Special Conditions: Eclipse, EA500, Certification of Autothrottle Functions
Special conditions are rules the FAA writes for one design when the standard certification rules do not cover something new about it. These were published September 18, 2013 for Innovative Solutions and Support. System: instruments and avionics.
What it applies to
- Applicant
- Innovative Solutions and Support
- Makes
- Eclipse Aviation
- Models
- —
- Published
- September 18, 2013
- Effective
- September 10, 2013
- The FAA's document
- On the FAA's site
The FAA's summary their words, unchanged
These special conditions are issued for the Eclipse EA500 airplane. This airplane as modified by Innovative Solutions and Support (IS&S) will have a novel or unusual design feature(s) associated with the autothrottle system (ATS). The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for this design feature. These special conditions contain the additional safety standards that the Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of safety equivalent to that established by the existing airworthiness standards.
Source: FAA special conditions (final) from the Dynamic Regulatory System; the Federal Register carries the same notices.