No Need For Database Recordkeeping, AEA Clarifies

At the Aircraft Electronics Association convention held last week in Las Vegas, Ric Peri, AEA vice president of government and industry affairs, clarified new FAA rules governing avionics database updates during a regulatory training session. The new rules allow pilots to update databases, provided no tools are needed. Because the previous requirement was part of preventive maintenance but was removed from 14 CFR Part 43, “no records are required,” Peri said. “It is not a maintenance action.” Pilots do need to comply with avionics manufacturer or certificate holder instructions.