Direct Marketing - How to Get My Product FAA Approved
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Approval by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for a new product requires the fulfillment of a five-phase procedure. The process is rigorous, scrutinizing every flaw of the product to determine whether it is air-worthy. From conception to evaluation, the entire approval process is clearly outlined by the FAA. Involvement of the applicant is critical in the development of a Partnership Safety Plan (PSP), Project Specific Certification Plan (PSCP), testing, and adding modifications to address the products limitations and safety issues. FAA approval doesn't happen overnight; it requires extensive preparation, meetings and testing.
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Create a project team that includes an applicant manager, typically someone very familiar with the project and FAA business proceedings, who looks out for your best interest; include project managers who you trust to orchestrate and apply the PSP and keep the project progressing forward. Develop a preliminary PSP with your team that clearly outlines the product's design, safety shortcomings, areas in need of improvement, tests conducted thus far, and a plan to address critical issues.
2
Download, print and fill out the "Application for Type Certificate, Production Certificate, or Supplemental Type Certificate" form, also known as form 8110-12, from FAA's website. Mail the application with the written preliminary PSP attached to the address provided on the form. Meet with FAA representatives upon approval, to proceed with the application to officially declare your team; set meeting dates for product testing, and create a preliminary PSCP. The purpose of the PSCP is to outline the approval and certification process of the product.
3
Meet with FAA representatives and your team to create an official PSP and sign off on an official PSCP. Declare the resources and performance requirements for the product to prepare for testing. Identify the project stakeholders, including suppliers and product installers. Develop an official and complete project schedule which includes product testing, modification and evaluation.
4
Implement the PSCP and undergo the testing procedures for the proposed product. Make product modifications before proceeding to flight testing. Write and confirm all testing observations, with your team and FAA engineers, into a compliance document which outlines the products conformity to FAA standards. Submit the report to the FAA for product evaluation.
5
Meet with FAA representatives to discuss their evaluation of the product. Work with the FAA to make any requested product improvements. Write out instructions for continued airworthiness of the product, upon approval, detailing how the product will adapt to changing technologies and its repair instructions.
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1
Create a project team that includes an applicant manager, typically someone very familiar with the project and FAA business proceedings, who looks out for your best interest; include project managers who you trust to orchestrate and apply the PSP and keep the project progressing forward. Develop a preliminary PSP with your team that clearly outlines the product's design, safety shortcomings, areas in need of improvement, tests conducted thus far, and a plan to address critical issues.
2
Download, print and fill out the "Application for Type Certificate, Production Certificate, or Supplemental Type Certificate" form, also known as form 8110-12, from FAA's website. Mail the application with the written preliminary PSP attached to the address provided on the form. Meet with FAA representatives upon approval, to proceed with the application to officially declare your team; set meeting dates for product testing, and create a preliminary PSCP. The purpose of the PSCP is to outline the approval and certification process of the product.
3
Meet with FAA representatives and your team to create an official PSP and sign off on an official PSCP. Declare the resources and performance requirements for the product to prepare for testing. Identify the project stakeholders, including suppliers and product installers. Develop an official and complete project schedule which includes product testing, modification and evaluation.
4
Implement the PSCP and undergo the testing procedures for the proposed product. Make product modifications before proceeding to flight testing. Write and confirm all testing observations, with your team and FAA engineers, into a compliance document which outlines the products conformity to FAA standards. Submit the report to the FAA for product evaluation.
5
Meet with FAA representatives to discuss their evaluation of the product. Work with the FAA to make any requested product improvements. Write out instructions for continued airworthiness of the product, upon approval, detailing how the product will adapt to changing technologies and its repair instructions.
