Training And Certification Advisory Circulars Revised

The recently released ACs address the FAA’s pilot/instructor training and certification guidance.

Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 08:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

The FAA's Flight Standards Service recently published a series of eight advisory circulars (ACs) detailing its expectations for pilot and instructor compliance, which will serve as a baseline for assessing regulatory adherence.
A revised AC 90-120 introduces ACAS X, a more sophisticated next-generation airborne collision avoidance system replacing TCAS, designed to reduce nuisance alerts and apply to a broader range of operators.
The latest AOPA Air Safety Institute's Richard G. McSpadden Report identifies loss of control and weather-related accidents as the leading and most lethal causal factors in general aviation safety.

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Beginning in late October 2024 and extending into mid-November, the FAA’s General Aviation & Commercial Division (AFS-800), part of the agency’s Flight Standards Service, published a handful of advisory circulars (ACs) providing guidance on how the FAA wants pilots and flight instructors to comply with its various regulations.

While it’s not new that the FAA publishes ACs—they’ve been around as long as the agency itself, if not longer—it is somewhat unusual that so many, eight in total, would come out of the same office within a few days of each other.