Sec. 311. USE OF ADVANCED TOOLS AND HIGH-RISK FLIGHT TESTING IN CERTIFYING AEROSPACE PRODUCTS
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## SEC. 311 USE OF ADVANCED TOOLS AND HIGH-RISK FLIGHT TESTING IN CERTIFYING AEROSPACE PRODUCTS **[**[49 U.S.C. 44704 note](/us/usc/t49/s44704)**]** ###
(a)Assessment Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall complete an assessment of the use of advanced tools during the testing, analysis, and verification stages of aerospace certification projects to reduce the risks associated with high-risk flight profiles and performing limit testing. ###
(b)Considerations In carrying out the assessment under subsection (a), the Administrator shall consider— ####
(1)instances in which high-risk flight profiles and limit testing have occurred in the certification process and the applicability of the data produced by such testing for use in other aspects of flight testing; ####
(2)the safety of pilots during such testing; ####
(3)the value and accuracy of data collected using the advanced tools described in subsection (a); ####
(4)the ability to produce more extensive data sets using such advanced tools; ####
(5)any aspects of such testing for which the use of such advanced tools would not be valuable or applicable; ####
(6)the cost of using such advanced tools; and ####
(7)the best practices of other international civil aviation authorities that permit the use of advanced tools during aerospace certification projects. ###
(c)Consultation In carrying out the assessment under subsection (a), the Administrator shall consult with— ####
(1)aircraft manufacturers, including manufacturers that have designed and certified aircraft under— #####
(A)part 23 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; #####
(B)part 25 of such title; or #####
(C)part 27 of such title; ####
(2)aircraft manufacturers that have designed and certified, or are in the process of certifying, aircraft with a novel design under part 21.17(b) of such title; ####
(3)associations representing aircraft manufacturers; ####
(4)researchers and academics in related fields; and ####
(5)pilots who are experts in flight testing. ###
(d)Congressional Report Not later than 60 days after the completion of the assessment under subsection (a), the Administrator shall brief the appropriate committees of Congress on the results of the assessment conducted under subsection (a). ###
(e)Required Updates ####
(1)In general Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall take necessary actions based on the results of the assessment under subsection (a), including, as appropriate— #####
(A)amendingpart 21 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; and #####
(B)modifying any associated advisory circulars, guidance, or policy of the FAA. ####
(2)Requirements In taking actions under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall consider— #####
(A)developing validation criteria and procedures whereby data produced in high-fidelity engineering laboratories and facilities may be allowed (in conjunction with, or in lieu of) data produced on a flying test article to support an applicant’s showing of compliance required under section 21.35(a)(1) of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; #####
(B)developing criteria and procedures whereby an Organization Designation Authorization (as defined in section 44736(c)(5) of title 49, United States Code) may recommend that certain data produced during an applicant’s flight test program may be accepted by the FAA as final compliance data in accordance with section 21.35(b) of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, at the sole discretion of the FAA; and #####
(C)working with other international civil aviation authorities representing States of Design to— ######
(i)identify their best practices relative to high risk-flight testing; and ######
(ii)adopt such practices into the flight-testing requirements of the FAA to the maximum extent practicable.
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USE OF ADVANCED TOOLS AND HIGH-RISK FLIGHT TESTING IN CERTIFYING AEROSPACE PRODUCTS
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