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This Subpart prescribes rules governing the issue of a special flight permit for an aircraft.
The following special flight permits for an aircraft are granted by the Director under section 75 of the Act in accordance with the applicable requirements of this Subpart:
(1) special flight permit:
(2) special flight permit—continuing authorisation.
An applicant for the grant of a special flight permit must complete 1 of the following forms as appropriate and submit it to the Director with a payment of the application fee prescribed by regulations made under the Act—
(1) the approved CAA form for a special flight permit:
(2) the approved CAA form for a special flight permit— continuing authorisation.
(a) The Director may issue a special flight permit for an aircraft if the Director is satisfied that—
(1) the applicable certification requirements under this Subpart are met; and
(2) in spite of any failure of the aircraft to meet applicable airworthiness and maintenance requirements prescribed in this Part or any other civil aviation rule, the level of safety is adequate for any of the following purposes:
(i) flying the aircraft to a base where maintenance is to be performed, or to a point of storage:
(ii) flight testing of a new aircraft by the holder of a manufacturing organisation certificate issued in accordance with Part 148:
(iii) evacuating the aircraft from an area of impending danger.
(b) The Director may issue a special flight permit—continuing authorisation for an aircraft type if the Director is satisfied that the applicable certification requirements under this Subpart are met and the level of safety is adequate for the purposes for which an aircraft is to be operated.
(c) The Director may specify in a special flight permit the purpose of the permit and any associated conditions and limitations for the operation of the aircraft.
(a) A special flight permit for an aircraft remains in force for the period specified in the permit if the aircraft remains a New Zealand registered aircraft, unless the permit is suspended or revoked by the Director.
(b) A special flight permit—continuing authorisation for an aircraft type remains in force for the period specified in the permit unless the permit is suspended or revoked by the Director.
An applicant for the grant of a special flight permit for an aircraft must provide the Director with—
(1) details of—
(i) the purpose of the flight; and
(ii) the proposed itinerary; and
(iii) the crew members required to operate the aircraft and its equipment; and
(iv) any non-compliance with any applicable airworthiness or maintenance requirement; and
(v) any restriction that may be necessary for the safe operation of the aircraft; and
(2) any other information the Director may require; and
(3) evidence that the aircraft is a New Zealand registered aircraft and, in accordance with Part 47, displays an identification plate and an approved form of aircraft marking; and
(4) evidence that the aircraft is identified by a means specified in Subpart Q.
An applicant for the grant of a special flight permit—continuing authorisation for an aircraft type must provide the Director with—
(1) a statement to confirm that the operation of any aircraft under the special flight permit is for the purpose of flight testing under a manufacturing organisation certificate issued in accordance with Part 148; and
(2) details of the aircraft type; and
(3) details of the manufacturing organisation’s procedures for ensuring that each flight test is carried out safely; and
(4) any other information the Director may require.
