Part V – Airworthiness Chapter 522 - Gliders and Powered Gliders

Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs) - 2019-1

• Preamble
  • 522.01
• Subchapter A - General 
  • 522.143 - Applicability
  • 522.31 - Glider Categories
• Subchapter B - Flight General
  • 522.21 - Proof of Compliance
  • 522.233 - Load Distribution Limits
  • 522.251 - Weight Limits
  • 522.29 - Empty Weight and Corresponding Centre of Gravity
  • 522.31 - Ballast
• Performance
  • 522.455 - General
  • 522.497 - Stalling Speed
  • 522.51 - Take-off
  • 522.655 - Climb
  • 522.711 - Rate of Descent
  • 522.731 - Descent, High Speed
  • 522.75 - Descent, Approach
• Controllability and Manoeuvrability
  • 522.1431 - General
  • 522.145 - Longitudinal Control
  • 522.147 - Lateral and Directional Control
  • 522.1511 - Aerotowing
  • 522.1521 - Winch-launching and Auto-tow Launching
  • 522.153 - Approach and Landing
  • 522.1553 - Elevator Control Force in Manoeuvres
• Trim
  • 522.161 - Trim
• Stability
  • 522.171 - General
  • 522.173 - Static Longitudinal Stability
  • 522.175 - Demonstration of Static Longitudinal Stability
  • 522.177 - Lateral and Directional Stability
  • 522.1815 - Dynamic Stability
• Stalls
  • 522.201 - Wings Level Stall
  • 522.203 - Turning Flight Stalls
  • 522.207 - Stall Warning
• Spinning
  • 522.221 - General
  • 522.223 - Spiral Dive Characteristics
• Ground Handling Characteristics
  • 522.233 - Directional Stability and Control
• Miscellaneous Flight Requirements
  • 522.251 - Vibration and Buffeting
  • 522.255 - Aerobatic Manoeuvres
• Subchapter C Structure General
  • 522.301 - Loads
  • 522.303 - Factor of Safety
  • 522.305 - Strength and Deformation
  • 522.307 - Proof of Structure
• Flight Loads
  • 522.321 - General
  • 522.331 - Symmetrical Flight Conditions
  • 522.333 - Flight Envelope
  • 522.335 - Design Air Speeds
  • 522.337 - Limit Manoeuvring Load Factors
  • 522.341 - Gust Load Factors
  • 522.345 - Loads with Air Brakes and Wingflaps Extended
  • 522.347 - Unsymmetrical Flight Conditions
  • 522.349 - Rolling Conditions
  • 522.351 - Yawing Conditions
  • 522.361 - Engine Torque
  • 522.363 - Side Load on Engine Mount
  • 522.371 - Gyroscopic Loads
  • 522.375 - Winglets
• Control Surfaces and Systems
  • 522.395 - Control System Loads
  • 522.397 - Loads Resulting from Limit Pilot Forces
  • 522.399 - Dual Control Systems
  • 522.405 - Secondary Control Systems
  • 522.411 - Control System Stiffness and Stretch
  • 522.415 - Ground Gust Conditions
• Horizontal Tail Surfaces
  • 522.421 - Balancing Loads
  • 522.423 - Manoeuvring Loads
  • 522.425 - Gust Loads
  • 522.427 - Unsymmetrical Loads for Powered Glider
• Vertical Tail Surfaces
  • 522.441 - Manoeuvring Load
  • 522.443 - Gust Loads
• Supplementary Conditions for Tail Surfaces
  • 522.447 - Combined Loads on Tail Surfaces
  • 522.449 - Additional Loads Applicable to V-tails
• Ailerons
  • 522.455 - Ailerons
• Ground Loads
  • 522.471 - General
  • 522.473 - Ground Load Conditions and Assumptions
  • 522.477 - Landing Gear Arrangement
  • 522.479 - Level Landing Condition
  • 522.481 - Tail-down Landing Conditions
  • 522.483 - One-wheel Landing Condition
  • 522.485 - Side Load Conditions
  • 522.497 - Tail Skid Impact
  • 522.499 - Supplementary conditions for nose wheels
  • 522.501 - Wing-tip Landing
• Emergency Landing Conditions
  • 522.561 - General
• Towing and Launching Loads
  • 522.581 - Aerotowing
  • 522.583 - Winch-launching
  • 522.585 - Strength of Launching Hook Attachment
• Other Loads
  • 522.591 - Rigging and De-rigging Loads
  • 522.593 - Hand Forces at the Horizontal Tail Surfaces
  • 522.595 - Load on the Attachment Point of the Parachute Ripcord
  • 522.597 - Loads from single masses
• Subchapter D Design and Construction
