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FAA/Industry Rotorcraft Forum FAA Rotorcraft Directorate Update

FAA/Industry Rotorcraft Forum FAA Rotorcraft Directorate Update. Presented to: FAA/Industry Rotorcraft Forum (Ft. Worth, TX) By: Larry M. Kelly - Manager, Rotorcraft Standards Staff & Jorge R. Castillo - Manager, Regulations & Policy Date: January 23, 2013.

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FAA/Industry Rotorcraft Forum FAA Rotorcraft Directorate Update

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  1. FAA/Industry Rotorcraft Forum FAA Rotorcraft Directorate Update Presented to: FAA/Industry Rotorcraft Forum (Ft. Worth, TX) By: Larry M. Kelly - Manager, Rotorcraft Standards Staff & Jorge R. Castillo - Manager, Regulations & Policy Date: January 23, 2013

  2. Overview • Rotorcraft Safety Challenge • FAA Rotorcraft Directorate (RD) Organization & Responsibilities • Status of Rotorcraft Advisory Circulars (ACs) & Policies

  3. Rotorcraft Accidents by NTSB Classification10 Years from CY01 to CY10 – 1,672 Accidents External Load 1.9% 6 Other Categories 1.5% Aerial Observation 3.3% Flight Test 1.4% Business 4.7% Positioning 4.9% Instruction/Training 21.7% Other Work 7.4% EMS 7.8% Personal/Private 20.0% Public Use 7.8% Aerial Application 8.2% Not Categorized 9.3%

  4. Summary of Accident Contributing Categories • Personal/Private: • Account for approximately 20 - 25% of helicopter accidents. • Based on estimated operating hours, contribute roughly6 timestheir “fair share.” • Instruction/Training: • Account for approximately 20% of helicopter accidents. • Contribute roughly1 - 2 timestheir fair share. • Aerial Application: • Thru 2007, approximately 8% of helicopter accidents. • Thru 2007, contributed roughly their fair share. • Analarming increase in recent years: 18% in 2010, 22% in 2011, 14% in 2012. • Now contribute approximately3 - 5 timestheir fair share.

  5. Top Accident Causes and Contributing Factors • Loss of Control: • 41% of Personal/Private • 61% of Instructional/Training • 32% of Aerial Applications • Pilot Judgment and Actions: • 90% of Personal/Private • 93% of Instructional/Training • 67% of Aerial Applications • Most Common Errors: • Performance management, i.e. insufficient power • Exceeding published aircraft operating limits • Loss of tail rotor authority • Interference with controls

  6. Where are the Safety Opportunities? • Three types of operations account for 50 to 60% of the rotorcraft accidents. • Personal/private • Instruction/training • Aerial applications • Each of these operations contributes more than its “fair share” to the number of accidents. • For these “high offender” categories, the following are the most significant contributors – • Loss of Control • Pilot Judgment/Action • Conclusion: We must enable the pilot to make better decisions

  7. What Role Will Technology Play in Rotorcraft Safety? • Improve Safety? • Improved situation awareness • Training enhancements • Smart power management • Smart cockpit • Diminish Safety? • Distracting or misleading information • Snow tire syndrome

  8. The Rotorcraft Safety Challenge • Recognize that rotorcraft are unique aircraft, with unique safety challenges that may not lend themselves to fixed-wing solutions. • Determine how to use technology to improve rotorcraft safety, particularly in “high offender” operations. • Find means to encourage practical and economical installations of safety enhancing systems – which may require that we broaden our concept of “safety” to include an evaluation of both risks and benefits.

  9. AVS Organizational Structure Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety AVS-1 Peggy Gilligan, AVS-1 John Hickey, AVS-2 Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety AVS - 1 Nicholas Sabatini, AVS - 1 Margaret Gilligan, AVS - 2 Office of Aerospace Aircraft Certificati on Service Flight Standards Office of Rulema k ing Office of Accident Medicine ( AAM ) ( AIR ) Service ( AFS ) ( ARM ) Investigation & Prevention (AVP) CAMI 4 Registry Office of Quality Integ., & Exec. Services (AQS) Air Traffic Safety Oversight Service, (AOV) Directorates 9 Regions 8 Regions 15 Field O f fices 109 39 Field Offices Field Offices

