Technical & General Meeting Luxembourg, March 2015 RMT.0498 Harmonising FAR Part 23 and CS-23 René Meier Programme Manager 1

2 CS-LSACS-VLA CS /650 kg MTOM 750 kg MTOM Normal Commuter Max 2 POB Max 2 POB 5670 kg MTOM 8618 kg MTO Piston engine Piston engine Max 9 PAX Max 19 PAX Piston/ turbine eng Twin engine/prop/ piston or turbine The diversity of aeroplane designs

Objectives of RMT.0498 (I) To reorganise CS-23 to make it the single Certification Specifications for aeroplanes in the range from CS-LSA up to CS-23 that contain requirements based on proportionate performance, complexity and type of operation; To make CS-23 less susceptible to changes as a result of technological developments or new compliance-showing methods by defining design-independent safety objectives; 3

Objectives of RMT.0498 (II) To include complementary acceptable consensus standards that contain the detailed technical requirements to meet the safety objectives of the new CS-23 that are being developed by the standards body American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) F44 Technical Committee; To perform a review of CS-LSA, CS-VLA and CS- 23 as required by Article 3(9) of the EASA Management Board Decision No of 13 March

5 RMT.0498 Key Phrases reduce the costs for certification, provide more flexibility, tailored certification programme, impulses to industry to implement safety- enhancing systems by reducing certification efforts for the introduction of these systems.. The objective of the new concept is to: — reduce the costs for certification by providing more flexibility and development of a tailored certification programme ; — and to give an impulse to the implementation of safety - enhancing systems by reducing the certification efforts for the introduction of these systems.

6 Rulemaking Group, European Members BOWLESGreg GAMA DEUSSBoudewijnEASA MEIER René Europe Air Sports REICHEL ManfredEASA REINHARDT Oliver Flight Design GmbH VIEIRA Francisco Embraer S.A. VINER Jon LAA WALLUF Hans-Peter IAOPA

7 30/10/2013Terms of Reference (ToR) published 7-9 January 2014First Rulemaking Group Meeting (Cologne), with FAA January 2015Second Rulemaking Group Meeting (Cologne), without FAA Week 5/2015FAA/EASA Meeting, New Orleans Week 8/2015New text proposals for «aeroplane equipment» The Process so far

8 The future is here… Electric power is catered for: «Fuel supply» now is «energy supply» Today In 2 years In 20 years?

9 Our Achievements to date We have reached a consensus on what is needed, identified differences in the various legal systems, drawn a communal process map, agreed list of deliverables.

10 Next steps NPA due to be published2 nd quarter2015 CRD due to be published 3 rd quarter2015 Opinion dueNot yet specified Decision due to be published 2 nd quarter 2016 Final acceptance2017 Entry into force2017

11 Interesting Questions.. a)Do we need US and European text versions? (Flite or flight? Landing gear or undercarriage? Airplane or aeroplane?) b)What is a «manual»? c)What about translations? d)How to change from the «old» to the «new» system?

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