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FAA Set to Publish eVTOL Pilot Training Requirements

The advanced air mobility sector needs a path to recruiting and training large numbers of pilots to fly new eVTOL aircraft.

AIN editor in chief Matt Thurber flies Joby's eVTOL aircraft simulator — Pilots including AIN editor-in-chief Matt Thurber have flown Joby's eVTOL aircraft simulator. (Photo: AIN)

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

June 8, 2023

The FAA is about to launch a consultation on training requirements for pilots of new powered-lift aircraft. The U.S. air safety agency will publish the proposed rules via the Federal Register on June 14 in a document called “Integration of Powered-Lift: Pilot Certification and Operations” and will allow 60 days for industry comment.

The initiative will address a significant aspect of the uncertainty surrounding how operations with new eVTOL aircraft will be regulated. Manufacturers expect to deliver thousands of all-electric vehicles for applications including air taxi services and cargo deliveries. With an approval path for fully autonomous flight yet to be determined, many industry observers question how the so-called advanced air mobility (AAM) operators will recruit large numbers of pilots at a time when the existing air transport sector is struggling with shortages.

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