Maintenance and Modifications
FAA To Allow Pilots To Update Nav Databases
The FAA delivered some good news in a proposed rule change that will free operators from the burden of needing mechanics to update onboard navigation

The FAA delivered some good news in a proposed rule change that will free operators from the burden of needing mechanics to update onboard navigation databases.

Under the current rules, nav data updating is classified as preventive maintenance. While pilots operating under Part 91 are permitted to update nav databases (and perform any kind of preventive maintenance), the FAA does not allow Part 135 pilots the same latitude. Thus a charter operator could have an aircraft stuck if its nav database expired away from home base without a local mechanic or FAA-approved repair station available and qualified to perform the update.

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