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CS 31GB.28 Tethered flight loads

ED Decision 2011/012/R

(a)     The effects of the loads associated with tethered flight on the balloon’s components and any additional equipment (if required) must be considered in the design.

(b)     The tethered restraint system must be designed so that any single failure will not jeopardise the safety of the occupants, the balloon and or third parties.

(c)      Operational limitations, associated to tethered flight, must be established and recorded in the Flight Manual. (See CS 31GB.81(b)(2))