- acceptable means of compliance (AMC)
means non-binding standards adopted by the Agency to illustrate means to establish compliance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 and its delegated and implementing acts;
- aerobatic flight
means an intentional manoeuvre involving an abrupt change in a sailplane's attitude, an abnormal attitude or abnormal acceleration, not necessary for normal flight or for instruction for licences, certificates or ratings other than the aerobatic rating;
- aircraft flight manual (AFM)
means the document containing the applicable and approved operating limitations and information with respect to the sailplane;
- alternative means of compliance (AltMoC)
means those means that propose an alternative to an existing AMC or those that propose new means to establish compliance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 and its delegated and implementing acts for which no associated AMC have been adopted by the Agency;
- assessment of competence
means the demonstration of skill, knowledge and attitude for the initial issue, revalidation or renewal of an instructor or examiner certificate;
- commercial operation
means any operation of a sailplane, 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;
- competition flight
means any air operation with a sailplane performed for the purposes of participating in air races or contests, including practising for such operation and flying to and from air races or contests;
- conversion report
means a report on the basis of which a licence may be converted into a Part-SFCL licence.
- crew member
means a person assigned by an operator to perform duties on board the sailplane, when not the pilot-in-command himself or herself, under the authority of the pilot-in-command;
- critical phases of flight
means take-off run, take-off flight path, final approach, missed approach, landing, including landing roll, and any other phases of flight which the pilot-in-command determines as critical for the safe operation of the sailplane;
- cross-country flight
means a flight outside the line of sight or distance defined by the competent authority from the field of departure using standard navigation procedures.
- dangerous goods
means articles or substances which are capable of posing a risk to health, safety, property or the environment and which are shown in the list of dangerous goods in the technical instructions or which are classified according to those instructions;
- dry lease agreement
means an agreement between undertakings pursuant to which the sailplane is operated under the responsibility of the lessee;
- 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;
- engine
means a device used or intended to be used for powered sailplane propulsion;
- flight time
means:
- flying display
means any air operation with a sailplane performed for the purposes of providing an exhibition or entertainment at an advertised event open to the public, including practising for such operation and flying to and from the advertised event;
- introductory flight
means any air operation with a sailplane 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;
- national licence
means a pilot licence issued by a Member State in accordance with national legislation before the date of application of Annex III (Part-SFCL) to this Regulation or of Annex I (Part-FCL) to Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011;
- night
means the period between the end of evening civil twilight and the beginning of morning civil twilight.
- operating site
means a site, other than an aerodrome, selected by the pilot-in-command or the operator for landing or take-off;
- Part-SFCL licence
means a flight crew licence which complies with the requirements of Annex III (Part-SFCL) to this Regulation;
- pilot-in-command (PIC)
means the pilot designated as being in command and charged with the safe conduct of the flight;
- powered sailplane
means a sailplane equipped with one or more engines having, with engine(s) inoperative, the characteristics of a sailplane;
- principal place of business
means the head office or registered office of an operator of a sailplane within which the principal financial functions and operational control of the activities referred to in this Regulation are exercised;
- proficiency check
means the demonstration of skill for the purpose of complying with the recency requirements as established in this Regulation, and including oral examinations as may be required;
- psychoactive substances
means alcohol, opioids, cannabinoids, sedatives and hypnotics, cocaine, other psychostimulants, hallucinogens, and volatile solvents, with the exception of caffeine and tobacco;
- 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;
- sailplane specialised operation
means any operation, which can be commercial or non-commercial, with a sailplane the main purpose of which is not associated with typical sport and recreational operations, but parachute operations, news media flights, television or movie flights, flying display or similar specialised activities;
- skill test
means the demonstration of skill for the purpose of issuing a licence or rating, or extension of a privilege, including oral examinations as may be required;
- solo flight
means a flight during which a student pilot is the sole occupant of an aircraft;
- technical instructions
means the latest effective edition of the ‘Technical instructions for the safe transport of dangerous goods by air’, including the supplement and any addenda, published by ICAO in document 9284-AN/905;