VTOL.2000

• n/a found in: Small Category VCA (Revision 0) SC-VTOL (Oct 2024)

VTOL.2000 n/a (a) This Special Condition prescribes airworthiness standards for the issuance of the type certificate, and changes to this type certificate, for a person-carrying vertical take-off and landing (VTOL)-capable aircraft in the small category. This Special Condition is applicable to aircraft with lift/thrust units used to generate powered lift and control and with more than two lift/thrust units used to provide lift during vertical take-off or landing. (b) For the purposes of this Special Condition, the following definition applies: (1) ‘commercial air transport’ means an aircraft operation to transport passengers, cargo or mail for remuneration or other valuable consideration; (2) ‘congested area’ means in relation to a city, town or settlement, any area which is substantially used for residential, commercial or recreational purposes; (3) ‘continued safe flight and landing’ means an aircraft is capable of continued controlled flight and landing at a vertiport, possibly using emergency procedures, without requiring exceptional piloting skill or strength; (4) ‘controlled emergency landing’ means an aircraft is capable of performing a controlled landing, possibly using emergency procedures, without requiring exceptional piloting skill or strength. Upon landing, some aircraft damage may occur; (5) ‘normal flight envelope’ means the flight envelope associated with routine operational and/or prescribed conditions; (6) ‘operational flight envelope’ means the flight envelope associated with warning onset; (7) ‘limit flight envelope’ means the flight envelope associated with aircraft design limits or protection limits; (8) ‘vertiport’ means an area of land, water, or structure used or intended to be used for the landing and take-off of VTOL-capable aircraft, and for the movement of VTOL-capable aircraft. (c) This Special Condition applies to aircraft that are not pressurised. (d) This Special Condition applies to aircraft with a VNO ≤ 250 knots calibrated airspeed (KCAS).