The #FAA made an early decision to certify #eVTOLs within its existing framework of aircraft categories: airplane, powered-lift, rotorcraft. But what initially looked like a way to streamline the introduction of these novel aircraft has gotten considerably more complicated, as reflected in the debate around the powered-lift SFAR and, now, the ambiguities surrounding special class #rotorcraft. More details in my latest story for The Air Current. #aviation #evtol https://theaircurrent.com/regulation/faa-approach-evtol-certification-leaves-regulatory-gaps-multicopters/
The Air Current · FAA’s approach to eVTOL certification leaves regulatory ‘gaps’ for multicoptersData-driven reporting and analysis on the strategy and technology of flying.
