CASR Part 22 - Airworthiness standards for sailplanes and powered sailplanes

Part 22 of CASR was developed to specify the airworthiness standards for sailplanes, such as gliders and powered sailplanes (such as motorised gliders):

• utility category sailplanes and powered sailplanes - intended for normal soaring flight including limited acrobatic operation
• acrobatic category sailplanes and powered sailplanes - intended for acrobatic operation.

Who Part 22 affects

• design sailplanes and powered sailplanes to be used in the Australian aviation environment
• design modifications and repairs for sailplanes and powered sailplanes.

Regulations

Current regulation

Part 22 can be found in volume 1 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998. Note that recent amendments to this Part may be listed in the Unincorporated Amendments.

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Part 22 history

The Part 22 history includes the Standards Development activities conducted in relation to Part 22.

View the Key Proposals for the initial development of Part 22.