[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 211 (Wednesday, November 1, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 55491]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-26993]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 23

[Docket No. 27316 Notice No. 93-5]
RIN 2120-AE86


Accelerated Stalls in Commuter Category Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM); Withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is withdrawing a previously published Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposed to eliminate the certification 
requirement to demonstrate an accelerated entry stall for commuter 
category airplanes. The proposed rule would have removed an unwarranted 
hazard during flight demonstrations required for airplane type 
certification, and would not compromise passenger safety. This hazard 
was a direct result of the high power-to-weight rations of new commuter 
airplanes. The FAA has proposed a similar requirement in the 
Airworthiness Standards; Flight Proposals Based on European Joint 
Aviation Requirements, Docket No. 27807, Notice No. 94-22 (59 FR 
37878), published July 25, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lowell Foster, Standards Office (ACE-111), Small Airplane Directorate, 
Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation Administration, 601 
East 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; telephone (816) 426-
5688.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 7, 1993, the FAA published Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking No. 93-5 (58 FR 32034), Docket No. 27316, to 
announce its intention to amend 14 CFR part 23. Concurrent with 
publication of that notice, the FAA published notice of availability of 
a proposed change to AC 23-8A.
    The FAA proposed a similar requirement in Notice No. 94-22 (59 FR 
37878; July 25, 1994), Docket No. 27807, which covers the accelerated 
stall demonstration and would harmonize it with the Joint Aviation 
Requirements. The proposed requirement, based on the European rules, 
provides relief from high power settings for the accelerated stall 
demonstration, removing the condition that created the hazard that was 
the subject of the petition for rulemaking. Therefore the FAA considers 
that Notice No. 94-22 addresses the petitioner's original concerns for 
hazardous flight demonstrations, even though it is not identical to the 
original rule change proposed by the petitioner. Accordingly, the 
Accelerated Stalls Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and the draft advisory 
circular, published in the Federal Register on June 7, 1993 (58 FR 
32034), are withdrawn.
    Comments submitted to Docket No. 27316 are being reviewed, and will 
be disposed of as part of Docket No. 27807.

    Issued in Washington, DC on October 25, 1995.
Daniel P. Salvano,
Acting Director, Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 95-26993 Filed 10-31-95; 8:45 am]
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