[Federal Register: July 27, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 143)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Consensus Standards, Light-Sport Aircraft
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of certain new
consensus standards and revisions to previously accepted consensus
standards relating to the provisions of the Sport Pilot and Light-Sport
Aircraft rule issued July 16, 2004, and effective September 1, 2004.
ASTM International Committee F37 on Light Sport Aircraft developed
these new and revised standards with FAA participation. By this Notice,
the FAA finds these new and revised standards acceptable for
certification of the specified aircraft under the provisions of the
Sport Pilot and Light-Sport Aircraft rule.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 26, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to: Federal Aviation Administration,
Small Airplane Directorate, Programs and Procedures Branch, ACE-114,
Attention: Larry Werth, Room 301, 901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri
64106. Comments may also be e-mailed to:
Comments-on-LSA-Standard@faa.gov. All comments must be marked: Consensus Standards
Comments, and must specify the standard being addressed by ASTM
designation and title.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Werth, Light-Sport Aircraft
Program Manager, Programs and Procedures Branch (ACE-114), Small
Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation
Administration, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106;
telephone (816) 329-4147; e-mail: larry.werth@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces the availability of
certain new consensus standards and revisions to previously accepted
consensus standards relating to the provisions of the Sport Pilot and
Light-Sport Aircraft rule. ASTM International Committee F37 on Light
Sport Aircraft
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developed these new and revised standards.
Comments Invited: Interested persons are invited to submit such
written data, views, or arguments, as they may desire. Communications
should identify the consensus standard number and be submitted to the
address specified above. All communications received on or before the
closing date for comments will be forwarded to ASTM International
Committee F37 for consideration. The standard may be changed in light
of the comments received. The FAA will address all comments received
during the recurring review of the consensus standard and will
participate in the consensus standard revision process.
Background: Under the provisions of the Sport Pilot and Light-Sport
Aircraft rule, and revised Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Circular A-119, ``Federal Participation in the Development and Use of
Voluntary Consensus Standards and in Conformity Assessment
Activities'', dated February 10, 1998, industry and the FAA have been
working with ASTM International to develop consensus standards for
light-sport aircraft. These consensus standards satisfy the FAA's goal
for airworthiness certification and a verifiable minimum safety level
for light-sport aircraft. Instead of developing airworthiness standards
through the rulemaking process, the FAA participates as a member of
Committee F37 in developing these standards. The use of the consensus
standard process assures government and industry discussion and
agreement on appropriate standards for the required level of safety.
Comments on Previous Notices of Availability
In the Notice of Availability (NOA) issued on February 16, 2005,
and published in the Federal Register on March 3, 2005, the FAA asked
for public comments on the 15 consensus standards accepted by that NOA.
The comment period closed on May 2, 2005.
The preamble to the Sport Pilot and Light-Sport Aircraft Rule
states,
``If comments from the public are received as a result of the
Notice of Availability, the FAA will address them during its recurring
review of the consensus standards and participation in the consensus
standards revision process.''
And--
``The FAA will respond to comments on the consensus standards in
this revision process.''
ASTM International Committee F37 examined the public comments
received on these 15 standards during the May 2005 committee meeting
held in Reno, Nevada. The committee determined the comments did not
warrant or justify any changes or revisions to the standards.
In the NOA issued on April 7, 2005, and published in the Federal
Register on April 18, 2005, the FAA asked for public comments on the
one consensus standard accepted by that NOA. The comment period closed
on June 17, 2005. No comments were received on that consensus standard.
Consensus Standards in This Notice of Availability
The FAA has reviewed the standards presented in this NOA for
compliance with the regulatory requirements of the rule. Any light-
sport aircraft issued a special light-sport airworthiness certificate,
which has been designed, manufactured, operated and maintained, in
accordance with this and previously accepted ASTM consensus standards
provides the public with the appropriate level of safety established
under the regulations. Manufacturers who choose to produce these
aircraft and certificate these aircraft under 14 CFR part 21, 21.190 or
21.191 are subject to the applicable consensus standard requirements.
The FAA maintains a listing of all accepted standards at
afs600.faa.gov.
