Sturgell Makes His First Oshkosh Appearance As
Administrator
He came, and he talked... and he left many still unsure of what
kind of FAA Administrator Robert Sturgell will turn out to be,
should he be eventually confirmed for the job he now tenuously
holds with the qualifier "Acting" in front of his title.
A system for communication between crew members of an aircraft.
Interphone communications are normally conducted using the same
microphone and earphone speakers used for radio communications. A
selector switch is positioned in such a way that the interphone
signals do not enter the radio transmitter circuits.
"As you know, we've got a proposed policy change for
homebuilts. It's come to our attention that some companies may be
skirting the letter of the law by selling a kit that requires
nothing more than two turns of a screwdriver. For safety's sake, we
just can't allow that. It's not right, and it circumvents the very
safeguards that are put in place to protect everyone in the system.
When we say that '51 percent of the plane has to be put together by
the builder and not the kit maker,' we mean it. In my opinion, 51
percent is appropriate. The aim here of the policy change isn't to
punish. It's for your safety and for the integrity of the
system."
Source: FAA Acting Administrator Robert
Sturgell, speaking Thursday at the EAA's annual "Meet The
Adm
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