1. CONCEPT REQUIREMENTS IN : LICENSE / MEDICAL / CERTIFICATION / TRAINING / AIRWORTHINESS WILL INCREASE WITH : - SAFETY NEED (FOR PILOT / PAX / THIRD PARTY ON GROUND. - AIRSPACE, OPERATION - AIRCRAFT (MTOM,, COMPLEXITY)

2. STEPS WILL NOT BE LINKED : Example : REQUIREMENTS FOR HEAVIER CLASS SOLO CAN BE SAME OR LESS THAN THE LIGHTEST CLASS WITH PAX. MEDICAL REQUIREMENT CAN BE LINKED TO AGE AND PAX NUMBER RATHER THAN ACFT CATEGORY.

3. ACFT DON’T MAKE THOUSANDS OF EXISTING ACFT FLYING UNDER « GRANDFATHER’s RIGHT » JUST BECAUSE OF RULEMAKING. CLEARLY DEFINE THE BASICS OF AN ACFT CLASS, SO EVERY ACFT WILL BE IN HIS « NATURAL » CATEGORY. CLEARLY DEFINE A CLASS :EMPTY WEIGHT, MTOW, Vso, max hp, EQUIPMENT (retractable gear, prop pitch, etc.) EASY TRANSITION OF EXISTING ACFT INTO THE CATEGORY THE OWNER CHOOSES. (also for license)

4. EXAMPLES OF STEPS : Safety needs : alone / 1 pax / more pax Weight limits :risk to third party Power / Maximum Speed / Stall speed / Complexity : steps in « non complex acft » to be defined ? Airspace : Non radio airspace / controled airspace / English ATC airspace Ops : Day VFR/ night VFR / IMC rating / IFR Answers to safety needs will go through increasing requirements in : License Training Maintenance Medical Equipment (nav, com, strobe light, BRS,etc) Language proficiency Radio LIMITATIONS (Vso, Vcruise, V max, fuel, hp, Empty weight, wing load,…)

5. Driving license medical If pilot over 65. Class 2 ICAO 450 / 472 kg FAI UL No medical No pax 1 pax 600 kg « LSA » With or without pax 850 kg « VLA » POWERED FIX WINGS / ROTARY WINGS : MEDICALS General Physician 2000 kg No medicalSingle seater Driving license or GP Medical if pilot over 65 « part 103-like » UL, foot- launched…

6. + Pax endorsement 450 / 472 kg FAI UL UL licenseNo pax on board 1 pax on board 600 kg « LSA » No pax on board 1 pax on board 850 kg ? « VLA » POWERED FIX WINGS / ROTARY WINGS : LICENSES Sport license Pax endorsement included in license 2000 kg ? Single seater No License + Pax endorsement Pilot log-book Not mandatory. Pilot may record his flying hours If he wants to take credit of his Flying time to Access a upper Category. Pilot log-book « part 103-like » UL, foot- launched…

7. + Pax endorsement 450 / 472 kg FAI UL UL license No pax on board 1 pax on board 600 kg « LSA » No pax on board 1 pax on board 850 kg ? « VLA » POWERED FIX WINGS / ROTARY WINGS : TRAINING Sport license LSA Pax endorsement included in license 2000 kg ? Single seater No License + Pax endorsement Pax endorsement included in license No minimum required Training hours N/A 30 hours 5 if UL license 30 hours 10 if « Sport license LSA » or « UL license » 45 hours 10 if UL license MTOM « part 103-like » UL, foot- launched…

8. 450 / 472 kg FAI UL 600 kg « LSA » 850 kg « VLA » POWERED FIX WINGS / ROTARY WINGS : OPS 2000 kg « part 103-like » UL, foot- launched… DAY VFR + VFR special DAY + NIGHT VFR / IFR Banners Hang gliders UL-gliders Towing: « part 103 » gliders Hang gliders MTOM DAY VFR (+ NIGHT VFR / IFR if certified engine) DAY VFR (+ NIGHT VFR if certified engine) DAY VFR Ops: Banners Hang gliders UL-gliders LSA-gliders Banners Hang gliders UL-gliders LSA-gliders VLA gliders No restriction

9. 450 / 472 kg FAI UL 600 kg « LSA » 850 kg « VLA » POWERED FIX WINGS / ROTARY WINGS : OPS 2000 kg DAY VFR + VFR special DAY + NIGHT VFR / IFR Airspace MTOM DAY VFR (+ NIGHT VFR / IFR if certified engine) DAY VFR (+ NIGHT VFR if certified engine) DAY VFR Ops: Lower airspace No restriction INTL flight English proficiency checked English proficiency checked if in K airspace? English or local language of overflown country if in ctl airspace Nordo and outside of ctl airspace : no language skill required for any country Non-controled Lower airspace « part 103-like » UL, foot- launched…

10. 450 / 472 kg FAI UL 600 kg « LSA » 850 kg « VLA » POWERED FIXED / ROTARY WINGS : MAINTENANCE & CERTIFICATION 2000 kg maintenance MTOM Under owner responsability Owner produced parts Certification EASA Certification: Declarative under manufacturer (homebuilt or factory producted) responsability. Modification : Declarative under manufacturer (homebuilt or factory producted) responsability National CAA : Declarative under manufacturer responsability. NIL « part 103-like » UL, foot- launched…