Regulatory and Certification Policy
Regulatory and Certification Policy
AOPA staff serve members and provide advocacy on behalf of general aviation on matters affecting airmen, aircraft, operations, and international harmonization. Find out some of what's happening in these areas of interest.
Regulatory Briefs
Airman and Medical Certification/Training/Enforcement
- FAA Photo Pilot Certificates
- Foreign Pilot Certification
- Guide to Charitable/Nonprofit/Community Event Sightseeing Flights
- Pilot Medical Applications Center of Congressional Investigation
- Sport Pilot/Light Sport Aircraft Final Rule
- TSA Background Checks for Training in Aircraft Over 12,500 Pounds
- TSA/FAA Ineligibility for an Airman Certificate (Security)
Aircraft Certification/Maintenance/ADs
- Airworthiness Concern Process
- Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs)
- Lycoming Crankshaft Replacement
- Proposed Changes to Certification Procedures for Aircraft and Parts
- Raytheon (Beech) Carry-Through Spar Cracks
General Operating Regulation/Policy
- FAA’s final rule for re-registration and renewal of aircraft registration
- Unmanned Aircraft Systems
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection Proposed Rule
Fuel/Emissions/Environmental
- General Aviation, Air Quality, and Leaded Aviation Fuel
- General Aviation and Greenhouse Gas Emission
Updated Monday, March 2, 2009
