Some (all !?) CS-VLA aircraft have an EASA "Restricted " Type Certificate. What is “Restricted” here? Is the TC not ICAO-compliant or is it the restriction to VFR or even day VFR?
I think it is a certified aircraft with uncertified components (avionics, engine, prop).
Ask them [email protected]
Just out of curiosity, where can the RESTRICTED comment be found? In the Aquila 210 Type Certificate, I cannot find the wird restricted and it is certified as a VLA: https://www.easa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/dfu/TCDS_EASA_A527_issue_05.pdf
TCDS_EASA_A527_issue_05_pdf
Aquila 210 does not have an RTC. It has a TC.
VLA is fully certified while RTC not. VLA#RTC
Yes the reason I know is the same as Snoopy’s.
As an example in the Discus 2c-FES glider TCDS (p32 and 37)
local copy
E.I General, point 3
Airworthiness Category:
Restricted category (see E.V. Note 6)
Powered Sailplane, JAR 22 – Utility
E.V Notes, note 6
Model Schempp-Hirth Discus-2c FES is only eligible for a Restricted Certificate of Airworthiness as engine and propeller are accepted as part of the aircraft according to PART 21.A.23(c)(2).
Michal wrote:
VLA is fully certified while RTC not. VLA#RTC
So what isn’t “fully certified” in a RTC and what are the practical consequences?
as far as I know I think you can use RTC as any other LSA or part 23 aircraft – training, time building. Some RTCs are even approved for Night flying.
Snoopy wrote:
Ask them [email protected]
So I did and this was the reply:
The references for the legal background for restricted TC are
* the basic regulation EU 2018/1139 and
* Part-21 (Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 as amended with EU 2019/897¬).
According to the basic regulation EU 2018/1139 (Article 18) a restricted TC is issued when the “design of an aircraft does not comply with the essential requirements referred to in Article 9” (annex II) of the same regulation. The conditions for issuance of a TC or an RTC are in part 21. In particular, according to point 21.B.103 of part 21, a TC or an RTC for A/C can be issued when the applicant has demonstrated compliance to the certification basis defined by the Agency. According to 21.B.80, for a TC the certification basis should ensure compliance to the essential requirements in annex II of the basic regulation. While for restricted TC it is sufficient that the A/C certification basis provides a level of safety adequate with regard to the intended use, through the use of restrictions.
Based on the above I try to answer your question:
The answer to question 2 is interesting. That should mean that aircraft with restricted type certificates can’t fly outside EASA-land without permits, just like experimentals and other Permit to Fly aircraft.