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EAA Sun & Fun 2001

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Paul B. JonesPaul B. Jones Airworthiness Safety Program Manager

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• A historical look of the Federal Aviation Administration

• Father of Commercial Air Transportation

• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking FAR Part 66 Update

• History of the FAA/NASCAR AMT Awards

What makes an airplane fly?

What makes an airplane fly?

thrust

lift

drag

weight or gravity

What makes an airplane fly?

What makes an airplane fly?

MONEYMONEY

On July 26, 1775, at the age of 68, the Continental Congress appointed him as the first Postmaster General.

It was his policy that “the Post Office should develop all new forms of transportation, which would provide better mail delivery”

Subsidized Examples: Stagecoach; Pony Express and government land grants to the railroads.

December 17, 1903

Seven years later, in 1911, William Randolph Hearst offered a prize of $50,000 dollars to the first pilot to cross the country in 30 days or less.

Perry Rodgers flew that flight from Long Island to Los Angeles in 84 days.

There were few remaining parts of the original airplane.

His sponsor was a grape soda drink called Vin Fiz.

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Congress was impressed and saw the potential. Otto Praeger the Postmaster General took the initiative.It was his goal to foster air commerce so that private capital could be attracted to this new industry.

The US Army Air Corp stepped up to the challenge and said “we will carry your mail.”

They had four Jenny’s.

The US Army Air Corp wrecked many aircraft and only had an 80% success rate.

Congress was impressed and appropriated 1.5 million dollars for the expansion of airmail.

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Airmail grew and the Post Office started building “inland lighthouses” known as beacons, landing strips, radio stations and searchlights all across the country.

Again, Congress was impressed and passed the Kelly Act or “Airmail Act of 1925”.

The Airmail Act of 1925 *Allowed the Post Office to award contracts to private industry and encouraged commercial aviation.*The Postmaster General personally awarded these gov’t subsidized contracts through “competitive bidding”

The Army Air Corp was removed from airmail service.

19251925

A whole year later, Congress passed the Air Commerce Act of 1926.This act charged the Federal gov’t with the responsibility of:

1) operation and maintenance of the airways facilities2) aid in navigation3) airport improvements 4) providing safety in air commerce5) regulation

At the same time………..

………the Department of Commerce established the Bureau of Air Commerce.

Among safety regulations, it was charged with:aircraft registrationcertification of pilotsmedical examinations for pilotslaw enforcement of the regulations

But the real reason the Air Commerce Act of 1926 was passed was because…………………………….

Investment bankers demanded government regulation before they invested private money and capital into this newest form of transportation.

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In 1930, Postmaster Walter Brownhad his own vision of aviation, “the Airmail Act of 1930”.

He felt competitive bidding did notencourage commercial aviation and felt that:

1)the air carriers were not investing $2)operating obsolete aircraft3)compromising safety

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1930’s Postmaster Brown eliminated competitive bidding

1) used airmail funds to subsidize large corporations strong enough to invest the $ back into their operations

2) had absolute power to grant contracts without bidding

3) changed the pay rate from weight to space

This forced small mail carriers to join together and purchase and operate larger aircraft.

The real reason, Brown wanted these carriers to be able to accommodate passengers as well.

Henry Ford was awarded the first contract.

Ford built their own aircraft.

We know these carriers today as:

In 1934 ………….

the new Postmaster General, James Farley cancelled all commercial airmail contracts on charges of collusion.

He called in the US Army Air Corp back in to do the job.

They crashed They crashed 66 aircraft in six 66 aircraft in six monthsmonths

And killed 12 pilotsAnd killed 12 pilots

Airmail Act of 1934.

This act formed a commission to study aviation and how bestto regulate air commerce.

This commission became the Federal Aviation Commission.

1) charged with regulating air commerce2) had authority of the US Constitution3) provided for social and economic strength

Airmail Act of 1934

What it really did was:

It took away the airmail contract from theUS Army Air Corp once again.

Four years later the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938 and its amendments administered new laws affecting air transportation.

