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FAA Issues Remedial Training Guidance for Violations

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Key Takeaways:

  • The FAA has issued new guidance for pilot certificate violations, prioritizing remedial training over litigation to improve National Airspace System safety.
  • This remedial training, facilitated by the FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam), serves as an alternative to traditional administrative or legal enforcement actions.
  • A specific "Runway Incursion Remedial Training Program" (RIRTP) has been developed for first-time runway incursion offenders.
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The FAA has issued guidance to offices that handle pilot certificate action, offering an alternative tool for handling FAA violations through remedial training. The FAA said the new guidance was put in place in an effort to make the National Airspace System safer by correcting deviances through training rather than litigation. The remedial training will be facilitated by the FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam).

Pia Bergqvist

Pia Bergqvist joined FLYING in December 2010. A passionate aviator, Pia started flying in 1999 and quickly obtained her single- and multi-engine commercial, instrument and instructor ratings. After a decade of working in general aviation, Pia has accumulated almost 3,000 hours of flight time in nearly 40 different types of aircraft.

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