FAAST Blast —Framework for Air Taxis, Line Up and Wait Video, Preventing Pilot Deviations

FAAST Blast — Week of October 28 – November 3, 2024
Biweekly FAA Safety Briefing News Update
 

FAA Completes Framework for Air Taxis
The FAA is ready for powered lift, the first completely new category of civil aircraft since helicopters were introduced in the 1940s. Powered lift operations include air taxis, cargo delivery, and a variety of operations within urban and rural areas.  

The agency issued a final rule for the qualifications and training that instructors and pilots must have to fly aircraft in this “powered-lift” category, which has characteristics of both airplanes and helicopters. The rule also addresses their operational requirements, including minimum safe altitudes and required visibility. The rule is the final piece in the puzzle for safely introducing these aircraft in the near term. The opportunities for the use of powered lift operations are far-reaching, from transporting passengers in urban areas and short-haul operations such as air ambulance services and cargo operations to potentially serving smaller communities over time.

For more information, read the Medium blog at https://medium.com/faa/faa-completes-framework-for-air-taxis-to-take-off-8cc2621bcfd8 and visit the advanced air mobility website at https://www.faa.gov/air-taxis. 

 

Latest FTFD Video Reviews Line Up and Wait

A line up and wait instruction is used by air traffic control (ATC) to inform a pilot to taxi onto the departure runway to line up and wait. It is not authorization for takeoff. So, why do pilots depart when they are instructed to line up and wait? The answer lies in a variety of human factors that can lead pilots to mistakenly depart. This recent From the Flight Deck video explores some real-life events and discusses the factors that contribute to an unauthorized takeoff roll when a pilot is instructed to line up and wait. See this and past videos here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMxUytwRDiA&list=PL5vHkqHi51DSNpsBC8nb8Q8gFcGVmWhGA.

 

Don’t Let Disquieting Deviations Become Part of Your Pilot Song

Our national airspace system is safe because it functions like an orchestra — everyone has a part to play, knows the song, and has the sheet music in front of them. But even with all of that coordination, who hasn’t made a mistake?  Learn how research and rehearsing can help prevent pilot deviations and make runways safer in “Deviation Dissonance” at https://medium.com/faa/deviation-dissonance-572fc1a2719c in the Sep/Oct 2024 issue of FAA Safety Briefing. See the entire Airport Surface Safety issue at www.faa.gov/safety_briefing.

 

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