The Revised Consensus Standards and Effective Period of Use
The following previously accepted consensus standards have been
revised, and this Notice of Availability is accepting the later
revisions. Either the previous revisions or the later revisions may be
used for the initial certification of Special Light-Sport Aircraft
until November 1, 2005. This overlapping period of time will allow
aircraft that have started the initial certification process using the
previous revision levels to complete that process. After November 1,
2005, manufacturers must use the later revisions and must identify
these later revisions in the Statement of Compliance for initial
certification of Special Light-Sport Aircraft unless the FAA publishes
a specific notification otherwise.
a. ASTM Designation F 2240-03, titled: Standard Specification for
Manufacturer Quality Assurance Program for Powered Parachute Aircraft.
b. ASTM Designation F 2241-03, titled: Standard Specification for
Continued Airworthiness System for Powered Parachute Aircraft.
c. ASTM Designation F 2242-03, titled: Standard Specification for
Production Acceptance Testing System for Powered Parachute Aircraft.
d. ASTM Designation F 2243-03, titled: Standard Specification for
Required Product Information to be Provided with Powered Parachute
Aircraft.
e. ASTM Designation F 2244-03, titled: Standard Specification for
Design and Performance Requirements for Powered Parachute Aircraft.
f. ASTM Designation F 2352-04, titled: Standard Specification for
Design and Performance of Light Sport Gyroplane Aircraft.
g. ASTM Designation F 2354-04, titled: Standard Specification for
Continued Airworthiness System for Lighter-Than-Air Light Sport
Aircraft.
h. ASTM Designation F 2356-04, titled: Standard Specification for
Production Acceptance Testing System for Lighter-Than-Air Light Sport
Aircraft.
i. ASTM Designation F 2415-04, titled: Standard Practice for
Continued Airworthiness System for Light Sport Gyroplane Aircraft.
The Consensus Standards
The FAA finds the following 8 new and 9 revised consensus standards
acceptable for certification of the specified aircraft under the
provisions of the Sport Pilot and Light-Sport Aircraft rule. The
consensus standards listed below may be used unless the FAA publishes a
specific notification otherwise.
a. ASTM Designation F 2240-05, titled: Standard Specification for
Manufacturer Quality Assurance Program for Powered Parachute Aircraft.
b. ASTM Designation F 2241-05, titled: Standard Specification for
Continued Airworthiness System for Powered Parachute Aircraft.
c. ASTM Designation F 2242-05, titled: Standard Specification for
Production Acceptance Testing System for Powered Parachute Aircraft.
d. ASTM Designation F 2243-05, titled: Standard Specification for
Required Product Information to be Provided with Powered Parachute
Aircraft.
e. ASTM Designation F 2244-05, titled: Standard Specification for
Design and Performance Requirements for Powered Parachute Aircraft.
f. ASTM Designation F 2352-05, titled: Standard Specification for
Design and Performance of Light Sport Gyroplane Aircraft.
g. ASTM Designation F 2354-05, titled: Standard Specification for
Continued Airworthiness System for Lighter-Than-Air Light Sport
Aircraft.
h. ASTM Designation F 2355-05, titled: Standard Specification for
Design
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and Performance Requirements for Lighter-Than-Air Light Sport Aircraft.
i. ASTM Designation F 2356-05, titled: Standard Specification for
Production Acceptance Testing System for Lighter-Than-Air Light Sport
Aircraft.
j. ASTM Designation F 2415-05, titled: Standard Practice for
Continued Airworthiness System for Light Sport Gyroplane Aircraft.
k. ASTM Designation F 2425-05, titled: Standard Specification for
Continued Airworthiness System for Weight-Shift-Control Aircraft.
l. ASTM Designation F 2426-05, titled: Standard Guide on Wing
Interface Documentation for Powered Parachute Aircraft.
m. ASTM Designation F 2427-05, titled: Standard Specification for
Required Product Information to be Provided with Lighter-Than-Air Light
Sport Aircraft.
n. ASTM Designation F 2447-05, titled: Standard Practice for
Production Acceptance Test Procedures for Weight-Shift-Control
Aircraft.
o. ASTM Designation F 2448-04, titled: Standard Practice for
Manufacturer Quality Assurance System for Weight-Shift-Control
Aircraft.
p. ASTM Designation F 2449-05, titled: Standard Specification for
Manufacturer Quality Assurance Program for Light Sport Gyroplane
Aircraft.
q. ASTM Designation 2457-05, titled: Standard Specification for
Required Product Information to be Provided with Weight-Shift-Control
Aircraft.
Availability
These consensus standards are copyrighted by ASTM International,
100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959.
Individual reprints of this standard (single or multiple copies, or
special compilations and other related technical information) may be
obtained by contacting ASTM at this address, or at (610) 832-9585
(phone), (610) 832-9555 (fax), through service@astm.org (e-mail), or
through the ASTM Web site at http://www.astm.org. To inquire about
standard content and/or membership, or about ASTM International Offices
abroad, contact Daniel Schultz, Staff Manager for Committee F37 on
Light Sport Aircraft: (610) 832-9716, dschultz@astm.org.
Issued in Kansas City, Missouri on July 19, 2005.
William J. Timberlake,
Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
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