The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked operators of single-engine aircraft to periodically review their operational preparedness every three months for undertaking flights at night or in adverse weather conditions.
In its revised directives for single-engine turbine aircraft operations issued this week, DGCA has asked operators to devise a process to obtain feedback from the crew, flight data analysis and in-flight inspections on issues critical to operations.
The directives, revised about five years after they were last issued, are applicable to scheduled commuter air transport operations and non-scheduled air transport operators with single-engine turbine airplane having and all-up weight of not more than 5,700 kg and single engine turbine helicopter having all-up weight of not more than 3,175 kg.
