Overview of FAA regulations covering the whole area from design, production, operations and change management.
| Airman certification | Depending on pilot and aircraft type, there are a number of different Airman certifications. | Pilot licence |
| Medical | Depending on the Airman certification type, different Medical health checks are needed. | Pilot License |
| Type Certification (TC) | Issued by the FAA to the manufacturer. Getting a TC essentially states that the design is conform the airworthiness requirements. The proces toward
a TC is expensive and needs carefull planning, projectmanagement and engineering effort. The complete proces must be documented. | Design |
| Amended Type Certificate | The FAA may amend a type certificate when the holder of the type certificate receives FAA approval to modify an aircraft design from its original design.
An amended type certificate approves not only the modification, but also how that modification affects the original design. | Design Change |
| Supplemental type certificate (STC) | Document approving a product modification. | Design Change |
| Approved production inspection system (APIS) | An approved production inspection system allows the manufacturer to inspect its own products under a system approved by the FAA. | Production |
| Production certificate | A production certificate is an approval (document) to manufacture duplicate products under an FAA-approved type
design (i.e., type certificate or supplemental type certificate). The holder of a production certificate may obtain an airworthiness certificate for aircraft
produced under the production certificate without further showing. | Production |
| Airworthiness Certification | FAA document which grants authorization to operate an aircraft in flight | Operational |
| Aircraft Registration (N number) | x | Identification |
| Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) | PMA is a combined design and production approval for modification and replacement parts. It allows a manufacturer to produce and sell
these parts for installation on type certificated products. | Design / Production |
| Technical Standard Orders (TSO) | When authorized to manufacture a material, part, or appliances to a TSO standard, this is referred to as TSO authorization.
Receiving a TSO authorization is both design and production approval. Receiving a TSO Authorization is not an approval to install and use the article in the aircraft. It means that the article meets the specific TSO and the
applicant is authorized to manufacture it. | Design / Production |
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