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FAA Flight Standards District Offices (FSDO)
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Here is a list of FAA District Offices in our soaring region. Please check the link below for updates to the addresses listed here. LINK to FAA: http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/field_offices/fsdo/
Experimental Aircraft Owner / Operators are required to submit a program letter to their local FSDO office by January 31 each year.
| Office | Address | Phone | Service Area | Contact | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 1420 Harbor Bay Parkway Alameda, CA 94502 |
(510) 748-0122 | Service Area (PDF) | Contact | Website |
| Fresno | 4955 East Anderson Fresno, CA 93727 |
(559) 454-0286 | Service Area (PDF) | Contact | Website |
| Sacramento | 1102 Corporate Way Sacramento, CA 95831 |
(916) 422-0272 | Service Area (PDF) | Contact | Website |
| San Jose | 1250 Aviation Avenue San Jose, CA 95110 |
(408) 291-7681 | Service Area (PDF) | Contact | Website |
| Office | Address | Phone | Service Area | Contact | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu | 135 Nakolo Place Honolulu Honolulu, HI 96819 |
(808) 837-8300 | Service Area (PDF) | Contact | Website |
| Office | Address | Phone | Service Area | Contact | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas | 7181 Amigo Street Las Vegas, NV 89119 |
(702) 617-8500 | Service Area (PDF) | Contact | Website |
| Reno | 5466 Longley Lane Reno, NV 89511 |
(775) 858-7700 | Service Area (PDF) | Contact | Website |
FAA Program Letters for Experimental Aircraft
Attention Owner / Operators of Experimental – Exhibition (EE) Aircraft
The Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) Region needs the accountability for EE aircraft by means of the Annual Program Letter.
Program Letters for Experimental Aircraft and Gliders are due January 31 each year
Aircraft Owner / Operators are required to submit a program letter for the air shows, fly-ins, that will be attending during the following fiscal year. You would be submitting the fiscal program letter during normal FSDO working hours.
For the Sacramento FSDO office the preferred method is primarily by E-mail, secondary by FAX or by letter to the FSDO POC. This list of events may be amended a necessary and acknowledge by a FAA representative or EE point of contact prior to the intended operation amendments.
Program Letter to be submitted regardless the aircraft is airworthy, not flown or non-flyable.
If you no longer own this aircraft or no longer are in our district, please inform us of this information. As a reminder in accordance with § 47.45, the FAA Aircraft Registry must be notified within 30 days for any change of the aircraft registrant address. Such notification is to be made by submitting Aeronautical Center Form 8050-1 to AFS-750 in Oklahoma City.
Please provide the above requested information to our office no later than January 31, (each year). If this office has not received your annual program letter prior to the aircraft’s Month of Date of Issue originate on FAA Form 8130-7, the aircraft will be considered in violation of the federal aviation regulations.
If you do not have Operating Limitation assigned to the aircraft in your possession, contact the FSDO POC for reissue.
We look forward to hearing from you soon.
If you have any questions or if we can be of any assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact the Sacramento office POC at (916) 422-0272 ext. 229 or email: richard.t.dilbeck@faa.gov
(See attached file: Program Letter Form.doc link below)
Richard T. Dilbeck 'Dilly'
Aviation Safety Inspector
Airworthiness
Richard T. Dilbeck's preferred method is to E-mail the letter to him:
email: richard.t.dilbeck@faa.gov
Or you can Fax, or Mail Letters for the Sacramento FSDO to:
Flight Standards District Office WP-25
1102 Corporate Way Bldg.B Suite 200
Sacramento, CA. 95831
Download FAA Program Letter for Experimental Aircraft Worksheet
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