Frequently asked questions

All aircraft must comply with the obligations laid down in Law 48/1960 on Air Navigation. Article 151 provides for the following derogation: Aircraft with limited uses, technical characteristics and actions may be exempted, under the conditions laid down by regulation, from the requirements for entry in the Register of Aircraft and obtaining the certificate of airworthiness referred to in Articles 29 and 36 of this Law respectively. Royal Decree 384/2015 of 22 May 2015 approving the Regulation on the registration of civil aircraft implements this derogation for, among other types of aircraft: The following are exempt from the requirement of registration in the Aircraft Registration Register:

1.- Paragliders: Non-rigid support structures are considered paragliders, for which take-off and landing requires only the physical effort of their occupants.

2.- Motorised paragliders: Paragliders that have an auxiliary propulsion system, either supported by an occupant or by an auxiliary structure, are considered to be motorised paragliders or for engines.

3.- Other aircraft requiring physical effort for take-off or landing, even if equipped with an auxiliary propulsion system to facilitate take-off.

4.- Other aircraft whose total take-off weight, minus the pilot’s weight, is less than 70 kilograms. Therefore, foot launch paramotors and mini-trikes of less than 70 kg (empty weight + fuel) are explicitly excluded from registration. For heavier trikes, it would be necessary to consider whether paragraph 2.- can be applied, on the basis that the bearing surface is not rigid, requiring, in part, the pilot’s effort to acquire at take-off (and keep in flight) its form.

There is no type-certificate validation. To obtain the Spanish type certificate it is necessary to comply with Spanish regulations through a certification process available on the AESA website: https://sede.seguridadaerea.gob.es/sede-aesa/catalogo-de-procedimientos/certificación-de-tipo-ulm

No fee is required for the application for a flight permit.

Tariff 16 of the Fees in force for the rendering of services and performance of activities related to air navigation.

Tariff 15 of the current charges for the provision of services and activities in the field of air navigation.

a) a Type Certificate (TC) or (
b) Restricted Type Certificate (RTC), or (
c) Supplementary Type Certificate (STC), or (
d) An approval of a major change or ETSO authorisation.

Below are two useful links regarding applicable regulations, guides and information needed for DOA processes:

• DOAS NO EASA (ESA competence):
  https://sede.seguridadaerea.gob.es/sede-aesa/catalogo-de-procedimientos/aprobación-de-organizaciones-de-diseño-no-easa
   
• DOAS EASA:
  https://www.easa.europa.eu/domains/aircraft-products/design-organisations/design-organisations-approvals

Approval of Design Organisation, as described in Part 21 Subpart J of Annex I to Regulation (EU) 748/2012. This applies for those design activities that fall within the scope of EASA’s work, as set out in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139. In these cases, EASA itself is responsible for managing both the approval process and the subsequent supervision of approved design organisations.

In the case of design organisations carrying out activities that do not fall within the scope of EASA’s work, the reference regulations are the JAR-21 Subparts JA and JB standards of the Annex to Royal Decree 660/2001. In these cases, it is the State Aviation Safety Agency that is responsible for the approval process and subsequent supervision of approved design organisations.

Therefore, EASA can approve Design Organisations for aircraft certification projects and their amendments, provided that these are excluded from the application of European regulations under Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139. For this reason, and due to the limited scope of approval what AESA can give, it is normal for all Design Organisations to apply for EASA approval.

Oh, yeah, yeah. The opening of new facilities would be subject to the same approval as the Spanish POA. Only EASA would be required to intervene in this case. It would be a significant change through the addition of a new factory, in which it would be necessary to revisit all the points of the standard, especially those relating to the quality system, as well as to see how this new factory is integrated into the Organisation ' s activity in order to verify its suitability. In view of the payment of fees, it would be necessary to repay the normal fee for opening a new file, as would be done with a view to obtaining the initial POA approval.

Civil aviation production organisations, which intend to produce products, parts and equipment accompanied by the certificate of release to service EASA Form 1. The production of these products, parts and equipment is to be appropriate under approval Part 21 Subpart G, as set out in regulatory point 21.A.133 of Part 21 Subpart G of Annex I to Regulation (EU) 748/2012. Only for direct delivery to final customer (e.g. air operator, maintenance workshop, etc.).