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21.A.710 Approval of flight conditions

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

IRImplementing rule

21.A.710Approval of flight conditions

(a)When approval of the flight conditions is related to the safety of the design, the flight conditions shall be approved by:

1.the Agency; or

2.an appropriately approved design organisation, under the privilege of point 21.A.263(c)(6).

(b)When approval of the flight conditions is not related to the safety of the design, the flight conditions shall be approved by the competent authority, or the appropriately approved organisation that will also issue the permit to fly.

(c)Before approving the flight conditions, the Agency, the competent authority or the approved organisation must be satisfied that the aircraft is capable of safe flight under the specified conditions and restrictions. The Agency or the competent authority may make or require the applicant to make any necessary inspections or tests for that purpose.

IR · 21.A.710 — Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 · Initial Airworthiness Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Nov 2025

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GM 21.A.710Approval of flight conditions

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1.The approval of flight conditions is related to the safety of the design, when: a. the aircraft does not conform to an approved design; or b. an Airworthiness Limitation, a Certification Maintenance Requirement or an Airworthiness Directive has not been complied with; or c. the intended flight(s) are outside the approved envelope; d. the permit to fly is issued for the purpose of 21.A.701(a)(15).

2.Examples when the approval of flight conditions is not related to the safety of the design are: a. production flight testing for the purpose of conformity establishment; b. delivery / export flight of a new aircraft the design of which is approved; c. demonstrating continuing conformity with the standard previously accepted by the Agency for the aircraft or type of aircraft to qualify or re-qualify for a (restricted) certificate of airworthiness.

GM · GM 21.A.710 — 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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