Regulations and Government
FAA Warms To Easier SE-IFR Helo Certification
Industry views this as key to increasing the number of IFR operations and improving safety.


The FAA appears poised to adopt 2015 industry recommendations aimed at reducing the costs and complexities associated with single-engine helicopters meeting IFR certification requirements under Part 27 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs). The industry views the change as key to expanding IFR operations and improving safety. Led by the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA), American Helicopter Society International (AHS), General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and Helicopter Association International (HAI), the rotorcraft industry had submitted a white paper to the FAA detailing proposed alternative means of compliance for meeting these standards.

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