Regulations and Government
Congressman decries DRVSM
Charter operators and flight departments that are still searching for ways to cope with the FAA’s proposal to implement domestic reduced vertical separatio

Charter operators and flight departments that are still searching for ways to cope with the FAA’s proposal to implement domestic reduced vertical separation minimums (DRVSM) rules gained some welcome assistance last month from Capitol Hill.

Rep. Donald Manzullo (R-Ill.), chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, complained in a letter to the Office of Management and Budget that the high compliance costs of the FAA’s proposed DRVSM rules could harm air charter operators and small flight departments. In the August 8 letter, Manzullo, a pilot, asked the OMB to send the final DRVSM rule back to the FAA so that the agency can develop “alternatives that implement DRVSM without unduly burdening small businesses involved in general aviation.”