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FAA Publishes Details of Part 23 Compliance

Alternate MOCs are expected to speed the installation process of new safety equipment. FAA
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Key Takeaways:

  • The FAA has issued 63 Means of Compliance (MOCs) for the overhauled Part 23 Airworthiness Standards, intended to ease the installation of innovative, safety-enhancing technologies into small airplanes while keeping costs down.
  • These MOCs, developed in collaboration with industry and including 46 accepted ASTM consensus standards, provide an acceptable method, though not the only one, for complying with the updated Part 23 regulations.
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The final rule overhauling Part 23 Airworthiness Standards for GA aircraft officially took effect last summer. Recently the FAA issued 63 means of compliance (MOCs) for Part 23 intended to ease installation of innovative, safety-enhancing technologies into small airplanes while keeping costs down.

Rob Mark

Rob Mark is an award-winning journalist, business jet pilot, flight instructor, and blogger.

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