The front of a turboprop aircraft. [Credit: Shutterstock]
Key Takeaways:
The FAA is actively soliciting input from the aviation community to modernize Part 141 regulations for pilot flight schools, which are largely based on 85-year-old rules and haven't significantly accounted for modern technology since 1997.
The modernization effort aims to improve aviation safety, incentivize training, comply with international standards, and make training more efficient, particularly by addressing bottlenecks in pilot examining authority.
The agency is conducting a series of public meetings to gather feedback and expects to publish a findings report and implement policy improvements early next year.
DENVER—The FAA is soliciting input from the aviation community as it seeks to modernize Part 141 regulations covering pilot flight schools.
Most of Part 141 was written 85 years ago when aviation was much simpler. Few aircraft had radios, navigation was mostly done by pilotage, airspace as we know it was nonexistent, and not many people pursued aviation as a hobby or a vocation.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
