Hawaii pols seek end to Part 135 exemptions

摘要

Hawaii's two U.S. senators, Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono, have introduced legislation that would mandate all air tour and skydiving flights be conducted under FAR Part 135 and that all aircraft used for such purposes be equipped with crash-resistant flight recorders capable of supporting flight operations quality assurance programs. The Air Tour and Skydiving Safety Improvement Act would also require establishing and implementing a performance-based standard for remote flight data monitoring, flight data monitoring programs for tour operators, and controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) training, as well as a requirement for tour and skydiving aircraft to have TAWS. Schatz said the legislation is necessary in the wake of several high-profile skydiving and air tour accidents in Hawaii over the last 18 months.