Avionics News November 2012 - 11

Reminder: Comments Due Nov. 19 on FAA’s Part 145 Proposal
Proposal is Costly, Damaging to Avionics Industry
The Aircraft Electronics Association is speaking out against the Federal Aviation Administration’s proposed rulemaking for Part 145 repair stations. This proposal makes wholesale changes to the avionics industry with damaging and costly repercussions. The FAA proposes to remove radio and instrument ratings and allow airframe-rated repair stations to work on radio and instrument components without any obvious qualifications or ratings. The rule proposes a 24-month implementation period to reissue new certificates. With the current lack of FAA workforce and sequestration initiatives, how will the agency approve and reissue certifications to 4,000 repair stations in a 24-month period? The AEA is urging members to submit comments by the Nov. 19 deadline. To help understand the scope of the proposed significant and potentially damaging rewrite of Part 145, the AEA has published a comparative analysis of the proposed changes to current regulatory language. Visit www.aea. net/governmentaffairs/pdf/FAAProposed145Comparison. pdf to read the AEA’s comparative analysis. The yellow highlighted portions of the comparative analysis indicate the distinct differences between the proposed changes and current regulatory language. To read the FAA’s notice of proposed rulemaking, visit www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-05-21/pdf/201211984.pdf. q

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For the past decade, the Aircraft Electronics Association has published the Pilot’s Guide to Avionics, a consumer’s directory containing educational articles and timely information about the avionics industry, its products and its people. The back portion of the Pilot’s Guide includes a directory of AEA member certified repair stations and associate members. The goal in publishing this annual guide is to help pilots make better avionics buying decisions and to locate the repair stations certified by international regulatory authorities Request your free Pilot’s Guide as capable of installing and maintaining these sophisticated pieces of equipment. Thousands of Pilot’s Guides are distributed each year at no charge to all AEA members, National Association of Flight Instructors members, flying clubs throughout the U.S., AEA Regional Meetings and major industry trade shows. To request a free copy of this year’s special 10th anniversary edition, visit www.aeapilotsguide.net. The website also includes an avionics glossary, repair station directory by state and country, archives of past issues and much more. q

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Avionics News November 2012

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