Federal Aviation Administration June 14, 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This action proposes to establish Class E airspace at Fillmore, UT, to accommodate aircraft using a new Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) at Fillmore Municipal Airport. The FAA is proposing this action to enhance the safety and management of aircraft operations at the airport.

This action proposes to establish Class E airspace at Troutdale, OR, to accommodate aircraft using Non-directional Radio Beacon (NDB) Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) at Portland-Troutdale Airport. This action would enhance the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport. This action also would amend the geographic coordinates of the Class D airspace area at the airport.

This action proposes special conditions for the AeroMech, Incorporated; Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, model B200 and other part 23 aircraft listed on the AML. These airplanes as modified by AeroMech, Incorporated will have a novel or unusual design feature(s) associated with installation of the Mid-Continent Instruments MD835 Lithium Ion (Li-ion) battery. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for this design feature. These proposed special conditions contain the additional safety standards that the Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of safety equivalent to that established by the existing airworthiness standards.