NTSB Issues Recitation A-17-043 to FAA Regarding Ketchikan Air Tour Weather Rules

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued Recitation A-17-043, identified by NTSB number ANC15MA041, addressed directly to the Federal Aviation Administration. This official recitation urges the agency to develop and implement special operating rules specifically for the Ketchikan air tour industry. These proposed regulations would include en route visual flight rules weather minimums that are tailored to the unique operational requirements of this sector. The NSB notes that these tailored standards should be more conservative than those currently specified in 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135. This specific recommendation has since been superseded by recitation A-22-25.