Light Aircraft Manufacturers
Association Of Canada
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Transport Canada Telephone: (613) 990-1034 E-mail: recavsf@tc.gc.ca |
Subpart 49 - Amateur-built Aircraft
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AMATEUR BUILT RULES IN CANADA Requirements 549.01 A person who intends to construct an aircraft and obtain, under paragraph 507.03(b), a special certificate of airworthiness in the amateur-built category in respect of the aircraft must (a) before starting construction, (i) inform the Minister of the intention to construct the aircraft, (ii) show that the aircraft design meets the standards specified in Chapter 549 of the Airworthiness Manual, and (iii) show that the major portion of the aircraft will be constructed from raw material and assembled on a non-commercial, non-production basis for educational or recreational purposes; and (b) during construction and again before the first flight, make the aircraft available to the Minister for inspection. 501.01 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the owner of a Canadian aircraft, other than an ultra-light aeroplane, shall submit to the Minister an Annual Airworthiness Information Report in respect of the aircraft, in the form and manner specified in Chapter 501 of the Airworthiness Manual, either as (a) an individual report; or(b) where approved in conformity with Chapter 501 of the Airworthiness Manual, a consolidated fleet report.(2) The submission of the Annual Airworthiness Information Report is not required where the aircraft is out of service and its owner (a) reports, in the form and manner specified in Chapter 501 of the Airworthiness Manual, that the aircraft is out of service and is expected to remain out of service for one or more of the reporting periods for which an Annual Airworthiness Information Report would otherwise be required; and(b) notifies the Minister forthwith when that aircraft is brought back into service.Information to Be Reported 501.02 The owner of a Canadian aircraft shall provide in the Annual Airworthiness Information Report the information on the characteristics of the aircraft and on the maintenance of its airworthiness that is specified in Chapter 501 of the Airworthiness Manual. Reporting Schedule 501.03 The owner of a Canadian aircraft shall submit the Annual Airworthiness Information Report to the Minister by not later than the anniversary of the day on which the aircraft's flight authority was issued or another date agreed on, beforehand, by the owner and the Minister.
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