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Special conditions

Special Conditions; Ballistic Recovery Systems Cirrus SR-20 Installation

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 October 15, 1997 for Cirrus Design. System: emergency equipment.

What it applies to

Applicant
Cirrus Design
Makes
Cirrus
Models
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Published
October 15, 1997
Effective
November 16, 1997
The FAA's document
On the FAA's site

The FAA's summary their words, unchanged

These special conditions are being issued to become part of the type certification basis for the Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc., (BRS) parachute recovery system installed in the Cirrus SR-20 Model airplane. This system is referred to as the General Aviation Recovery Device (GARD). Airplanes modified to use this system will incorporate novel or unusual design features for which the applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards. These special conditions contain the additional airworthiness standards that the Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of safety equivalent to the original certification basis for these airplanes.

Source: FAA special conditions (final) from the Dynamic Regulatory System; the Federal Register carries the same notices.