Charter & Fractional
FAA Reinterprets Part 135 CVR Interpretation
The recent regulatory interpretation by the FAA relieves some Part 135 operators from an expensive equipment requirement.

The FAA has backed away from a controversial regulatory interpretation that would have required installation of a cockpit voice recorder (CVR) in turbine multi-engine aircraft with passenger seating for six or more and that require two pilots “by certification or operating rules…” This interpretation would have forced operators of King Airs, for example, to spend tens of thousands of dollars, perhaps even more than $100,000, per airplane.