21.A.709 Application for approval of flight conditions — Annex I, Initial Airworthiness

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21.A.709Application for approval of flight conditions

(a)Pursuant to point 21.A.707(c) and when the applicant has not been granted the privilege to approve the flight conditions, an application for approval of the flight conditions shall be made:

1.when approval of the flight conditions is related to the safety of the design, to the Agency in a form and manner established by the Agency; or

2.when approval of the flight conditions is not related to the safety of the design, to the competent authority in a form and manner established by that authority.

(b)Each application for approval of the flight conditions shall include:

1.the proposed flight conditions;

2.the documentation supporting these conditions; and

3.a declaration that the aircraft is capable of safe flight under the conditions or restrictions of point 21.A.708(b).

IR · 21.A.709 — Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 · Initial Airworthiness Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Nov 2025

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AMC1 21.A.709(b)Application for the approval of flight conditions

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SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTATION SUPPORTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FLIGHT CONDITIONS The applicant should submit, together with the application, the documentation required by point 21.A.709(b) with the approval form (EASA Form 18B) defined below, completed with all the relevant information. The same approval form (EASA Form 18B) should be used when the application is submitted by a DOA holder that does not have the privilege to approve flight conditions or when it has such a privilege, but the respective flight conditions are outside the approved scope of work. If the complete set of data is not available at the time of application, the missing elements can be provided later. In such cases, the approval form should be provided only when all the data is available, to allow the applicant to make the statement required in block of the form.

FLIGHT CONDITIONS FOR A PERMIT TO FLY – APPROVAL FORM
1. Applicant [Name of organisation providing the flight conditions and associated substantiations]	2. Approval form No: Issue: [Number and issue, for traceability purpose]
3. Aircraft manufacturer/type	4. Serial number(s)
5. Purpose [Purpose in accordance with 21.A.701(a)]
6. Aircraft configuration The above aircraft for which a permit to fly is requested is defined in [add reference to the document(s) identifying the configuration of the aircraft] [For change(s) affecting the initial approval form: description of change(s). This form must be re-issued]
7. Substantiations [References to the document(s) justifying that the aircraft (as described in 6.) can perform the intended flight(s) safely under the defined conditions or restrictions.] [For change(s) affecting the initial approval form: reference(s) to additional substantiation(s). This form must be re-issued]
8. Conditions/Restrictions The above aircraft must be used with the following conditions or restrictions: [Details of these conditions/restrictions, or reference to relevant document, including specific maintenance instructions and conditions to perform these instructions]
9. Statement The flight conditions have been established and justified in accordance with 21.A.708. The aircraft as defined in block 6 above has no features and characteristics making it unsafe for the intended operation under the identified conditions and restrictions.
[when approved under a privilege of an approved organisation] 10. Approved under [ORGANISATION APPROVAL NUMBER]’
11. Date of issue	12. Name and signature [Authorised signatory]
[when not approved under a privilege of an approved organisation] 13. Approval and date [the appropriate approval: EASA, competent authority]

EASA Form 18B Issue 3 When the flight conditions are approved under a privilege, this form should be used by the approved organisation to document the approval.

AMC · AMC1 21.A.709(b) — Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 · ED Decision 2021/001/R · Initial Airworthiness Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Nov 2025