Special Conditions: Airbus Helicopters Model AS350B2 and AS350B3 Helicopters; Installation of Garmin International, Inc., 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 April 12, 2018 for Garmin International, INC.. System: flight controls.
What it applies to
- Applicant
- Garmin International, INC.
- Makes
- Airbus Helicopters
- Models
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- Published
- April 12, 2018
- Effective
- April 12, 2018
- The FAA's document
- On the FAA's site
The FAA's summary their words, unchanged
These special conditions are issued for Airbus Helicopters Model AS350B2 and AS350B3 helicopters. These helicopters as modified by Garmin International, Inc., (Garmin) will have a novel or unusual design feature associated with the Garmin Flight Control (GFC) 600H autopilot with stability and control augmentation system (AP/SCAS). 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.