  • 522.601 - General
  • 522.603 - Materials
  • 522.605 - Fabrication Methods
  • 522.607 - Locking of Connections
  • 522.609 - Protection of Structure
  • 522.611 - Accessibility
  • 522.612 - Provisions for Rigging and De-rigging
  • 522.613 - Material Strength Properties and Design Values
  • 522.619 - Special Factors
  • 522.621 - Casting Factors
  • 522.623 - Bearing Factors
  • 522.625 - Fitting Factors
  • 522.627 - Fatigue Strength
  • 522.629 - Flutter
• Control Surfaces
  • 522.655 - Installation
  • 522.657 - Hinges
  • 522.659 - Mass Balance
• Control Systems
  • 522.671 - General
  • 522.675 - Stops
  • 522.677 - Trim System
  • 522.679 - Control System Locks
  • 522.683 - Operation Tests
  • 522.685 - Control System Details
  • 522.687 - Spring Devices
  • 522.689 - Cable Systems
  • 522.693 - Joints
  • 522.697 - Wing-flap and Air-brake Controls
  • 522.699 - Wing-flap Position Indicator
  • 522.701 - Wing-flap Position Indicator
  • 522.711 - Release Mechanisms
  • [522.713 - Launching Hook
• Landing Gear
  • 522.721 - General
  • 522.723 - Shock Absorption Test
  • 522.725 - Level Landing
  • 522.729 - Retracting Mechanism
  • 522.731 - Wheels and Tires
• Cockpit Design
  • 522.771 - General
  • 522.773 - Cockpit View
  • 522.775 - Windshields and Windows
  • 522.777 - Cockpit Controls
  • 522.779 - Motion and Effect of Cockpit Controls
  • 522.780 - Colour Marking and Arrangement of Cockpit Controls
  • 522.781 - Cockpit Control Knob Shape
  • 522.785 - Seats and Safety Harnesses
  • 522.786 - Protection from Injury
  • 522.787 - Baggage Compartment
  • 522.788 - Headrests (amended 2003/01/15)
  • 522.807 - Emergency Exit
  • 522.831 - Ventilation
  • 522.857 - Electrical Bonding
  • 522.881 - Ground Handling
  • 522.883 - Ground Clearance
  • 522.885 - Fairings
  • 522.891 - Water Ballast Tanks: General (amended 2007/07/16)
  • 522.892 - Water Ballast Tanks: Tests (amended 2007/07/16)
  • 522.893 - Water Ballast Tank Installation (amended 2007/07/16)
  • 522.894 - Water Ballast Tank Vents (amended 2007/07/16)
  • 522.895 - Water Ballast System (amended 2007/07/16)
  • 522.896 - Water Ballast Drains (amended 2007/07/16)
  • 522.897 - Water Ballast Additives(amended 2007/07/16)
• Subchapter E Powerplant General
  • 522.901 - Installation
  • 522.902 - Installation: Gliders with Retractable Powerplants or Propellers
  • 522.903 - Engines
  • 522.905 - Propellers
  • 522.925 - Propeller clearance
• Fuel System
  • 522.951 - General
  • 522.955 - Fuel Flow
  • 522.959 - Unusable Fuel
  • 522.963 - Fuel Tanks: General
  • 522.965 - Fuel Tank Tests
  • 522.967 - Fuel Tank Installation
  • 522.969 - Fuel Tank Expansion Space
  • 522.971 - Fuel Tank Sump
  • 522.973 - Fuel Tank Filler Connection
  • 522.975 - Fuel Tank Vents
  • 522.977 - Fuel Strainer or Filter
  • 522.993 - Fuel System Lines and Fittings
  • 522.995 - Fuel Valves and Controls
• Oil Systems
  • 522.1011 - General
  • 522.1013 - Oil Tanks
  • 522.1015 - Oil Tank Tests
  • 522.1017 - Oil Lines and Fittings
• Cooling
  • 522.1041 - General
  • 522.1047 - Cooling Test Procedure for Reciprocating Engine Powered Gliders
• Induction System
  • 522.1091 - Air Induction
  • 522.1093 - Induction System Icing Protection
  • 522.1103 - Induction System Ducts
  • 522.1105 - Induction System Screens
• Exhaust System
  • 522.1121 - General
  • 522.1125 - Exhaust Manifold
• Powerplant Controls and Accessories
  • 522.1141 - General
  • 522.1145 - Ignition Switches
  • 522.1149 - Propeller Speed and Pitch Controls
  • 522.1163 - Powerplant Accessories
  • 522.1165 - Engine Ignition Systems
• Powerplant Fire Protection
  • 522.1191 - Firewalls
  • 522.1193 - Cowling and Nacelle
• Subchapter F Equipment General
  • 522.1301 - Function and Installation
  • 522.1303 - Flight and Navigation Instruments
