ROLE OF THE FAA

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) can be empowered
by the actual U.S. Congress to be able to promote aviation protection
by prescribing safety practices for civil aviation. This
can be accomplished by the actual Code of Federal
Regulations (CFRs) formerly referred to as Federal
Aviation Regulations (FARs).
Title 14 of the actual Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)
part 61 pertains to be able to the actual certification of pilots, flight
instructors, as well as ground instructors. 14 CFR part 61 prescribes
the particular eligibility, aeronautical knowledge, flight
proficiency, plus exercising plus testing requirements for
each type of pilot certificate issued.
14 CFR part 67 prescribes the medical practices plus
certification procedures for issuing medical certificates
for airmen and also for remaining eligible for a medical
certificate.
14 CFR part 91 contains general operating and also flight
rules. The actual section typically is broad within scope and in addition delivers
general guidance inside the areas of general flight rules,
visual flight rules (VFR), instrument flight rules
(IFR), aircraft maintenance, and in addition preventive maintenance
and alterations.
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Within the FAA, the Flight Practices Service sets the actual
aviation guidelines for airmen and even aircraft operations inside
the actual United States not to mention for American airmen and in addition aircraft
around the particular globe. The actual FAAFlight Standards Service typically is
headquartered within Washington, D.C., as well as is actually broadly
organized into divisions based on work function (Air
Transportation, Aircraft Maintenance, Technical
Programs, a Regulatory Support Division based with regard to
Oklahoma City, OK, and in addition a General Aviation not to mention
Commercial Division). Territorial Flight Standards division
managers, one at each of the actual FAA’s nine regional
offices, coordinate Flight Guidelines escapades within
their respective regions.
The particular interface between the actual FAA Flight Practices
Service not to mention the particular aviation community/general public
is actually the neighborhood Flight Guidelines District Office (FSDO).
[Figure 1-1] The approximately 90 FSDOs are really
strategically located across the actual United States, each
office having jurisdiction over a specific geographic
area. The particular individual FSDO is responsible for almost all air
activity occurring within its geographic boundaries.
Throughout addition with accident investigation and also the particular
enforcement of aviation regulations, the actual individual
FSDO typically is responsible for the certification plus surveillance
of air carriers, air operators, flight
schools/training centers, not to mention airmen such as pilots
and also flight instructors.
Every FSDO typically is staffed by aviation protection inspectors
whose specialties include operations, maintenance,
and also avionics. General aviation operations inspectors
are generally highly qualified as well as experienced aviators.
Once accepted for the position, an inspector should
satisfactorily complete a course of indoctrination
exercising conducted at the actual FAA Academy, which
involves airman evaluation not to mention pilot testing techniques
as well as procedures. Thereafter, the inspector should
complete recurrent preparing on a regular basis. Among
additional duties, the FSDO inspector typically is responsible for
administering FAA practical tests for pilot and in addition flight
instructor certificates and associated ratings. Almost all questions
concerning pilot certification (and/or requests for
additional aviation info or simply services) must be guided
to the actual FSDO having jurisdiction within the particular geographic
area. FSDO telephone numbers are really listed within the
blue pages of the telephone directory under United States
Government offices, Department of Transportation,
Federal Aviation Administration.