EAE Draft Statement of Work -970 Reviewed.pdf

1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 Scope of Work

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Flight Standards Contracts and Program Administration Branch

(AFB-560), requires a turnkey, one-time flight training curriculum, target aircraft provisioning, and formal designee qualification event for one (1) FAA Aviation Safety Inspector (ASI). The ultimate objective of this requirement is to prepare and evaluate the ASI candidate for designation as an Experimental Aircraft

Examiner (EAE) (officially designated as a Specialty Aircraft Examiner for Experimental Aircraft).

The contractor shall provide all highly specialized ground instruction, dual flight training, aircraft flight hours, and coordinate the formal evaluation event in an authorized experimental turboprop airframe meeting agency operational profile—specifically the Embraer EMB-314 Super Tucano.

The objective of this PWS is separate from a pilot's initial airman authorization. The target of this task is the formal checking and designation of an inspector to act as an Experimental Aircraft Examiner (EAE). All training timelines, instructor methods, and evaluation criteria must be oriented around testing the candidate's capability to evaluate other airmen under Part 183 guidelines.

1.2 Background

To support critical agency aviation oversight, delegation programs, and national field-testing demands, an

FAA ASI must be formally qualified and credentialed to conduct practical tests and proficiency checks for experimental aircraft operations. Because the EMB-314 Super Tucano operates under an Experimental-

Exhibition airworthiness certificate, standardized examiner training programs do not exist within the internal

FAA Academy infrastructure. Consequently, a specialized training agreement structured under FAA Designee

Management Policy is required to execute this Experimental Aircraft Examiner (EAE) Certification effort.

1.3 Period of Performance

The period of performance shall be a single, continuous, and consolidated training and evaluation event not to exceed 7 consecutive calendar days, to be fully completed no later than September 30, 2026.

1.4 Location of Performance

All ground training, flight training, and evaluator check segments shall take place within the United States at a contractor-managed facility, hangar, and airfield fully equipped and authorized for safe flight operations of the

EMB-314 aircraft and platform.

2.0 Definitions and Applicable Documents

2.1 Definitions:

• Experimental Aircraft Examiner (AEA) Certification: The comprehensive effort comprising of ground instruction, dual flight training, and evaluator checking required to qualify and credential an FAA inspector to perform Part 183 airman practical tests and proficiency checks in a specific experimental aircraft.

• Experimental Aircraft Examiner (AEA) Certification: The comprehensive effort comprising ground instruction, dual flight training, and evaluator checking required to qualify and credential an FAA inspector to perform Part 183 airman practical tests and proficiency checks in a specific experimental aircraft.

• EAE (Experimental Aircraft Examiner): An FAA-designated pilot examiner authorized to conduct practical flight tests for experimental aircraft operations, airman transitions, and vintage aircraft ratings.

• SAE (Specialty Aircraft Examiner): The overarching FAA Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) umbrella category that includes qualified EAEs authorized for experimental airframes.

• Evaluation Ride / Check: The formal evaluation process conducted to assess the ASI's capability to safely operate the aircraft from both pilot seats and accurately evaluate an applicant's performance against regulatory standards.

2.2 Applicable Regulatory Documents

The Contractor shall ensure all performance, training, and testing meets the exact standards of:

Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) Part 61, Part 91, and Part 183 (Representatives of the

Administrator).

FAA Order 8000.95 (Current Series): Designee Management Policy.

FAA Order 8900.1, Volume 1, and Volume 13 (Flight Standards Designees).

The manufacturer's aircraft flight manual (AFM), standard operating procedures, and specific FAA operating limitations assigned to the airframe.

3.0 Specific Requirements & Technical Tasks

3.1 Task 1: EAE Qualification Ground and Flight Training Curriculum

The contractor shall execute an advanced pilot and evaluator qualification curriculum tailored to the operational parameters of the Embraer EMB-314 Super Tucano, structured to satisfy the examiner prerequisites of FAA Orders 8000.95 and 8900.1.

• Subtask 1.1 (Ground Instruction): Provide a minimum of 12 hours of comprehensive ground instruction. Courseware must transcend basic aircraft systems to focus heavily on airman certification parameters, evaluation methodologies, common applicant errors unique to high-performance turboprops, system failure simulation safety, and oral questioning techniques for the EMB-314 airframe.

• Subtask 1.2 (Flight Instruction): Provide a minimum of 8 hours of advanced dual flight instruction. Flight training must focus on mastering the aircraft from both the front and rear pilot stations (evaluator seats), managing simulated emergencies safely from a monitoring/examiner perspective, recognizing and recovering from applicant-induced abnormal flight regimes, and performing flight evaluation maneuvers.

• General Guidance of Areas of Operation and Task (Experimental Aircraft Authorization – Fixed

Wing)

Preflight Preparation:

1. Equipment Examination.

2. Performance and Limitations

Preflight Procedures:

1. Preflight Inspection

2. Powerplant Start

1. Taxiing

2. Pre-takeoff Checks

Takeoff and Departure Phase:

1. Normal and Crosswind Takeoff

2. Instrument takeoff

3. Powerplant Failure During Takeoff

4. Rejected Takeoff

5. Departure Procedures

In-Flight Maneuvers:

1. Steep Turns

2. Approaches to Stalls and Stall Recovery

3. Powerplant Failure – Single Engine Airplane

4. Specific Flight Characteristics

5. Recovery from Unusual Attitudes

Instrument Procedures*

1. Standard Terminal Arrival (STAR)/Flight Management System Procedures (FMSP)

2. Precision Approach (PA)

3. Non-precision Approach (NPA)

Landings and Approaches to Landings:

1. Normal and Crosswind Approaches and Landings

2. Rejected Landing.

3. Landing from a No-Flap or nonstandard flap approach.

Normal and Abnormal Procedures:

1. Normal and Abnormal Procedures

*For experimental aircraft, the demonstration of one PA and one NPA satisfies this requirement.

3.2 Task 2: Target Aircraft Provisioning & Flight Support

The contractor shall supply the physical aviation assets necessary to facilitate uninterrupted execution of the training and certification event.

Subtask 3.2.1 (Aircraft Delivery): Provision the specific Embraer EMB-314 Super Tucano airframe, in a fully airworthy condition, possessing an active Experimental-Exhibition airworthiness certificate and compliant with all mandatory progressive or continuous airframe and powerplant maintenance tracking programs. If this aircraft had an ejection seat installed, it must be completely disabled with the explosives removed prior to use.

Subtask 3.2.2 (Operational Logistics): Furnish all required aviation fuel, lubricants, dedicated line maintenance personnel, hangar space, and launch/recovery facilities to safely execute all designated training and the final examiner evaluation check ride.

3.3 Task 3: EAE Certification Evaluation Coordination

The contractor shall facilitate the final, formal evaluator check required by the agency to complete the designation process.

• Subtask 3.3.1 (Evaluation Logistics): Coordinate and provide the aircraft and necessary briefing facilities for the FAA-designated inspector to undergo their formal examiner evaluation check ride.

• Subtask 3.3.2 (Evaluator Support): Ensure the aircraft configuration permits the evaluating authority

(e.g., National Examiner Board representative or authorized inspector) to safely observe and verify the ASI candidate's instructional, intervention, and evaluation capabilities in flight.