  10. Rotorcraft Directorate (RD) Kim Smith, Directorate Manager, ASW-100 Lance Gant, Asst. Directorate Mgr., ASW-101 Larry Kelly, Rotorcraft Standards Staff Manager, ASW-110 817-222-5110; larry.m.kelly@faa.gov - Jorge Castillo, Regulations and Policy Group Manager, ASW-111 817-222-5111; jorge.r.castillo@faa.gov - Jim Grigg, Safety Management Group Manager, ASW-112 817-222-5112; jim.grigg@faa.gov Scott Horn, Rotorcraft Cert. Office Acting Manager, ASW-170 Monica Merritt, Airplane Cert. Office Manager, ASW-150 Fran Cox, Special Cert. Office Manager, ASW-190 Bruce Cain, Manufacturing Inspection Office, ASW-180 - Ken Hickman, Oklahoma City MIDO-41 - Carlton Cochran, Ft. Worth, MIDO-42 - Ford Lauer, San Antonio MIDO-43

  11. Rotorcraft Standards Staff, ASW-110

  12. RD Standards StaffResponsibilities, ASW-110 • Support Safety Initiatives (e.g. IHST) • Rulemaking & Advisory Circular (AC) • Parts 27 (Normal) & 29 (Transport) • ACs 27 & 29 • Part 27/29 Certification Standardization Among Aircraft Certification Offices (ACO) • e.g. Boston, Los Angeles, Alaska ACOs • Support Major Domestic Certification Projects • Process Issue Papers • Equivalent Level of Safety Findings (ELOS) • Special Conditions (e.g. Search & Rescue, Fly-By-Wire) • Validation of All TC/ATC Import Rotorcraft • Boston ACO (TSOs) • NY ACO (STCs)

  13. RD Standards StaffResponsibilities, ASW-110 • Rotorcraft Continued Operational Safety (COS) • Airworthiness Directives (ADs) • Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins (SAIBs) • NTSB/FAA Safety Recommendations • Accident Investigation Technical Support • Rotorcraft RE&D • HUMS, Advanced Flight Controls, Icing • Coordination with EASA, TCCA & other Authorities • Unmanned Aircraft Systems

  14. Rotorcraft ACs & Policies • HTAWS AC 27/29 MG-18 (Draft) • To be released once HEMS Final Rule is issued • HEMS AC 27/29 MG-6 (Draft) • To be released once HEMS Final Rule is issued • AC 27/29 Groups 1 & 2 (Draft) • Group 1 consists of material were few changes were necessary (Public review ~ Jan/Feb 2013) • Group 2 consists of new material and material involving more extensive changes (Public review ~ Mar/Apr 2013) • Electronic Display Systems (EDS) • XX.1309/1316/1317 (FHA, Lightning, HIRF) • Human Factors • Night Vision Imaging Systems (NVIS)

  15. Rotorcraft ACs & Policies • NORSEE – Draft • Public Review (Jan. 23, 2013) • http://www.faa.gov/aircraft/draft_docs/ • Rotorcraft Laser & Filtered Infrared (IR) Searchlights- Draft • Public comments disposition • FAA legal counsel review pending followed by Management Coordination • National Laser AC – Draft (FAA Internal Review Mar/Apr 13) • Rotorcraft AML Policy • Issued in June 2010 • National FAA AML Memo Clarifying the AML STC process (Issued Sept. 2012) • National AML Policy

  16. Rotorcraft ACs & Policies • Advanced Flight Controls (e.g. Fly-By-Wire) • FAA Review – mid 2013 • Public Review – late 2013 • Auto Flight Guidance Control Systems (AFGCS) • FAA Review – mid 2013 • Public Review – late 2013 • Non-Required Equipment • FAA Review – mid/late 2013 • Public Review – late 2013/early 2014

  17. Airborne Software Assurance Guidance • AC 20-115C will invoke the following RTCA documents: • RTCA DO-178C, Software Considerations in Airborne Systems and Equipment Certification, dated December 13, 2011. • RTCA DO-330, Software Tool Qualification Considerations, dated December 13, 2011. • RTCA DO-331, Model-Based Development and Verification Supplement to DO-178C and DO-278A, dated December 13, 2011 • RTCA DO-332, Object-Oriented Technology and Related Techniques Supplement to DO-178C and DO-278A, dated December 13, 2011. • RTCA DO-333, Formal Methods Supplement to DO-178C and DO-278A, dated December 13, 2011. • Public comments - 3rd quarter 2013

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