Questions tagged [faa]
Use this tag for questions about the FAA itself. Questions about FAA regulations should use the faa-regulations tag. The FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) is the agency responsible for regulating and administering the United States National Airspace System.
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Is the FAA aware that the Vibrations of Low Flying Emergency Helicopters Are Slowly Over Time Costing Homeowners Millions In Damages in My City Alone? [closed]
Imagine you have a plexiglass baking pan. The one that is rectangle in shape and fairly shallow. You take a bunch of loose sand and tilt the pan towards you so all that sand is near one side of this ...
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How can I obtain forgotten A&P certificate numbers?
I lost my A&P years ago after leaving the airlines and do not remember the certificate numbers.
I got my licenses around 1999. Does anyone know the process for obtaining the certs? (Do not ...
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Do the FAA provide help on airworthiness of ultralights?
The answer to the question Can my plane get off the ground? has the comment:
I'm going to get it checked by the faa
Part 103 for Ultralights says that:
(a) Any person operating an ultralight ...
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Does the pilot need to keep track of which instructions can be issued by which ATC facility?
Each ATC facility can only issue certain instructions or clearances. For instance, only the control tower can issue landing clearances, and only for that specific airport. Legally speaking, does the ...
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Deferred Medical
I applied for a first class medical over six months ago that was deferred due to a few medical problems I’ve had in the past,Some stemming from early childhood. They included a surgery from when I ...
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FAA Approach and Landing (AL) numbers
I was trying to get a list of all ILS approaches in the US, which brought me to the FAA Aeronautical Product Release API to retrieve all the DTPP (Digital-Terminal Procedures Publication) as five zip ...
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What is the best route to convert my easa licence and ratings to FAA equal?
I currently hold an EASA frozen ATPl, CPL, MEP, SEP, IR, CFI, APS MCC, UPRT,.... .
I converted my PPL A licence to FAA PPL with the SEP rating.
Now I wonder what the best route is to convert all the ...
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How valuable is CFI hours outside USA?
CFI serves as an excellent pathway to the airline industry. However, if I don't have the necessary paperwork to remain in the US and work, how does accumulating 1500 hours in single-engine aircraft ...
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What types of surface materials can be used for the transition between paved and unpaved surfaces on a runway? [duplicate]
I wasn't able to find much about it on FAA. Can anyone guide me? I've seen some airports using gravel but isn't it dangerous for aircraft? how can they elliminate the FOD danger?
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What type of materials can be used for runway shoulders?
Instead of paving the shoulders what are the easier solution can be usedwithin FAA regualtions?
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Why can't we choose our own call sign?
After listening to this funny exchange Kennedy ATC audio on youtube, about how ATC didn't knew Norwegian Airlines callsign was "RedNose", it occurred to me, why not have the option so that ...
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What’s the grass parts between runways and taxiways called? And is there a regulation for this unpaved surfaces on FAA?
I wasn’t able to find any regualtions for unpaved surfaces on FAA. When I search for unpaved surfaces all I’m seeing are regulations for unpaved runways. But what I’m looking for is the regulations ...
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Does the FAA allow a BFR endorsement without a medical?
I am told by a CFI that he can give a BFR but can’t endorse the logbook of someone who does not have a current medical certificate. Do FAA regulations allow a BFR endorsement for someone without ...
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FAA PPL certification for indian nationals [closed]
I am looking to acquire a FAA PPL certification. I have a B1 visa and I am getting conflicting advice on whether I can get a PPL certification in the USA.
Some people/websites say that a B1 visa is ...
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What does "Rotating airfoils of engines" mean in the US Code of Federal Aviation Regulations?
In part 1.1 of the US 14 CFR, definitions and abbreviations, a propeller is defined as:
...a device for propelling an aircraft that has blades on an
engine-driven shaft and that, when rotated, ...
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