Special Conditions: Robinson Helicopter Company, Model Robinson R66, Visual Flight Rules Autopilot and Stability Augmentation System (AP/SAS 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 November 20, 2019 for Robinson Helicopters. System: flight controls.
What it applies to
- Applicant
- Robinson Helicopters
- Makes
- Robinson
- Models
- —
- Published
- November 20, 2019
- Effective
- December 22, 2019
- 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 R66 helicopter. This helicopter will have a novel or unusual design feature associated with installation of the autopilot and stability augmentation system (AP/SAS 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 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.