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FAA Proposes Training, Certification for Powered Lift Pilots

The proposed rule is the latest step toward advanced air mobility that has been under development since August.

An air taxi manufactured by Joby Aviation goes for a test flight. [Credit: Joby Aviation]
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Key Takeaways:

The FAA has taken another step toward enabling advanced air mobility by proposing a comprehensive rule for training and certifying pilots of powered-lift aircraft.

According to the FAA, new rules are necessary because many of the proposed aircraft takeoff and land like helicopters, but fly like airplanes en route. The powered-lift proposed rule is designed to provide clarity to pilots and the industry on what the requirements will be to operate these aircraft.

Meg Godlewski

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.

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