SPO.IDE.H.133 Additional equipment for operations in icing conditions at night – complex motor-powered helicopters

ANNEX VIII (Part-SPO) · Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

IRImplementing rule

SPO.IDE.H.133Additional equipment for operations in icing conditions at night – complex motor-powered helicopters

(a)Helicopters operated in expected or actual icing conditions at night shall be equipped with a means to illuminate or detect the formation of ice.

(b)The means to illuminate the formation of ice shall not cause glare or reflection that would handicap flight crew members in the performance of their duties.

IR · SPO.IDE.H.133 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) No 379/2014 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

All rules in SUBPART D: INSTRUMENTS, DATA AND EQUIPMENT

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 27 Mar 2026, extracted 17 Aug 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.

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