AMC 22.1(a) Applicability

CAA ORS9 Decision No. 1

CS-22 is not applicable to aeroplanes classified as hang-gliders and ultralights or microlights. The definitions of these aeroplanes differ from country to country. However, hang-gliders can be broadly defined as sailplanes that can take-off and land by using the pilot’s muscular energy and potential energy.

Ultralights or microlights can be described as very low-energy aeroplanes, as some of their main characteristics are strictly limited. The following criteria are often used (alone or in combination): stalling speed, weight to surface area ratio, maximum take-off weight, maximum empty weight, fuel quantity, number of seats.

In addition, both hang-gliders and ultralights/microlights are usually not type-certificated, and CS-22 prescribes minimum standards for the issue of type certificates.