Progress on Part 23 Changes

Editorial Staff

Thursday, July 11, 2013 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

General aviation advocacy groups are collaborating with the FAA to reform light aircraft certification.
The goal is to replace the traditional Part 23 certification process with an industry-consensus-standards approach.
Greg Bowles of GAMA is a key leader in this effort, discussing recent progress and implications for pilots and consumers.

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General aviation advocacy groups have been working with the FAA to change the way light aircraft are certified, ditching the traditional Part 23 process and replacing it with an industry-consensus-standards approach. Greg Bowles of GAMA has been a leader in that effort, and he spoke with AVweb’s Mary Grady about the progress made in Washington this week and what it means for pilots and aviation consumers.

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