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21.A.708 Flight conditions

Annex I · Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 · EAR revision 27 Nov 2025

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21.A.708Flight conditions

Flight conditions include:

(a)the configuration(s) for which the permit to fly is requested, including, for unmanned aircraft, the configuration of the CMU that is used to control the aircraft;

(b)any condition or restriction necessary for the safe operation of the aircraft, including:

1.the conditions or restrictions put on itineraries or airspace, or both, required for the flight(s);

2.any conditions or restrictions put on the flight crew to fly the aircraft, in addition to those defined in Appendix XII to this Annex I (Part 21);

3.the restrictions regarding carriage of persons other than flight crew;

4.the operating limitations, specific procedures or technical conditions to be met;

5.the specific flight test programme (if applicable);

6.the specific continuing airworthiness arrangements including maintenance instructions and regime under which they will be performed;

7.for unmanned aircraft, specific arrangements and instructions for the operation and the continuing airworthiness of the UAS or of the CMU;

(c)the substantiation that the aircraft is capable of safe flight under the conditions or restrictions of point (b);

(d)the method used for the control of the aircraft configuration, including, for unmanned aircraft, the configuration of the CMU that is used to control the aircraft, in order to remain within the established conditions.

IR · 21.A.708 — Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2024/1108 · Initial Airworthiness Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Nov 2025

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GM 21.A.708(b)(6)Continuing airworthiness

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In most cases a simple reference to existing maintenance requirements will suffice for aircraft that have a temporarily invalid C of A. For other aircraft it will have to be proposed by the applicant as part of the flight conditions. For approved organisations they can be included in their procedures.

GM · GM 21.A.708(b)(6) — Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 · ED Decision 2012/020/R · Initial Airworthiness Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Nov 2025

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GM 21.A.708(d)Control of aircraft configuration

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The applicant should establish a method for the control of any change or repair made to the aircraft, for changes and repairs that do not invalidate the conditions established for the permit to fly. All other changes should be approved in accordance with 21.A.713 and when necessary a new permit to fly should be issued in accordance with 21.A.711.

GM · GM 21.A.708(d) — Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 · ED Decision 2012/020/R · Initial Airworthiness Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Nov 2025

All rules in SECTION A — TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 27 Nov 2025, 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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