NTSB -- NTSB Safety Recommendations A-12-40 through -43

************************************************************

NTSB SAFETY RECOMMENDATION

************************************************************

National Transportation Safety Board

Washington, DC 20594

July 12, 2012

************************************************************

NTSB Safety Recommendations A-12-40 through -43

************************************************************

The National Transportation Safety Board recommends that the

Experimental Aircraft Association:

Identify and apply incentives to encourage owners, builders,

and pilots of experimental amateur-built aircraft to

complete flight test training, such as that available in the

Experimental Aircraft Association’s Test Flying and

Developing Pilot Operating Handbook, prior to conducting

flight tests of experimental amateur-built aircraft. (A-12-

40)

Work with your membership, aircraft kit manufacturers, and

avionics manufacturers to develop standards for the

recording of data in electronic flight displays, engine

instruments, or other recording devices to be used in

support of flight tests or continued airworthiness of

experimental amateur-built aircraft. (A-12-41)

Create and publish a repository of voluntarily provided

information regarding holders of Letters of Deviation

Authority to conduct flight instruction in experimental

aircraft. (A-12-42)

Complete planned action to create a coalition of kit

manufacturers, type clubs, and pilot and owner groups and

(1) develop transition training resources and (2)identify

and apply incentives to encourage both builders of

experimental amateur-built aircraft and purchasers of used

experimental amateur-built aircraft to complete the training

that is developed. (A-12-43)

************************************************************

http://www.ntsb.gov/doclib/recletters/2012/A-12-040-043.pdf

************************************************************

The complete recommendation letter is available on the Web

at the URL indicated above.

The letter is in the Portable Document Format (PDF) and can

be read using the Acrobat Reader 5.0 or later from Adobe

(http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html).

An archive of recommendation letters is available at

http://www.ntsb.gov/recs/letters/letters.htm.

Electronic versions of letters may or may not include

enclosures; however, related publications, accident

briefs, and aviation accident synopses may be found

on the NTSB website.

************************************************************

This message is delivered to you as a free service from the

National Transportation Safety Board.

You may unsubscribe at any time at

http://www.ntsb.gov/registration/registration.htm

An archive of press releases is available at

http://www.ntsb.gov/pressrel/pressrel.htm

Current job opportunities with the NTSB are listed at

http://www.ntsb.gov/vacancies/listing.htm

For questions/problems, contact pubinq@xxxxxxxx