Article 3 - Air operations

• Regulation (EU) 2018/1976 found in: Sailplane Rule Book - Part-SAO Part-SFCL CS-22 (Nov 2022)

Article 3 - Air operations Regulation (EU) 2018/1976 1. Operators of sailplanes shall operate the sailplanes in accordance with the requirements set out in Annex II. The first subparagraph shall not apply to design or production organisations which comply with Articles 8 and 9, respectively, of Commission Regulation (EU) No 748/2012[[8]](#_ftn8) and which operate the sailplane, within the scope of their privileges, for the purposes of the introduction or modification of sailplane types. 2. In accordance with point (a) of Article 30(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 operators of sailplanes shall engage in commercial operations only after having declared to the competent authority their capacity and means to discharge the responsibilities associated with the operation of the sailplane. The first subparagraph shall not apply to the following operations with sailplanes: (a) cost-shared operations, provided that the direct costs of the flight of the sailplane and a proportionate part of the annual costs incurred for the storage, insurance and maintenance of the sailplane are shared by the individuals on board; (b) competition flights or flying displays, provided that the remuneration or any other valuable consideration for such flights is limited to the recovery of the direct costs of the flight of the sailplane and a proportionate part of the annual costs incurred for the storage, insurance and maintenance of the sailplane and that any prizes gained do not exceed the value specified by the competent authority; (c) introductory flights, flights for the purposes of parachute dropping, sailplane towing or aerobatic flights performed either by a training organisation having its principal place of business in a Member State and referred to in Article 10a of Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011, or by an organisation created for the purposes of promoting aerial sport or leisure aviation, provided that the organisation operates the sailplane on the basis of either ownership or a dry lease agreement, that the flight does not generate profits distributed outside of the organisation and that such flights represent only a marginal activity of the organisation; (d) training flights, performed by a training organisation having its principal place of business in a Member State and referred to in Article 10a of Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011. --- [[8]](#_ftnref8) Commission Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 of 3 August 2012 laying down implementing rules for the airworthiness and environmental certification of aircraft and related products, parts and appliances, as well as for the certification of design and production organisations (OJ L 224, 21.8.2012, p. 1).