Navigate / EASA

CS 29.679 Control system locks

ED Decision 2003/16/RM

If there is a device to lock the control system with the rotorcraft on the ground or water, there must be means to:

(a) Automatically disengage the lock when the pilot operates the controls in a normal manner, or limit the operation of the rotorcraft so as to give unmistakable warning to the pilot before take-off, and

(b) Prevent the lock from engaging in flight.