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Robinson Helicopter R-22 and R-44 Special Training and Experience Requirements
The Federal Aviation Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on July 23, 2024. It took effect on August 22, 2024.
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What the agency says
In this final rule, the FAA revises the Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 73--Robinson R 22/R-44 Special Training and Experience Requirements to provide consistency with other FAA regulatory requirements, training, and Airman Certification Standards and Practical Test Standards. This final rule removes the low gravity flight instruction requirement to align this Special Federal Aviation Regulation with current aircraft placard requirements and the limitations section of the Robinson Helicopter Company Rotorcraft Flight Manual/Pilot Operating Handbook set forth by Airworthiness Directives. The FAA amends certain terminology in this Special Federal Aviation Regulation to mirror the Helicopter Flying Handbook, Airman Certification Standards, and Practical Test Standards. This final rule also clarifies the awareness training endorsement and flight review requirements for less experienced pilots, removes legacy dates, and updates the applicability section to include ground and flight training, including flight reviews provided by flight instructors. Finally, the FAA adds an expiration date to the Special Federal Aviation Regulation to allow the FAA time to review and refine the R-22 and R-44 requirements for ground training, aeronautical experience, including flight training, and flight reviews, before permanently adopting them into an independent separate subchapter.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-15924
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
- Published
- July 23, 2024
- Takes effect
- August 22, 2024
- Dates
- Effective August 22, 2024.
- Docket
- Docket No. FAA-2023-2083; Amdt. No. 61-154
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 2120-AL89
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 14 CFR 61
- Topics
- Aircraft; Airmen; Aviation safety; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
- Pages
- 9
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