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:

• The "Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013" has been introduced to update FAA regulations (FAR Part 23) for small airplane certification by December 2015.
• The bill aims to replace complex, prescriptive rules with performance-based regulations and consensus-based standards to reduce certification costs and stimulate innovation.
• This effort to deregulate small aircraft certification is intended to revitalize the industry, attract more customers, and address the declining U.S. private pilot population.
• While supporting the need for revitalization, the author expresses concern about potential unintended negative consequences of relaxing product regulations.

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