All regulation would be between the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) and the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA)

CAB- air carrier economic regulationCAA-safety regulation and aircraft accident investigation

The CAA started issuing Certificates of Convenience & NecessityAir carriers could not open new routes or abandon old ones without CAA approval

20 years later the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 formed the Federal Aviation Agency and removed aviation from under the Department of Commerce.

With the enactment of the DOT in 1966, the Agency became an Administration responsible to the Secretary of Transportation

Lyndon Johnson wanted the FAA to support the DOD in the event of war.

In 1978, Congress passed the Airline Deregulation Act.

The purpose was to develop an independent airline systemthat was not subsidized by the federal government.

This forced airlines to: 1) lower ticket prices.2) improve service to smaller areas.3) fly their own routes.4) the hub and spoke system, and allowed greater accessibility to travel by air.

1926: Air Commerce Act1926: Air Commerce Act

1938: Civil Aeronautics Act1938: Civil Aeronautics Act

1940: Presidential Reorganization1940: Presidential Reorganization

1958: Federal Aviation Act1958: Federal Aviation Act

1966: Department of 1966: Department of Transportation ActTransportation Act

1997 AMT Awards Program1997 AMT Awards Program

BRIEF HISTORY

1997-2001

FAA NASCAR -AMT Awards ContestFAA NASCAR -AMT Awards Contest

Why NASCAR?Why NASCAR?

NTSB Identification: ATL93MA068 . Accident occurred Thursday, April 01, 1993 at BLOUNTVILLE, TNAircraft:Fairchild SA227-TT, registration: N500AKInjuries: 4 Fatal.N500AK ENCOUNTERED ICING IN FLIGHT BEFORE START OF ILS APPROACH. RADAR DATA SHOWED THAT BEFORE REACHING OUTER MARKER, IT SLOWED IN A MANNER THAT WAS CONSISTENT WITH A POWER REDUCTION (OR PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER), THEN IT ENTERED A STEEP DESCENT & CRASHED. EXAMINATION REVEALED ENGINES WERE NOT OPERATING AT IMPACT & THAT PROPELLERS HAD BEEN FEATHERED. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF ENGINES, PROPELLERS OR ANTI-ICE SYSTEM WAS FOUND. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT ENGINE INLET ANTI-ICE ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTS & STABILITY AUGMENTATION SYSTEM (SAS) FAULT WARNING LIGHT WERE ILLUMINATED DURING IMPACT. THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER REPORTED THAT FLAMEOUTS HAD OCCURRED IN OTHER AIRCRAFT, DURING OR FOLLOWING OPERATION IN ICING CONDITIONS, SOMETIMES AFTER DESCENT INTO WARMER AIR. FLIGHT MANUAL NOTED THAT IF ICING WAS ENCOUNTERED WITH ANTI-ICE SYSTEM OFF, SELECT CONTINUOUS IGNITION & THEN SELECT ENGINE & PROPELLER HEAT (1 ENGINE AT A TIME, ENSURING FIRST ENGINE WAS OPERATING SATISFACTORILY BEFORE SELECTING SECOND ENGINE) & ENGAGE SAS HEAT.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident was:FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES CONCERNING USE OF THE ENGINE INLET ANTI-ICE SYSTEM AND/OR CONTINUOUS IGNITION WHILE OPERATING IN ICING CONDITIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN PROBABLE ICE INGESTION AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER; AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED WHILE COPING WITH THE ENGINE PROBLEM, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, ICING CONDITIONS, AND ENGINE INLET (NACELLE) ICE. Full narrative available

NTSB ReportNTSB Report

Alan KulwickiAlan Kulwicki

NTSB Identification: ATL93FA127 .Accident occurred Monday, July 12, 1993 at TALLADEGA, AL

Aircraft:HUGHES 369HS, registration: N9116FInjuries: 1 Fatal, 1 Serious.