  • 522.1305 - Powerplant Instruments
  • 522.1307 - Miscellaneous Equipment
• Instruments: Installation
  • 522.1321 - Arrangement and Visibility
  • 522.1322 - Warning, Caution, and Advisory Lights (amended 2000/11/25)
  • 522.1323 - Airspeed Indicating System
  • 522.1325 - Static Pressure System
  • 522.1327 - Magnetic Direction Indicator
  • 522.1337 - Powerplant Instruments
• Electrical Systems and Equipment
  • 522.1353 - Storage Battery Design and Installation
  • 522.1361 - Master Switch Arrangement
  • 522.1365 - Electric Cables and Equipment
  • 522.1385 - External Lights
• Miscellaneous Equipment
  • 522.1431 - ATC Airborne Equipment
  • 522.1441 - Oxygen Equipment and Supply
  • 522.1449 - Means for Determining Use of Oxygen
• Subchapter G Operating Limitations and Information
  • 522.1501 - General
  • 522.1505 - Airspeed Limitations
  • 522.1507 - Manoeuvring Speed
  • 522.1511 - Wing-flap Operating Speed
  • [522.1513 - Powerplant Extension and Retraction Speed
  • 522.1514 - Powerplant Extended Maximum Permitted Speed (amended 2007/07/16)
  • 522.1515 - Landing Gear Operating Speed
  • 522.1517 - Rough Airspeed
  • 522.1518 - Aerotow and Winch-launching Speeds
  • 522.1519 - Weight and c.g.
  • 522.1521 - Powerplant Limitations
  • 522.1523 - Solo Flight Operation (amended 2000/11/25)
  • 522.1525 - Kinds of Operation
  • 522.1529 - Maintenance Manual
• Markings and Placards
  • 522.1541 - General
  • 522.1543 - Instrument Markings - General
  • 522.1545 - Airspeed Indicator
  • 522.1547 - Magnetic Direction Indicator
  • 522.1548 - Accelerometer
  • 522.1549 - Powerplant Iinstruments
  • 522.1553 - Fuel Quantity Indicator
  • 522.1555 - Control Markings
  • 522.1557 - Miscellaneous Marking and Placards
  • 522.1559 - (Deleted) (amended 2003/01/15)
  • 522.1561 - Safety Equipment
  • 522.1563 - Airspeed Placards (amended 2003/01/15)
• Flight Manual
  • 522.1581 - General
  • 522.1583 - Operating Limitations
  • 522.1585 - Operating Data and Procedures
  • [522.1587 - Performance Information
  • [522.1589 - Loading Information
• Subchapter H Engines General
  • 522.1801 - Applicability
  • 522.1805 - Instruction Manual
  • 522.1807 - Engine Ratings and Operating Limitations
  • 522.1808 - Selection of Engine Power Ratings
• Design and Construction
  • 522.1815 - Materials
  • 522.1817 - Fire Prevention
  • 522.1819 - Durability
  • 522.1821 - Engine Cooling
  • 522.1823 - Engine Mounting Attachments and Structure
  • 522.1825 - Accessory Attachment
  • 522.1833 - Vibration
  • 522.1835 - Fuel and Induction System
  • 522.1839 - Lubrication System (Four-stroke Engines Only)
• Bench Tests
  • 522.1843 - Vibration Test
  • 522.1845 - Calibration Test
  • 522.1847 - Detonation Test (Spark Ignition Only)
  • 522.1849 - Endurance Test
  • 522.1851 - Operation Test
  • 522.1853 - Engine Component Test
  • 522.1855 - Teardown Inspection
  • 522.1857 - Engine Adjustment and Parts Replacement
• Subchapter J Propellers General
  • 522.1901 - Applicability
  • 522.1903 - Instruction Manual
  • 522.1905 - Propeller Operating Limitations
• Design and Construction
  • 522.1917 - Materials
  • 522.1919 - Durability
  • 522.1923 - Pitch Control
• Tests and Inspections
  • 522.1933 - General
  • 522.1935 - Blade Retention Test
  • 522.1937 - Vibration Load Limit Test
  • 522.1939 - Endurance Test
  • 522.1941 - Functional Tests
  • 522.1945 - Teardown Inspection
  • 522.1947 - Propeller Adjustments and Parts Replacement
• APPENDIX F GLOSSARY OF AEROBATIC MANOEUVRES (amended 2007/07/16)
• APPENDIX G COCKPIT PLACARDS (amended 2007/07/16)
• APPENDIX I SELF-SUSTAINING POWERED GLIDERS (amended 2007/07/16)
• APPENDIX J PROCESS OF H-POINT DETERMINATION (amended 2007/07/16)
• APPENDIX K AEROTOWING OF GLIDERS BY POWERED GLIDERS (amended 2007/07/16)