A Flight Standards District Office, or FSDO, usually pronounced FIZ-doe, is a region

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al office of the United States Federal Aviation Administration

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. There are about 82 such regional offices nationwide.

Purpose

The Flight Standards District Offices particularly concentrate on enforcement of United States

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 Federal Aviation

Aviation

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regulations.

Contact a Flight Standards District Office for:

* Low-flying aircraft
* Accident Reporting
* Air carrier certification and operations
* Aircraft maintenance
* Aircraft operational issues
* Aircraft permits
* Airmen certification (licensing) for pilots, mechanics, repairmen, dispatchers, and parachute riggers
* Certification and modification issues
* Enforcement of Airmen & Aircraft Regulations