; thanks for finding it and posting the link here.
How to obtain a type certificate for a general aviation airplane?
For a manufacturer to obtain a type certificate for a typical general aviation airplane under existing regulations, the applicant’s airplane design must comply with the standards set forth in Part 23. The applicant has two “means” of complying:
What kind of plane can a single pilot fly?
The answer was the single-pilot type rating. The way it works is that the airplanes – the King Air 300, 350, CJs, Beech Premier, Mustang and many more – are approved for single-pilot operation, but the pilot must have a type rating that qualifies him to fly solo.