Avionics News - September 2023 - 16

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UNITED STATES
News & Regulatory Updates
FAA publishes long-anticipated
MOSAIC; Read the fine print
Leading up to the annual Experimental Aircraft
Association AirVenture Oshkosh, the Federal Aviation
Administration published the long-anticipated and
often-discussed proposal to expand light-sport aircraft
(LSA) opportunities: Modernization of Special
Airworthiness Certification (MOSAIC). While there has
been significant media attention regarding this proposal,
the NPRM is wide-ranging, affecting everybody from
airports to airmen.
Affected by this proposal are 14 CFR Parts 1, 21,
22, 36, 43, 45, 61, 65, 91 and 119. The primary media
attention has initially focused on Part 21, Certification
Procedures for Products and Articles and the expansion
of the aircraft that may be eligible for future certification
as a light-sport aircraft; and Part 61, Certification: Pilots,
Flight Instructors, and Ground Instructors with the
expanded authority of a sport pilot.
Lost in the current noise of celebration are the changes
to Part 1, which has a direct effect on every segment of
aviation, including airports and FBOs; the establishment
of Part 22, which sets the certification foundation for all
future " consensus standard " -based aircraft certifications;
the expansion of the environmental standards applicable to
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the initial certification and modification of all LSA; slight
changes to Parts 43 and 45; significant changes to Parts
61 and 91 on the pilot certifications and flight operations;
a change from a prescriptive hour-based approach to
qualifying LSA repairmen to a performance-based
approach more in line with certificated mechanics; and the
introduction of commercial space to Part 119.
Comments must be submitted no later than Oct. 23,
2023. To read the NPRM, visit bit.ly/47J6NW7.
This is an extremely complicated proposal that deserves
a thorough review. The Aircraft Electronics Association
will discuss the proposal at upcoming AEA Regionals in
the United States. Also, look for an additional sectionby-section
review of the proposal in the October issue of
Avionics News.
Demonstration of radio altimeter
tolerant aircraft
The FAA announced Policy Statement PS-AIR-600-
39-01 for demonstrating an aircraft is a ''radio altimeter
tolerant airplane'' or a ''radio altimeter tolerant rotorcraft''
using a method approved by the FAA.
The FAA's policy statement provides guidance for
operators and manufacturers to demonstrate an aircraft
is a radio altimeter tolerant aircraft, as defined in AD
2023-10-02 and AD 2023-11-07. You may view the final
policy statement, PS-AIR-600-39-01, Demonstration of
Radio Altimeter Tolerant Aircraft, at regulations.gov in
Docket No. FAA-2023-0938 or on the FAA's Dynamic
Regulatory System website at drs.faa.gov. q

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