Common use of Technical Meetings Clause in Contracts

Technical Meetings. (a) In addition to the initial familiarization meeting, other technical meetings may be necessary to assure that any additional technical conditions that have been communicated to the FAA are well understood, and that any outstanding technical issues are resolved. These meetings should be held as early as possible in the certification process in order to permit timely design changes. All technical meetings will normally be arranged through the FAA and will normally have both authorities’ representatives in attendance. (b) Early in the program, based on the known design and information presented in the familiarization and technical meetings, the CAAI will identify the areas in which further CAAI activity will be required (e.g., required data, reports, tests and test witnessing, areas of concern or special emphasis). As part of its involvement in any aspect of the program, the CAAI may exercise the option to retain the compliance determinations. The anticipated level of activity by the CAAI will be documented in writing. This written arrangement may be revised if the initial design definition is incomplete or subsequent design changes are made. (c) The FAA will keep the CAAI informed of the progress of its domestic type certification program on a regular basis. The FAA should notify the CAAI Project Manager as soon as possible of all additional novel or unusual design features, and all other design features that might cause or have caused the FAA to develop a special condition or to make an equivalent level of safety finding.

Technical Meetings. (a) In addition to the initial familiarization meeting, other technical meetings may be necessary to assure that any additional technical conditions that have been communicated to the FAA CAAI are well understood, and that any outstanding technical issues are resolved. These meetings should be held as early as possible in the certification process in order to permit timely design changes. All technical meetings will normally be arranged through the FAA CAAI and will normally have both authorities’ representatives in attendance. (b) Early in the program, based on the known design and information presented in the familiarization and technical meetings, the CAAI FAA will identify the areas in which further CAAI FAA activity will be required (e.g., required data, reports, tests and test witnessing, areas of concern or special emphasis). As part of its involvement in any aspect of the program, the CAAI may exercise the option to retain the compliance determinations. The anticipated level of activity by the CAAI FAA will be documented in writing. This written arrangement may be revised if the initial design definition is incomplete or subsequent design changes are made. (c) As part of its involvement in any aspect of the program, the FAA may exercise the option to retain the compliance determinations. (d) The FAA CAAI will keep the CAAI FAA informed of the progress of its domestic type certification program on a regular basis. The FAA CAAI should notify the CAAI FAA Project Manager as soon as possible of all additional novel or unusual design features, and all other design features that might cause or have caused the FAA CAAI to develop a special condition or to make an equivalent level of safety finding.