H.R. 7660 · 118th Congress
Backcountry Aviation Protection Act
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This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to revise regulations, as necessary, to allow a properly qualified pilot operating an aircraft to conduct a go-around, an inspection pass, a practice approach, or a qualified instrument approach without regard to minimum safe altitude standards.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 13, 2024
Backcountry Aviation Protection Act
This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to revise regulations, as necessary, to allow a properly qualified pilot operating an aircraft to conduct a go-around, an inspection pass, a practice approach, or a qualified instrument approach without regard to minimum safe altitude standards. Under current regulations, a person may not operate an aircraft below certain minimum safe altitudes except when necessary for takeoff or landing. The regulations do not include exceptions for situations such as a go-around (i.e., an aborted landing) or a practice approach.
Beginning one year after the bill's enactment, if the FAA has not published final regulations as required by the bill, the FAA may not take an enforcement action against a person related to a go-around, inspection pass, or practice approach.
The bill specifies that the FAA has the burden of proof with respect to enforcement actions to prove each element of the offense and the inapplicability of each exception to the offense.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Backcountry Aviation Protection Act
Latest action (Mar 14, 2024): Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 13, 2024
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.