[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 223 (Wednesday, November 19, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61858-61859]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30359]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Advisory Circular 27-1A, Certification of Normal Category 
Rotorcraft

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of issuance and availability.

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SUMMARY: Advisory Circular (AC) 27-1A, Certification of Normal Category 
Rotorcraft, is a total revision of AC 27-1 dated August 29, 1985, with 
changes 1, 2, 3, and 4 dated September 16, 1987, April 24, 1989, 
September 12, 1991, and August 18, 1995, respectively, incorporated. In 
addition, new material plus changes to existing paragraphs have been 
incorporated to bring the AC up-to-date with various rule changes to 14 
CFR Part 27. As part of the FAA effort to achieve national 
standardization in rotorcraft certification, the AC serves as a ready 
reference for manufacturers, modifiers, FAA design evaluation 
engineers, flight test engineers, and engineering flight test pilots 
and has been harmonized with the Joint Aviation Authority (JAA) to 
establish common guidance for the U.S. and for JAA member nations. The 
AC material has no legally binding status and must be treated as 
advisory only.

DATES: AC 27-1A was issued by the Rotorcraft Directorate, Aircraft 
Certification Service, on July 30, 1997.
    How to Order: A copy of AC 27-1A may be purchased from the 
Superintendent of Documents, Mail Stop: SSOP, U.S. Government Printing 
Office, Washington, DC 20402, or from any of the Government Printing 
Offices located in major cities throughout the United States. Identify 
the publication as AC 27-1A, Certification of Normal Category 
Rotorcraft, Stock Number 050-007-01186-5. The cost is $57.00 per copy 
for orders mailed within the U.S. and $71.25 for orders mailed outside 
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the U.S. Send a check or money order, made payable to Superintendent of 
Documents, with your request. Requests may also be made by calling the 
Government Printing Office at 202-512-1800. No c.o.d. orders are 
accepted.

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

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on November 7, 1997.
Eric Bries,
Acting Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 97-30359 Filed 11-18-97; 8:45 am]
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