Syndicate Legal Advisory Services provides nationwide legal document preparation services for entities preparing applications for an Experimental Permit under 14 C.F.R. Part 437 for reusable suborbital vehicles. We prepare the application materials and related supporting documents solely based on the entity information, vehicle details, and specific instructions you provide.
Documents Commonly Prepared
We prepare documents associated with a 14 C.F.R. Part 437 Experimental Permit Application, including:
Program Description: Organization of dimensioned drawings or photographs of the vehicle, gross liftoff weight and thrust profile, and descriptions of all vehicle systems, based on the information you supply.
Flight Test Plan: Organization of the description of the flight test program (including estimated number of flights and key flight-safety events) and proposed operating areas, based on the information you provide.
Operational Safety Documentation: Organization of hazard analysis, verification of operating area containment, landing and impact location information, agreements, tracking descriptions, flight rules, and mishap plan materials, based on the documents and information you supply.
Supporting Materials: Organization of environmental review information, financial responsibility data under 14 C.F.R. Part 440, and other required documentation, based on the information you provide.
Amendments or Updates: Preparation of amended applications or updates incorporating corrections or additional information, based on the corrected or updated details you provide.
Documents are prepared for submission to the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation in accordance with 14 C.F.R. Part 413 procedures. An Experimental Permit authorizes an unlimited number of launches or reentries of a reusable suborbital vehicle for research and development, demonstration of compliance toward a license, or crew training; it includes certain pre- and post-flight ground operations; applicants must provide a program description, flight test plan, and operational safety documentation, satisfy environmental review, and make the vehicle available for inspection; the FAA seeks to determine issuance within 120 days of a complete application; no for-hire carriage is permitted; clients remain fully responsible for determining the permitting requirements, the accuracy and completeness of all information and analyses, timely submission, satisfaction of safety and review requirements, and compliance with 14 C.F.R. Parts 413, 437, and related provisions.
