The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has published a notice regarding a petition from 1st Franklin Financial Corp. seeking an exemption from certain aviation regulations. The petition requests permission for their pilots to log second-in-command flight time in an aircraft that typically requires only one pilot. This exemption would allow the pilots to qualify as pilot-in-command for a specific aircraft model, the King Air 350, under certain operating conditions. The FAA is inviting the public to comment on this petition by April 21, 2025.
Simple Explanation
1st Franklin Financial Corp. asked the people in charge of airplanes, the FAA, if their pilots can practice being the helper pilot (even when not needed) to get better and become main pilots on a plane called the King Air 350. The FAA wants to know what everyone thinks about this idea by April 21, 2025.