(1) This instrument is the Part 21 Manual of Standards Instrument 2016.
(2) This instrument may be cited as the Part 21 Manual of Standards.
1.10 Definitions
In this instrument:
Australian Sport Rotorcraft Association Gyroplane Specifications (Australia) means the specifications for gyroplanes published by the Australian Sport Rotorcraft Association and as in force from time to time.
BCAR Part 31 – balloons (Britain) means Part 31 of the British Civil Airworthiness Requirements published by the Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom and as in force from time to time.
BCAR Q
– airships (Britain)
means Section Q of the British Civil Airworthiness Requirements published by the Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom and as in force from time to time.
BCAR Section S (Britain) means Section S of the British Civil Airworthiness
Requirements published by the Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom and as in force from time to time.
BCAR Section T (Britain) means Section T of the British Civil Airworthiness
Requirements published by the Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom and as in force from time to time.
BFU
-95
(Germany)
means the standard for ultralight aircraft published by German Aero Club e. V. as in force from time to time.
CAO
101.54
– balloons (Australia)
means Civil Aviation Order 101.54 as in force from time to time.
CS-LSA (EASA) means the Certification Specifications for Light Sport Aeroplanes published by EASA and as in force from time to time.
CS-VLA (EASA) means the Certification Specifications for Very Light Aeroplanes published by EASA and as in force from time to time.
DS 1014E (Canada) means the Design Standards for Advanced Ultra-light Aeroplanes published by the Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association of Canada and as in force from time to time.
EUROCAE means the European Organisation for Civil Aviation Equipment.
FAA AC 21.17-1A – airships (USA) means the advisory circular AC 21.17-1A – Type Certification – Airships published by the Federal Aviation Authority of the United States of America on 25 September 1992 and as in force from time to time.
FAR Part 31 – balloons (USA) means Part 31 of the FARs as in force from time to time.
JAR VLA (Joint Aviation Authorities) means the Joint Aviation Requirements for Very Light Airplanes published by the Joint Aviation Authorities of Europe and as in force from time to time.
LFT-UL (Germany) means the German standard LTF-UL for microlight aircraft issued by Luftfahrt-Bundesamt and as in force from time to time.
PICA 26 (Australia) means the PICA 26 design criteria published by CASA and as in force from time to time.
RTCA means RTCA, Inc.
UL/2 PT2 (Czech Republic) means the design standards for aerodynamically controlled mircrolight aircraft published by Light Aircraft Association of the Czech Republic and as in force from time to time.
Part 2 — Type certificates and type acceptance certificates
Part 3 — Provisional type certificates
Part 4 — Changes to type certificates
Part 5 — Supplemental type certificates
Part 6 — Production under type certificates
Part 7 — Production certificates
Part 8 — Certificates of airworthiness (except provisional certificates of airworthiness) and special flight permits
8.1 Light sport aircraft — standards for design, performance or continuing airworthiness
(1) For the definition of LSA standards in paragraph 21.172 (b) of CASR, a standard for the design, performance or continuing airworthiness of a class of light sport aircraft mentioned in column 2 of an item of the table to subsection (2) is prescribed for the class of light sport aircraft mentioned in column 3 of the item.
(2) A standard for the design, performance or continuing airworthiness of a class of light sport aircraft mentioned in column 2 of item 2 of the table is prescribed for the class of light sport aircraft mentioned in column 3 of the item, only if the standard is used for the modification or repair of a light sport aircraft constructed to the standard.