Revitalizing GA

The average small airplane in the United States is now 40 years old and the regulatory barriers to bringing new designs to market are resulting in a lack of innovation and investment in small airplane design.” So states one of the findings in a new bill introduced May 7 in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS) and four cosponsors. The bill, H.R. 1848, is named the “Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013,” and its main goal is for the FAA to finalize its ongoing effort to rewrite FAR Part 23, regulations on certification of small airplanes, by December 31, 2015.

Key Takeaways:

• A new bill, H.R. 1848 ("Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013"), proposes to streamline the FAA's certification regulations for small airplanes (FAR Part 23) by December 2015.
• The bill aims to replace complex, prescriptive requirements with performance-based regulations and consensus standards to reduce certification costs and foster innovation in the aging small aircraft industry.
• This deregulation effort is intended to revitalize general aviation and attract more customers, but the author expresses concern about potential unintended negative consequences.

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