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FITS - Federal Aviation Administration Industry Training Standards program is a partnership between FAA, Industry, and Academia designed to enhance general aviation safety. FITS is focused on the redesign of general aviation training. Instead of training pilots to pass practical test, FITS focuses on expertly manage real-world challenges.
An applicant for a Ground Instructor certificate is not required to be a pilot, but must meet certain requirements, including being at least 18 years of age and being able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language. [2] In addition, the applicant must pass a written knowledge test on the fundamentals of instructing.
Professional Skills Institute (PSI) is a private for-profit technical school in Maumee, Ohio, US. PSI specializes in training for allied health professions and offers associate degree and diploma programs.
Each certification level features unique criteria published by the FAA both electronically and in hard copy format. The system was partially superseded, beginning on June 15, 2016 ( 2016-06-15 ) , by a new set of publications called Airman Certification Standards , though the PTS is still used for select FAA practical tests.
Title 14 CFR – Aeronautics and Space is one of the fifty titles that make up the United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Title 14 is the principal set of rules and regulations (sometimes called administrative law) issued by the Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration, federal agencies of the United States which oversee Aeronautics and Space.
A practical test, more commonly known as a checkride, is the Federal Aviation Administration examination which one must undergo in the United States to receive an aircraft pilot's certification, or a rating for additional flight privileges.
Whitaker, who took over as FAA chief in October, commissioned a study on fatigue within weeks of taking office. The subsequent 114-page report found, among other things, that sleep loss ...
FAA document that establishes the ODA program. The Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) program was established by FAA Order 8100.15() (image at right). The ODA, in conjunction with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), grants airworthiness designee authority to organizations or companies.