APPENDIX IAPPENDIX I

APPENDIX I

HOT AIR BALLOONS — HEATER ENDURANCE TEST

1 HEATER AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT

1.1 General

(a) This Appendix describes an acceptable means of demonstrating compliance with the requirement of subparagraph 3.3 of this section in the case of heaters which are provided with controls which have a means of modulating power output. The test will need to be modified for heaters with other types of controls.
(b) The test shall be conducted such that the complete heater system including the burner unit, controls, fuel lines, fuel cells, regulators, control valves and other related equipment are substantiated. Each element of the system must be installed and tested so as to simulate the actual balloon installation. The system shall complete the prescribed test without failure or malfunction

1.2 Heater System Test

(a) The test is to be so conducted such that the block of cycles in (b) is repeated 10 times.
(b) Each block is to consist of the following spectrum:

Segment Power Setting Number of Duration of

(% maximum design cycles cycles

output) (seconds)

1 100 80 5

2 50 200 10

3 30 300 10

4 20 360 10

5 100 1 900

Note 1: Each segment is to be conducted in the sequence tabulated above.

Note 2: The test may be interrupted if necessary.

Note 3: Each cycle of each segment is to be repeated at the following intervals:

(a) power setting of 100% — not less than 100 seconds after the completion of the preceding cycle;

(b) power setting of less than 100% — not less than 50 seconds after the completion of the preceding cycle.

Note 4: Each block of test cycles, i.e., the spectrum defined in (b), is to be commenced at an interval of not less than 1 hour from the completion of the previous block.

Note 5: The burner is to be inspected for defects at the conclusion of each of the 10 blocks. Evidence of any defect or malfunction is to be regarded as a failure.

APPENDIX II

FLIGHT MANUAL

1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 This Appendix describes an acceptable method for presenting the data for the flight manual.

1.2 The content of the manual shall be based on data determined in accordance with the requirements of this section, on manufacturer’s specifications and procedures and on such other data as are specified or approved by CASA.

1.3 The manual shall be in the English language.

1.4 If a flight manual is to be prepared specially for use in Australia, the data it contains should, where practicable, be presented in the following units:

weights kilograms

balloon dimensions millimetres

distance (e.g., landing) metres

fluid quantities (e.g., liquids: fuel and oil) litres

speeds knots

altitudes and vertical distances feet

rates of climb feet/minute

pressure kilopascals

temperatures degrees Celsius

1.4.1 If a quantity expressed as a unit on the face of an aircraft instrument is to be presented in the flight manual for a balloon, it must be presented using the same system of unit as on the instrument.

1.5 The manual shall have a protective cover and shall be in such a form as can be readily amended.

1.6 The manual shall be specifically identified and this identification shall appear on each page of the manual together with the date of issue of that page. Each page shall be marked or otherwise identified as being approved by CASA, except section 7, the contents of which are separately approved by a weight control officer or other authorised person.

1.7 The flight manual may form part of another manual.

2 CONTENTS OF FLIGHT MANUAL

2.1 The manual shall comprise the following distinct sections and each section shall be clearly identified and separated from each other section.

Section 1 — General

Section 2 — Limitations

Section 3 — Normal procedures