Special Conditions: Robinson Helicopter Company Model R22 BETA Helicopter; Installation of Helitrak Autopilot System
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 March 15, 2017 for Robinson Helicopter Company. System: flight controls.
What it applies to
- Applicant
- Robinson Helicopter Company
- Makes
- Robinson
- Models
- —
- Published
- March 15, 2017
- Effective
- March 15, 2017
- The FAA's document
- On the FAA's site
The FAA's summary their words, unchanged
These special conditions are issued for the Robinson Helicopter Company (Robinson) Model R22 BETA helicopter. This helicopter as modified by Helitrak, Incorporated (Helitrak) will have a novel or unusual design feature associated with an autopilot (AP) system. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for this design feature. These special conditions contain the additional safety standards the Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of safety equivalent to that ensured by the existing airworthiness standards.
Source: FAA special conditions (final) from the Dynamic Regulatory System; the Federal Register carries the same notices.