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 Security-Enhanced 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)

• Archived Airman and Medical Certification/Training/Enforcement regulatory briefs

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

• Archived Aircraft Certification/Maintenance/ADs regulatory briefs

General Operating Regulation/Policy

• FAA’s Proposal for Re-Registration and Renewal of Aircraft Registration
• Unmanned Aircraft Systems
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection Proposed Rule

• Archived General Operating Regulation/Policy regulatory briefs

Fuel/Emissions/Environmental

• Avgas (100LL) Alternatives
• General Aviation, Air Quality, and Leaded Aviation Fuel
• General Aviation and Greenhouse Gas Emission

• Archived Fuel/Emissions/Environmental regulatory briefs

Updated Monday, March 2, 2009