THE HELICOPTER PILOT HAD ATTAINED 9 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME IN THIS MAKE &MODEL OF AIRCRAFT. HE WAS ATTEMPTING A DOWNWIND LANDING IN A CONFINEDAREA OF THE TALLADEGA SUPER SPEEDWAY, ALTHOUGH OPEN & UNCONFINEDAREAS WERE LOCATED NEARBY. THE SITE WAS 168 FEET LONG & 105 FEET WIDE, ANDWAS SURROUNDED ON ALL SIDES BY TALL FENCES & POWER LINES. WITNESSESSTATED THAT JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN IN THE CONFINED AREA, THE HELICOPTERBEGAN TO OSCILLATE FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE HELICOPTER THEN ASCENDED TO AHEIGHT OF ABOUT 25 FEET, THEN IT BEGAN TO SPIN IN A COUNTERCLOCKWISEDIRECTION. THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT PASSENGER RECALLED BRACING HIS HANDS ONTHE CONSOLE & DOOR OF THE HELICOPTER DURING THE EVENT; HOWEVER, HE DIDNOT RECALL THE POSITION OF HIS FEET DURING THE EVENT. EXAMINATION OF THEAIRCRAFT DID NOT REVEAL ANY PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION OF THE TAIL ROTORSYSTEM. METALLURGICAL EXAM OF FRACTURES ON THE COLLECTIVE STICK,COLLECTIVE STICK HOUSING, COLLECTIVE PUSH-PULL ROD & ROD END FROM THEROTOR HEAD REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PROGRESSIVE CRACKING (BEFOREIMPACT).The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident was:THE PILOT'S POOR IN-FLIGHT DECISION TO LAND DOWNWIND IN A CONFINED AREATHAT WAS SURROUNDED BY HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS, AND HIS FAILURE TO PROPERLYCOMPENSATE FOR THE TAILWIND CONDITION. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENTWAS: THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF AIRCRAFT.

Full narrative available

NTSB ReportNTSB Report

Davey AllisonDavey Allison

Safety Seminars and Programs for Pilots and Mechanics

AMT Awards Program AC 65-25BTHE YEAR 2001 FAA/NASCAR

AMT AWARDS PROGRAM CONTEST

Every AMT Award Recipient Is

Automatically Entered In The

2001 FAA/NASCAR Awards Program

Contest Prize Drawing!

GRAND PRIZEsponsored by:

Delta Air Lines & RCR Enterprises.

The winner and a guest will receive:

Choice of either five nights in Hawaii or Cancun

Air transportation from any Delta domestic city

And $500.00 spending money

FAR Part 66 NPRM

FAR Part 66 NPRM

Section I. No pilot or mechanic, or person or persons acting on the direction or suggestion or supervision of a pilot or mechanic may try, or attempt to try or make, or make attempt to try to comprehend or understand any or all, in whole or in part of the herein mentioned Federal Aviation Regulations, except as authorized by the Administrator or an agent appointed by, or inspected by, the Administrator.

FAR Part 66 NPRM

Section II. If a pilot or mechanic, or a group of associate pilots or mechanics becomes aware of, or realizes, or detects, or discovers, or finds that he or she, or they, are or have been beginning to understand the Federal Aviation Regulations, they must immediately, within three (3) days notify, in writing, the Administrator.

FAR Part 66 NPRM

Section III. Upon receipt of the above mentioned notice of impending comprehension, the Administrator shall immediately rewrite the Federal Aviation Regulations in such a manner as to eliminate any further comprehension hazards.

FAR Part 66 NPRM

Section IV. The Administrator may, at his or her discretion, require the offending pilot or mechanic or group of pilots or mechanics to attend remedial instruction on the Federal Aviation Regulations until such time that the pilot or mechanic is too confused to be capable of understanding anything.

Contact Information:

Paul B. Jones Airworthiness Safety Program Manager

FAA SO-FSDO-03

2 International Plaza Drive

Suite 700

Nashville, Tennessee 37217

(615) 781-5430 ext. 143

paul.b.jones@faa.gov

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