On October 5, 2018, Congress enacted the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L 115-254). Section 319 (Designated Pilot Examiner Reforms) of P.L. 115-254 requires the Administrator assign to the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee the task of reviewing all regulations and … Continue reading →
The Aviators Code Initiative (https://www.secureav.com/) has released the DPE Moral Code of Conduct. The release of the code indicates the following goals: “A professional code can help DPEs achieve new levels of expertise, and the DPEMCC is just such a … Continue reading →
Today the FAA has issued an extension of the authorization for FAA DPEs to continue operating through March 31, 2021in absence of oversight completion. Click here for a copy of this memorandum.
Continue reading →The FAA has released an updated FAA Order 8000.95A as of 12-7-2020 for DPEs to use and be aware of during their activities. Click here to see the updated version.
Continue reading →In September of 2020, the FAA released an updated FAA Knowledge Test Codes document. This document is used for codes on practical tests that are not under the ACS system yet. DPEs may still find need for this information on … Continue reading →
On April 30, 2020, the FAA has issued a Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) to provide, in part, regulatory relief to persons who have been unable to comply with certain training, recent experience, testing and checking requirements due to the … Continue reading →
The FAA has issued a Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) this past week that allows extension of many operating limitations about which DPEs should be aware as they conduct practical test and certification efforts in the upcoming months. This SFAR … Continue reading →
The FAA issued an email on April 24, 2020 that provided: “…guidance on the availability of certain recurrent designee training seminars that can now be completed virtually. This virtual training meets the training requirements in FAA Order 8000.95 and 8100.15. … Continue reading →
April 2, 2020 the FAA issued this following message for DPEs. ——————————— Attention DMS Users: The integration between IACRA and DMS is complete and will be released to production by COB today, April 2, 2020. This release enables the functionality … Continue reading →
The FAA recently issued guidance that allows for FAA medical certificates that expire while they are unable to be renewed to be used until June 20, 2020. This policy may be updated if a continued inability to secure FAA medicals … Continue reading →
