Section 2. Flight Inspection Requirements
Requests for ATS route flight inspections are processed in accordance with FAA Orders 8240.32, Request for Flight Inspection Services, and 8200.44, Flight Inspection Services Instrument Flight Procedure Coordination. Aeronautical Information Services (AIS) is responsible to submit a procedure package to Flight Inspection Services for review, analysis, and flight check (if needed).
The Service Center OSG is responsible for providing AIS with a copy of the NPRM relating to new or revised ATS routes. Requests for flight inspection data (e.g., MEA, COP, etc.) for ATS routes must be initiated by the Service Center office (see paragraph 2-3-5, Flight Procedural Data, of this order for actions that will be processed by a final rule without an NPRM).
Flight Inspection Services use FAA Forms 8200-17 and 18, Flight Inspection Procedure Control (FIPC), to record the results of flight inspections. The FIPC provides the following status options:
- SAT: the procedure is satisfactory.
- SAT W/CHANGES: the procedure is approved provided the modifications noted in the remarks are incorporated.
- UNSAT: the procedure does not meet flight inspection requirements.
Aeronautical Information Services (AIS) must notify the Rules and Regulations Group when the flight inspection of an ATS route is complete. A satisfactory flight inspection is required before the Rules and Regulations Group can issue a 14 CFR part 71 final rule.