### Regulat01· y Eva luation

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. Estimated Costs: Act io n Cos t s pe r Prod u ct (e.g. , a ir c raft, e ng in e , (e.g. , In spectio n , propeller , ap p I ia nc e) Work-hours Labor Part s Cos t Total Costs Number of Tota l Cos t replacement) ( includ e co s t (labor + 

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### th at ea ch e n g in e re quir es a d a il y ch e ck eac h d ay i s in acc ur at e. Th e refo re, a h o ur s -t o - cy cl e co n vers ion r at i o was o bt a in e d f r o m T urbom eca. It 

### was ass um e d th at a d a il y c h eck wo uld b e perform e d afte r eac h cyc le , w hi c h lea d s to a m o re acc ur a te pre di c tion fo r th e numb er of d a il y c hec k s p e r year. T he a 1mu al op e ratin g ho ur s a nd co n ve r s ion r ati o we re u se d to find th e ave r age numb e r of cyc les p e r year fo r th e fl ee t. S in ce so m e e n g in es a c c umul at e more th a n 365 cy cl es in o n e year , th e est im at e was capp e d at 3 65 . B ase d o n th ese numb er s , we es tim a te d th a t 32 0 d a il y c h ec k s wo uld b e re quir e d o n ave rage p e r e n g in e - w hi c h i s c on se r va ti ve. To d e t ermin e th e h o url y cost: 320* 0. 5 ho ur s p e r c h ec k = 1 6 0 h o ur s of l a b o r pe r year. Exe cuti ve Orde1· 12866: Co uld th e A D b e co n s id e re d a " s ig nific a nt reg ul a t o ry ac ti o n " ?

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### DOT Regulato ry Polici es and P1·ocedur es : Is t h e A D s ig ni fica n t?

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### R eg ulator y Flexibility A ct: W ill th e A D h ave a s ig ni fica nt eco n o mi c imp ac t o n a s ub sta nti a l numb e r of s m a ll e n t it ies? Ex pl a in fo r
e it h e r a Y es o r N o a n swe r .

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### l ntJ·a s tat e Av iation in A la s ka: T hi s A D co uld af fec t in t ras t a te av ia ti o n in A las k a. Is it a ppr o pri a t e t o in c lud e s p ec ifi c re quire m e nt s fo r
a ir c r aft o p e ra t e d in A las ka w h e re av i ati o n mi g ht b e th e o nl y m o d e of tr a n s p o rt a ti o n ?

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