BGA AIRWORTHINESS AND MAITENANCE PROCEDURE
PART 2, LEAFLET 2-4
FLIGHT UNDER 'A CONDITIONS'
INTRODUCTION
ONLY APPLICABLE TO NON EASA AIRCRAFT
1. Whilst Article 8 of the Air Navigation Order 2000 (ANO) requires a Certificate of Airworthiness to be in force whenever an aircraft is flown, Part A to Schedule 3 of the ANO permits an aircraft to be flown, under certain circumstances, without a valid C of A. Flight under these regulations is known as flight under ‘A’ Conditions. The aim of this Leaflet is to describe how ‘A’ Conditions apply to aircraft operated under the BGA's airworthiness approval. A detailed explanation of ‘A’ Conditions requirements is contained in BCAR Section A3-8.
PRIVELEGES OF ‘A’ CONDITIONS
2. Flight under 'A Conditions' is allowed for the purposes of:
a. Qualify for the issue or renewal of a C of A (i.e., a flight test).
b. Carry out a functional test of a previously approved modification.
c. To proceed to or from a place at which any inspection, repair, modification, maintenance approval, test or weighing of, or the installation of equipment in, the aircraft is to take place, or at which the painting of the aircraft is to be undertaken.
APPROVAL OF FLIGHT UNDER ‘A’ CONDITIONS
3. Approval of an aircraft to fly under ‘A’ Conditions may be granted by a suitably type-rated licensed aircraft maintenance engineer or a BGA Chief Engineer or under the authority of BGA CTO subject to a number of restrictions which include:
a. The aircraft and its engines are certified as fit for flight.
b. The aircraft carries the minimum flight crew specified and does NOT carry passengers.
c. The aircraft does not fly over any congested area etc.
CERTIFICATE OF FITNESS FOR FLIGHT
4. A Certificate of Fitness for Flight may be issued before an aircraft is flown under ‘A’ Conditions. The format required of the certificate required is shown in BCAR Section A3-8, but Form BGA 207 may be used for the purpose. The Certificate must be completed in duplicate and one copy kept elsewhere than in the aircraft.
5. A Certificate of Fitness for Flight may be issued by the BGA M3 Chief Engineer, a type rated LAE or a person approved by the CAA or the CTO.

AMP2-4/Nov 05

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