- aeroplane
means an engine-driven fixed-wing aircraft heavier than air that is supported in flight by the dynamic reaction of the air against its wings;
- balloon
means a manned lighter-than-air aircraft which is not power-driven and sustains flight through the use of either a lighter-than-air gas or an airborne heater, including gas balloons, hot-air balloons, mixed balloons and, although power-driven, hot-air airships;’;
- commercial operation
means any operation of an aircraft, in return for remuneration or other valuable consideration, which is available for the public or, when not made available to the public, which is performed under a contract between an operator and a customer, where the latter has no control over the operator;
- electronic flight bag (EFB)
means an electronic information system, comprised of equipment and applications for flight crew, which allows for the storing, updating, displaying and processing of EFB functions to support flight operations or duties;’;
- flight time
means, for aeroplanes, the time between an aircraft first moving from its parking place for the purpose of taking off until it comes to rest on the designated parking position and all engines or propellers are shut down.’;
- helicopter
means a heavier-than-air aircraft supported in flight chiefly by the reactions of the air on one or more power-driven rotors on substantially vertical axes;
- human–machine interface (HMI)
means a component of certain devices that is capable of handling human–machine interactions.
- introductory flight
means any operation against remuneration or other valuable consideration consisting of an air tour of short duration for the purpose of attracting new trainees or new members, performed either by a training organisation referred to in Article 10a of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 or by an organisation created with the aim of promoting aerial sport or leisure aviation;
- minor failure condition
means a failure condition that would not significantly reduce aircraft safety, and which involves flight crew actions that are well within their capabilities;’;
- misuse of substances
means the use of one or more psychoactive substances by flight crew, cabin crew members and other safety-sensitive personnel in a way that:
- portable EFB
means a portable EFB host platform, used on the flight deck, which is not part of the configuration of the certified aircraft;
- portable electronic device (PED)
means any kind of electronic device, typically but not limited to consumer electronics, brought on board the aircraft by crew members, passengers, or as part of the cargo, that is not included in the configuration of the certified aircraft.
- sailplane
means a heavier-than-air aircraft that is supported in flight by the dynamic reaction of the air against its fixed lifting surfaces, the free flight of which does not depend on an engine;
- tethered gas balloon
means a gas balloon with a tether system that continuously anchors the balloon to a fixed point during operation;’;
- type A EFB application
means an EFB application whose malfunction or misuse has no safety effect;
- type B EFB application
means an EFB application: