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What are the EASA regulations?
The principal objective of Regulation (EU) No 2018/1139 (commonly referred to as “EASA Basic Regulation”) is to establish and maintain a high uniform level of civil aviation safety in Europe by implementing common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing an independent European Aviation Safety Agency …
What is mandatory for pilots between flights?
Each flight crewmember must have a minimum of eight hours of rest in any 24-hour period that includes flight time. That calculation must be based on the actual conditions on the day of departure regardless of whether the length of the flight is longer or shorter than the originally scheduled flight time.
How many hours can a pilot legally fly?
Cumulative Limitations The rules limit pilots to a maximum of 60 hours of flight duty per week, defined as 168 consecutive hours. In any consecutive 28-day period, a pilot cannot exceed 290 hours, of which no more than 100 can be flight time.
What’s the difference between EASA and FAA Light sport aircraft?
Both EASA and the FAA have a definition of Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) that is very similar, but how they have chosen to certify the aircraft is completely different. Firstly let’s take a look at the definition. EASA Definition for Light Sport Aircraft A Maximum Take-Off Mass of not more than 600 kg
What are the requirements for an EASA aircraft?
In EASA Basic regulation (EU) 2018/1139 states that these aircraft must meet the following requirements: 1 Stall speed not exceeding 35 knots 2 no more than two seats 3 MTOW not exceeding the below weights More
What kind of regulations does the FAA have?
In order to achieve this, the FAA has set out a decisive set of regulations known simply as the Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs).
Can a member state opt out of EASA?
An amendment in the above referenced regulation allows member states to opt-out of EASA regulation of 450 – 600 kg aircraft. In practice this meaning that member states if they opted-out would be permitted to allow Ultralights in their own territory up to 600 kg.
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