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AD/PA-36/3 - Pilot Seat Restraint Installation - Modification

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This directive requires owners and operators of Piper PA-36 Pawnee Brave aircraft (agricultural planes used for crop spraying) to install a proper safety harness for the pilot.

What it requires:

Modify the pilot's seat restraint system to fit a safety harness
The installation must follow a design approved by the Secretary (the senior government official responsible for aviation safety)

Who it affects:

Anyone who owns or operates any model of the Piper PA-36 series

When compliance is required:

Before the aircraft can be issued a Certificate of Airworthiness (the legal document allowing the plane to fly)

Why it matters: This ensures pilots are properly secured during turbulence or accidents, reducing the risk of serious injury in these work aircraft.

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

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

View image in the official source Piper PA-36 (Pawnee Brave) Series Aeroplanes

AD/PA-36/3 Pilot Seat Restraint Installation - Modification 11/74

Applicability: All models.

Requirement: Modify the pilot’s seat restraint installation by fitting a safety harness in accordance with a scheme approved by the Secretary.

Compliance: Before issue of a Certificate of Airworthiness.

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