Special Conditions: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited, Model Bell 505, \nVisual 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 February 18, 2020 for Bell Helicopter Textron, INC.. System: flight controls.
What it applies to
- Applicant
- Bell Helicopter Textron, INC.
- Makes
- Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited
- Models
- —
- Published
- February 18, 2020
- Effective
- February 18, 2020
- The FAA's document
- On the FAA's site
The FAA's summary their words, unchanged
These special conditions are issued for the Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited (BHTCL) Bell Model 505 helicopter. This helicopter as modified by S-TEC 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.