30232 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 124 / Wednesday, June 27, 2018 / Rules and Regulations DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION and other information related to this 2. LODAs for Training and Testing for final rule, see ‘‘How to Obtain Certification Federal Aviation Administration Additional Information’’ in the 3. Economic Burden 4. Operations for Compensation or Hire SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 14 CFR Parts 1, 60, 61, 63, 65, 91, 121, 5. Exemptions this document. 6. FAA Interpretation of § 91.313 135, and 141 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: K. Single Pilot Operations of Former [Docket No.: FAA–2016–6142; Amdt. Nos. Marcel Bernard, Airmen Certification Military Airplanes and Other Airplanes 1–73, 60–6, 61–142, 63–41, 65–58, 91–351, and Training Branch, Flight Standards With Special Airworthiness Certificates 121–381, 135–140, 141–20] Service, Federal Aviation L. Technical Corrections and Nomenclature Change RIN 2120–AK28 Administration, 55 M Street SE, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20003–3522; IV. Discussion of Effective Dates for Rule Provisions Regulatory Relief: Aviation Training telephone (202) 267–1100; email V. Advisory Circulars and Other Guidance Devices; Pilot Certification, Training, [email protected]. Materials and Pilot Schools; and Other SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VI. Section-By-Section Discussion of the Provisions Final Rule Contents VII. Regulatory Notices and Analyses AGENCY: Federal Aviation List of Abbreviations Frequently Used in A. Regulatory Evaluation Administration (FAA), DOT. This Document B. Regulatory Flexibility Determination C. International Trade Impact Assessment ACTION: Final rule. I. Executive Summary II. Authority for This Rulemaking D. Unfunded Mandates Assessment SUMMARY: This rulemaking relieves III. Discussion of the Final Rule E. Paperwork Reduction Act A. Aviation Training Devices F. International Compatibility and burdens on pilots seeking to obtain Cooperation aeronautical experience, training, and 1. Definition of Aviation Training Device 2. Instructor Requirement When Using a G. Environmental Analysis certification by increasing the allowed Full Flight Simulator, Flight Training VIII. Executive Order Determinations use of aviation training devices. Use of Device, or Aviation Training Device To A. Executive Order 13132, Federalism these training devices has proven to be Complete Instrument Recency B. Executive Order 13211, Regulations an effective, safe, and affordable means Experience That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, of obtaining pilot experience. This 3. Instrument Recency Experience Distribution, or Use rulemaking also addresses changing Requirements C. Executive Order 13609, Promoting B. Second in Command Time in Part 135 International Regulatory Cooperation technologies by accommodating the use D. Executive Order 13771, Reducing of technically advanced airplanes as an Operations 1. Airplane Requirements Regulation and Controlling Regulatory alternative to the use of older complex 2. Part 135 Flight Instructors Costs single engine airplanes for the 3. Logging Requirements IX. Additional Information commercial pilot training and testing 4. Miscellaneous Comments on the SIC A. Availability of Rulemaking Documents requirements. Additionally, this PDP B. Small Business Regulatory Enforcement rulemaking broadens the opportunities 5. Effective Date and Implementation Fairness Act for military instructor pilots or pilot C. Instrument Recency Experience for SICs List of Abbreviations Frequently Used Serving in Part 135 Operations examiners to obtain civilian ratings in This Document based on military experience, expands D. Completion of Commercial Pilot opportunities for logging pilot time, and Training and Testing in Technically AATD—Advanced aviation training device Advanced Airplanes removes a burden from sport pilot AC—Advisory Circular 1. Definition of Technically Advanced ATD—Aviation training device instructors by permitting them to serve Airplane ATP—Airline transport pilot as safety pilots. Finally, this rulemaking 2. Amendment to Aeronautical Experience BATD—Basic aviation training device includes changes to some of the Requirement for Commercial Pilots CFI—Certificated flight instructor provisions established in an August 3. Amendments to Commercial Pilot and FFS—Full flight simulator 2009 final rule. These actions are Flight Instructor Practical Test Standards FTD—Flight