The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a correction to a previous rule concerning updates to BasicMed, part of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024. This correction amends a mistake where a rule on flight instructor certification inadvertently removed parts of the authority citation intended by the BasicMed updates. The correction ensures both regulatory changes are accurately reflected in the authority citation for part 61, which relates to the certification of pilots, flight instructors, and ground instructors. The correction took effect on December 27, 2024.
Simple Explanation
The FAA fixed a mistake from a previous rule update about flying licenses, making sure the right information is now included so everything follows the new rules properly from the Act in 2024.