Part 9DROPPING THINGS FROM AIRCRAFT

CHAPTER 9 DROPPING THINGS FROM AIRCRAFT

9.01 Purpose

For subregulation 131.310 (2), this Chapter prescribes the kinds of things (including a parachutist) that may be dropped from a Part 131 aircraft.

Note Regulation 91.055 (aircraft not to be operated in manner that creates a hazard) applies to a Part 131 aircraft.

9.02 What may be dropped

(1) Subject to subsection (2), the following things may be dropped from a Part 131 aircraft:

(a) ballast in the form of fine sand or water;

(b) competition markers and wind indicators;

(c) a parachutist, when dropped in accordance with the requirements of Part 105 — Parachuting from aircraft, of CASR;

(d) substances or objects in accordance with subsection (2).

(2) For paragraph (1) (d), the substance or object to be dropped or released:

(a) must be carried:

(i) inside the aircraft; or

(ii) in a manner specified in the AFM; or

(iii) in a manner specified in an engineering order issued under Part 21 of CASR; or

(iv) in a manner set out in the operator’s exposition or operations manual; and

(b) when dropped, must not:

(i) damage any part of the aircraft; or

(ii) affect the operation of any part of the aircraft; and

(c) for objects only — must be such that the size to weight ratio of each individual object to be dropped ensures that, when released, the object immediately drops away from the aircraft.