Pacific Island Aviator Development Act

Bill: 117-hr-8234
Sponsor: full_name: Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large]
Introduced: 2022-06-24
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Latest action: action_date: 2022-06-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-06-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Pacific Island Aviator Development Act </strong></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to revise its flight time requirements for airplanes with a single-engine rating.</p> <p>Specifically, DOT must establish an exception to require a straight-line distance of at least 110 nautical miles for the longest segment cross-country flight requirement on a cross-country flight of 300 nautical miles or more if such requirement is being met in Guam, Hawaii, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8234 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 24, 2022 Mr. San Nicolas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue certain regulations to amend title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, to establish an exception for the straight-line distance requirement for an airplane single-engine rating, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pacific Island Aviator Development Act . 2. Aeronautical experience The Secretary of Transportation shall issue such regulations as are necessary to amend section 61.129(a)(4)(i) of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, to establish an exception of a straight-line distance of at least 110 nautical miles for the longest segment cross-country flight requirement if the requirement is being met in Guam, Hawaii, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.