[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 11, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48000-48001]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23090]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration


Updates to Advisory Circular 27-1, Certification of Normal 
Category Rotorcraft, and Advisory Circular 29-2A, Certification of 
Transport Category Rotorcraft

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability of Advisory Circular (AC) updates; 
request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of and request for 
comments on updates to AC 27-1, Certification of Normal Category 
Rotorcraft, and AC 29-2A, Certification of Transport Category 
Rotorcraft. The updates contain guidance material to bring the AC's up 
to date with the most recent amendments to 14 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) parts 27 and 29. Consolidated versions of AC 27 
(renumbered as AC 27-1A) and AC 29 (renumbered as AC 29-2B) are 
scheduled to be published in the summer of 1997. In addition to the 
updates, AC 27-1A will include changes 1 through 4 to AC 27-1. 
Likewise, AC 29-2B will include the updates and changes 1 through 3 to 
AC 29-2A.

DATES: Comments must identify Updates to AC 27-1, or Updates to AC 29-
2A, and must be received by October 9, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to FAA, Rotorcraft Standards Staff, ASW-110, 
Rotorcraft Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service, Fort Worth, 
Texas 76193-0110.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathy Jones, Rotorcraft Standards Staff, ASW-110, Rotorcraft 
Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service, Fort Worth, Texas 76193-
0110, telephone (817) 222-5359; facsimile (817) 222-5961.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of the updates have been mailed to 
all known affected industry and government entities, both foreign and 
domestic. Any interested person not receiving these updates may obtain 
a copy by contacting the person named under the caption FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT.
    Interested persons are invited to submit comments on these updates. 
Comments received may be inspected at the office of the Rotorcraft 
Standards Staff, FAA, 4th floor, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, 
Texas.


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    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas on August 22, 1996.
Mark R. Schilling,
Acting Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 96-23090 Filed 9-10-96; 8:45 am]
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