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AD/BAL/8 Amdt 1 - Instruments in Hot Air Balloons

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This Directive requires hot‑air balloons that do not operate under an approved maintenance system to have all flight instruments checked and calibrated per the instrument manufacturer’s instructions at intervals no greater than three years. It targets owners/operators (who bear the cost and scheduling) and closes a regulatory gap by making periodic calibration an enforceable maintenance obligation, using manufacturers’ specifications as the compliance standard.

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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AD/BAL/8

Amdt 1

Instruments in Hot Air Balloons 9/90

Applicability: All balloons for which a system of maintenance has not been approved pursuant to CAR 38(3).

Requirement: Carry out a calibration check of all instruments in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions/specifications.

Compliance: At intervals not exceeding three years.

Background: Whilst CAR 2 definition of “aircraft” covers balloons, these aircraft do not have a major inspection requirement nor are ambient or envelope temperature indicators currently addressed.

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