training device necessary to bring the regulations in line E. Flight Instructors With Instrument FSTD—Flight simulation training device with current needs and activities of the Ratings Only ICAO—International Civil Aviation general aviation training community F. Light-Sport Aircraft Pilots and Flight Organization Instructors and pilots. IFR—Instrument flight rules 1. Sport Pilot Flight Instructor Training IPC—Instrument proficiency check DATES: This rule is effective July 27, Privilege LOA—Letter of authorization 2018, except for the amendments to 2. Credit for Training Obtained as a Sport LODA—Letter of deviation authority §§ 61.31(e)(2) and (f)(2), 61.129(a)(3)(ii), Pilot MFD—Multi-function display (b)(3)(ii) and (j), 61.197, 61.199, 61.412, G. Pilot School Use of Special Curricula NPRM—Notice of proposed rulemaking 61.415, 91.109, and appendix D to part Courses for Renewal of Certificate PFD—Primary flight display 141, which are effective August 27, H. Temporary Validation of Flightcrew PIC—Pilot in command Members’ Certificates by Part 119 2018; the amendments to §§ 61.1 SIC—Second in command Certificate Holders Conducting TAA—Technically advanced airplane (amendatory instruction 10 revising the Operations Under Part 121 or 135 and by VFR—Visual flight rules definition of ‘‘Pilot time’’), 61.39, Fractional Ownership Program Managers 61.51(e) and (f), 61.57(c), 61.159(a), (c), Conducting Operations Under Part 91, I. Executive Summary (d), (e), and (f), 61.161(c), (d), and (e), Subpart K On May 12, 2016, the FAA published 135.99, and 141.5(d) which are effective I. Military Competence for Flight a notice of proposed rulemaking November 26, 2018; and the Instructors (NPRM) titled ‘‘Regulatory Relief: J. Use of Aircraft Certificated in the amendments to §§ 61.3, 63.3, 63.16, Aviation Training Devices; Pilot 91.313, 91.1015, 121.383, and 135.95, Restricted Category for Pilot Flight Training and Checking Certification, Training, and Pilot which are effective December 24, 2018. 1. Flights Necessary To Accomplish Work Schools; and Other Provisions.’’ 1 In the ADDRESSES: For information on where to Activity Directly Associated With the obtain copies of rulemaking documents Special Purpose 1 81 FR 29720. 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The FAA assumes that as suggestions from the general aviation toward a higher certificate. these provisions are relieving, all community through petitions for Table 1 summarizes the provisions persons affected will use the provisions rulemaking, industry/agency meetings, proposed in the NPRM, the changes as they will be beneficial. For those and requests for legal interpretation. being made to those provisions in this provisions that are voluntary, persons The proposed changes would have final rule, the Code of Federal who wish to use the new provisions will increased the use of aviation training Regulations sections affected, and the do so only if the benefit they would devices (ATDs), flight training devices total cost savings (benefits) for a 5-year accrue from their use exceeds any cost (FTDs), and full flight simulators (FFSs); analysis period. All of the provisions in they might incur to comply with the expanded opportunities for pilots in this rule are either relieving or part 135 operations to log flight time; voluntary. For those provisions that are new provision. TABLE 1—SUMMARY OF PROPOSED PROVISIONS AND CHANGES FROM NPRM Significant Provision Summary of changes from 14 CFR §§ affected Summary of NPRM provision NPRM costs/benefits Aviation Training Devices Instructor requirement Remove the requirement to have No longer describes the training 61.51(g) ..................... 2016$–$12.5M. when using an an instructor present when ac- devices as ‘‘approved’’. PV = Present Value. FFS, FTD, or ATD complishing flight experience re- PV-3%—$11.4M. to complete instru- quirements for instrument PV-7%—$10.3M. ment recency. recency in an FAA-approved FFS, FTD, or ATD. Instrument recency Reduce frequency of instrument Allows any combination of aircraft, 61.57(c) ..................... 2016$–83.1M. experience require- recency flight experience accom- FFS, FTD, or ATD to satisfy the PV-3%—$76.1M. ments. plished exclusively in ATDs from instrument recency requirements. PV-7%—68.2M. every two months to every six No longer describes the training months. devices as ‘‘approved’’. Reduce number of tasks and re- move three-hour flight time re- quirement when accomplishing instrument recency flight experi- ence in ATDs. Pilot Certification, Training,