The 38th annual General Aviation and Part 135 Activity Survey for reporting on CY 2015 is underway! The GA Survey is an important source of information on the general aviation fleet, the number of hours flown, and the ways people use general aviation aircraft. This information is used to prepare safety statistics and calculate the rate of accidents. It also helps to determine funding for infrastructure and service needs, assess the impact of regulatory changes, and measure aviation safety.
Persons invited to participate in this year’s survey will receive a postcard invitation. Invitees can complete the survey online or use the paper copy of the survey that will be mailed to them along with a postage-prepaid return envelop. Invitees are asked to complete the survey even if they did not fly in 2015, sold their aircraft, or their aircraft was damaged.
Tetra Tech, an independent research firm, conducts the survey on behalf of the FAA. Survey information will be used only for statistical purposes and will not be published or released in any form that would reveal individual participants. Persons can contact Tetra Tech with questions at 1-800-826-1797 or [email protected].
Previous years’ survey results can be found at http://www.faa.gov/data_research/aviation_data_statistics/general_aviation/.