The change outlines how line pilots are to be used during Flight Standardization Board evaluations for transport-category airplanes. [Credit: Adobe Stock]
Key Takeaways:
The FAA has implemented new protocols, mandated by the 2021 Aircraft Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act (ACSAA), to improve pilot training evaluation during new aircraft certification.
These protocols require the Flight Standardization Board (FSB) to include air carrier pilots of varying experience from both domestic and foreign carriers in transport airplane type certification projects.
This reform was prompted by insights from the Boeing 737 MAX reapproval, which demonstrated the benefit of a more diverse pilot pool for evaluating aircraft training requirements.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has established new protocols designed to improve how pilot training for new aircraft is evaluated during certification.
The protocols were created to satisfy the mandate set forth by the Aircraft Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act of 2021 (ACSAA) and will be implemented by the Flight Standardization Board (FSB).
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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.
