FAA Certification Procedures and Airworthiness Requirements as Applied to Military Procurement of Commercial Derivative Aircraft/Systems
Instructor(s)
Note: This course may be taught by one instructor or both instructors.
Description
Overview of FAA functions and requirements applicable to Type Design Approval, Production Approval, Airworthiness Approval, and Continued Airworthiness associated with military procured commercial derivative aircraft and products. Course will focus on the unique military needs in procurement (customer versus contractor) of products meeting civil airworthiness requirements which are aligned with military-specific mission/airworthiness goals.
Target Audience
Designed, and focused in scope, specifically for U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, and non-U.S. military procurement and airworthiness personnel, and associated military/supplier engineers, consultants, project directors, involved in procurement of commercial derivative aircraft (CDA) or equipment developed for use on CDA.
Fee Includes
Includes instruction, a course notebook, refreshments and three lunches. The course notes are for participants only and are not for sale.
Fees: See fee information for individual classes in the registration column on the right side of this page.
Class Time
Class time: 21 hours • 2.1 CEUs
Course Outline
Day One
- Review of course content and class exercise
- Overview of FAA Aircraft Certification (AIR) and Flight Standards (AFS) service organizations as they relate to military use of commercial derivative aircraft/systems
- Applicability of FAA Advisory Circulars, Notices and Orders
- FAA "baseline" and "Project Specific Service Agreement" (PSSA) services following Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Parts 1, 11, 21
- Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) process
- Technical Standard Order Authorization (TSOA) process
- Airworthiness Standards Parts 23, 25, 26, 27, 29, and 33
- Part 183, Representatives of the Administrator, including Subpart D, Organization Designation Authorization (ODA)
Day Two
- Part 43, Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance, Rebuilding, and Alteration
- Eligibility of Department of Defense (DoD)/DoD contractor installations and modification centers as FAA Part 145 Repair Stations
- Part 39, Airworthiness Directives
- Flight Standards Aircraft Evaluation Group’s (AEG) role in aircraft certification
- Special conditions, equivalent level of safety and exemption process and issuance
- Type Certification (TC) and Supplemental Type Certification (STC) process (FAA Handbook 8110.4)
- Utilizing FAA and Industry Guide to Product Certification, specifically Project Specific Certification Plan (PSCP) principles in the Request for Proposal (RFP) process
- Impact of FAA Safety Management practices; FAA Form 337/Field Approval process
Day Three
- Type Certification Data Sheets (TCDS)
- Impact of Part 36, Noise Standards; Airworthiness Directive (AD) process applied to CDA
- Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreements (BASA) and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
- Impact of DoD acquisition policies as exemplified by USAF Policy Directives 62-4, 62-5, 62-6, NAVAIR Instruction 13100.15, and Army Regulation 70-62
- Memorandum of Agreement/Interagency Support Agreement between DOT/FAA and Armed Services of the United States
- Comparison of DoD/FAA airworthiness processes; application of MIL-HDBK-516B, Airworthiness Certification Criteria; development of TACC/MACC
- Role of the FAA Military Certification Office (MCO)
- FAA Order 8110.101, Type Certification Procedures For Military Commercial Derivative Aircraft
- Certification options for CDA; use of FAA Form 8130-31, Statement of Conformity–Military Aircraft
Comments from Past Participants
"An exceptional course that cultivates a well-rounded understanding of the intersection of the two worlds of military and civilian airworthiness requirements. The course put the regulatory and guidance documentation into practical application. Any student should walk away from the course with a wealth of knowledge and examples to apply in the workplace." — Ted Stokes, US Army Aviation and Missile Command
"Excellent class—the course addressed all areas of interest and enhanced my job performance abilities. As an airworthiness site manager this class enabled me to ask the right questions." — Ramon Montes, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
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