FAA DPE Quarterly August 2020
The FAA DPE Quarterly August 2020 is now available. Click here to see a copy.
Continue reading →Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) issued to provide regulatory relief in response to COVID-19
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 →
FAA Issues SFAR Allowing Extensions of Many Operating Limitations Which May Affect Work Done by DPEs
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 →
Recurrent Designee Training Seminars Now Available Virtually
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 →
DMS/IACRA Integration Message
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 →
FAA Issues Guidance Allowing Extended Use of FAA Medicals that Expire Within Next Two Months
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 →
FAA Issues Policy Memo – Deviation for Policy 8000.95
The FAA issued a policy memorandum relating to integrations between policies 8000.95 and 8900.2 Speficially, the memorandum noted that: “Designated Pilot Examiners (DPE), to include Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) and Administrative Pilot Examiners (Admin PE), are still required to use … Continue reading →
FAA Issues Memorandum Allowing DPEs to Continue if Oversight Lapses – “Flight Standards Designee Oversight and Recurrent Training requirements related to the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.”
On March 24, 2020 the FAA issued a memorandum allowing DPEs to continue operation of their critical functions in the event that their designation qualifications lapse while FAA staff are unable to provide oversight and management functions. if you are … Continue reading →
FAA Information on IACRA to DMS Issues
The FAA provided the following this past week: “In the latest DMS release notes, we told you there would be new functionality in populating certain data fields. Unfortunately, this data push did not happen as we expected. Don’t worry; we’re … Continue reading →
FAA Notice N8900.536 – Changes to the Airman Knowledge Test Report (AKTR)
Examiners are recommended to review the recent FAA Notice N8900.536 – Changes to the Airman Knowledge Test Report (AKTR). Click here to review the notice.
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