Regulations and Government
EASA Panel Finishes Single-engine IMC Review
Commercial single-engine turbine IMC proposal on pace for release in 2016.
An EASA rulemaking committee completed its review of comments on a proposal to permit commercial single-engine turbine operations in IMC, keeping the rulemaking on track for release next year. If enacted, aircraft such as the Pilatus PC-12 could be flown commercially under IFR conditions in Europe.
An EASA rulemaking committee completed its review of comments on a proposal to permit commercial single-engine turbine operations in IMC, keeping the rulemaking on track for release next year. If enacted, aircraft such as the Pilatus PC-12 could be flown commercially under IFR conditions in Europe.

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is expected to brief member states in June on its rulemaking permitting commercial single-engine turbine operations in instrument meteorological conditions (SET-IMC), keeping the rule on pace for release next year. The EASA anticipates releasing an opinion on the rulemaking in September, clearing it for European Commission consideration. Finalization is anticipated in next year’s first half, if all goes as planned, said Jens Hennig, vice president of operations for the General Aviation Manufacturers Association and a participant on the commercial SET-IMC rulemaking committee.