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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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Why do countries not bound by US law comply with the FAA's originate airworthiness directives?

Because most countries are signatories to the Chicago Convention which created International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). As signatories they agree (and occasionally agree to disagree) on inter …
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What was the FAA's official rationale for the ADSB mandate?

As part of the rulemaking effort, the FAA established an Aviation Rulemaking Committee under Order 1110.147. … The FAA will put the ARC recommendations in the docket established for this rulemaking. …
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What criteria do FAA VFR Charts use for High-Intensity Obstruction lights?

The DOF_README.PDF includes the following field description: Type of Lighting "R": Red "D": Medium intensity White Strobe & Red "H": High Intensity White Strobe & Red "M”: Medium Int …
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To what FAA office or personnel should one direct an inquiry about the reasons behind the ai...

By reading your linked FAA Order and finding references for responsible offices and a little follow-on search, I found this link to the Office of Mission Support within the Air Traffic Organization. … Evaluation/Airport Airspace Analysis (OE/AAA) Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) Implementation And Usage Dashboard Pilot Web They provide the following contact information: Address FAA
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Can a different company manufacture an FAA approved airframe or engine?

If the question is about manufacture of a complete aircraft or engine under license it would not affect the design approval under the Type Certificate in a significant way. The TC is the reference des …
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Why does the FAA SPL require different endorsements depending on cruise speed?

In this case it leads to the following FAA doc. That document includes the following explanation for the rule; II.B.5. … The FAA felt it was necessary to add rules to cover flight at the higher airspeeds. …
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Do FAA sectional charts show all power/transmission lines?

Products’ charts are prepared in accordance with specifications of the Interagency Air Cartographic Committee (IACC) and are approved by representatives of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA … Determination of whether a T-line has landmark value or what constitutes chart congestion are matters of FAA Flight Edit judgment. …
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What is the breakout by service branch for FAA ATC specialists with military backgrounds?

The FAA doesn't care which service an applicant was in. They only care about direct ATC experience. … From a recent FAA job announcement for experienced controllers (closed Dec 9, 2018): THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR CANDIDATES WHO HAVE MAINTAINED AT LEAST 52 CONSECUTIVE WEEKS OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL EXPERIENCE …
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Why is FAA Aircraft Certification Service department named as AIR?

If you dig through the FAA organization you'll see that the major office codes have two common properties: they all start with an "A" and are three characters long. …
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