Special Conditions: Skyryse, Robinson Helicopter Company Model R66 Helicopter; Static Longitudinal Stability
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 May 6, 2026 for Skyryse, covering the R66. System: flight controls.
What it applies to
- Applicant
- Skyryse
- Makes
- Robinson Helicopter Company
- Models
- R66
- On this site
- Robinson R66 421 registered
- Published
- May 6, 2026
- Effective
- June 5, 2026
- 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, as modified by Skyryse, will have a novel or unusual design feature when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness standards for normal category rotorcraft. This design features a four- axis full authority digital fly-by-wire (FBW) flight control system (FCS), which provides aircraft control through pilot input or coupled autopilot modes. 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.