aldaniels(at)fmtc.com
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 Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:24 am Post subject: Noise |
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Just thought you would like to know. If you are not an AOPA member think about joining. This is from AOPA
Alan
FAA MODIFIES RULE THAT WOULD HAVE HURT SAFETY
The FAA has changed a final rule that would have had a severe impact
on the ability of aircraft owners to improve their aircraft, including
safety enhancements. The agency agreed with AOPA that "the impact of
a new noise standard on already certificated aircraft could be significant."
The final rule on single-engine airplane noise notes, "The FAA agrees
with AOPA that the new standard should not apply to supplemental type
certificates." The FAA had originally proposed tightening the noise
standards for small aircraft to bring the U.S. regulations into conformity
with international rules. But the rule, as it was originally written,
would have applied to any change to an older aircraft that might affect
its "acoustic signature." "That means if you changed the propeller on
a 30-year-old aircraft, it would have had to suddenly comply with the
more stringent noise standards applied to new aircraft," said Luis Gutierrez,
AOPA director of regulatory and certification policy. "That could have
prevented aircraft owners from making safety and utility improvements to
their aircraft, and definitely hurt the small companies that offer those
improvements under the supplemental type certificate (STC) process." As
AOPA requested, the FAA said the noise rule will not apply to STCs for
aircraft certified under previous standards. For a list of STCs that
may be available for your aircraft, see AOPA's online STC database
( http://data.aopa2.org/mods/stc.cfm ).
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