Avionics News October 2019 - 12

AEA Hosts Part 145
Aviation Rulemaking
Advisory Committee
On Sept. 11-13, 2019, the Aircraft Electronics Association hosted the
Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee that has been tasked by the
Federal Aviation Administration to review and reconcile FAA repair station
regulations and guidance. The meeting took place at the AEA's international
headquarters in Lee's Summit, Missouri. Ric Peri, AEA vice president of
government and industry affairs, is the co-chairman of this working group
along with Sarah MacLeod, executive director of the Aeronautical Repair
Station Association.
The Part 145 ARAC working group is examining all internal and external
guidance material related to 14 CFR Part 145, and it will recommend
improvements to ensure all guidance documents:
1.	 Align with the regulations as well as U.S. law and applicable
executive orders.
2.	 Are numbered to establish a relationship between the guidance and
the applicable regulation.
3.	 Consistently communicate compliance expectations to agency
personnel as well as the public.
4.	 Consider repair station oversight in the context of the size and work
of each certificate holder.
The working group will deliver its preliminary report no later than Dec.
11, 2020 - 24 months after its first meeting that took place in December
2018 - and its final report no more than 12 months after that report has been
accepted by the FAA. Members of the working group also participate in
monthly conference calls and meet face-to-face twice yearly. q

Early-bird
registration
now open!

Registration has opened for
the 63rd annual AEA International
Convention & Trade Show, the largest
gathering of general aviation avionics
manufacturers, distributors and
government-certified repair stations
in the world. It is the platform of
choice for the introduction of new
avionics products and services
coming to the marketplace in 2020.
The event takes place March 24-27,
2020, at in Nashville, Tennessee.
Attendees must register by
Dec. 20, 2019, to receive the earlybird discount price of $675 (AEA
member rate) for a full convention
registration. The early-bird promotion
offers a $180 per person savings off
the on-site registration fee.
The attendee full registration
package includes: four days of
seminars and technical training
sessions; exhibit hall entrance for two
full days with lunch; and networking
with manufacturing and distributors.
To register for the biggest training
week in the avionics industry, visit
aea.net/convention.
RESERVE YOUR HOTEL ROOM!

Marriott's Gaylord Opryland
Resort and Convention Center will
serve as the headquarters hotel for
the 2020 convention. To reserve
your hotel room, visit aea.net/
convention. The special AEA room
rate is available until Feb. 27, 2020,
or until the room block is full.
Please note that the AEA does
not work with any housing agencies
to make hotel reservations on
your behalf. Work directly with
the hotel when making your room
reservations. q

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