FAA certifications

[Cruiser]

FAA Clears Piper M600/SLS for Unpaved Field Operations - Flying Magazine.

I had no Idea the FAA controlled where an aircraft could land. Does this apply to all aircraft ? Mooneys ?

 

[EricJ]

I'm guessing for Part 135 operations.

[PT20J]

From the wording of the press release, it sounds as if there was a limitation in the AFM that can be removed by installing a kit.

https://www.piper.com/press-releases/piper-announces-unpaved-field-approval-for-m600-sls/

[carusoam]

Certification is a deep subject…

The FAA decides where and when and how we can fly our beloved machines…

And GA /part 91 allows us some really interesting freedoms… 

 

If you want to fly in the dark… Whelen provides nice packages of lighting systems…

If you want to fly into known icing conditions…. There is a precise flight FIKI system for that…

If you fly an incredibly expensive and powerful power plant onto a fine gravel surface… you probably don’t need the FAA to tell you how expensive that can be….

 

Carrying the paying public comes with additional restrictions that GA doesn’t always have to abide by… 

PP thoughts only, not a legal Eagle…

Best regards,

-a-

[GeeBee]

On 11/17/2022 at 10:25 AM, Cruiser said:

FAA Clears Piper M600/SLS for Unpaved Field Operations - Flying Magazine.

I had no Idea the FAA controlled where an aircraft could land. Does this apply to all aircraft ? Mooneys ?

 

It applies to Part 23 and 25 aircraft.  CAR 3 aircraft did not have those kind of limitations.