History — 521.46

521.46 (1) An applicant for a type certificate in respect of an aeronautical product who intends to conduct a test flight and who has the resources, personnel and facilities for conducting a test flight shall establish and maintain a test flight operations manual that is appropriate to the size, nature and complexity of the test flight operations and that contains (a) a statement signed by the person responsible for the test flight operations certifying that the test flight operations are being carried out in accordance with the policies and procedures set out in the manual and in any document incorporated into that manual; (b) a description of the system used by the applicant to supervise the test flight operations; (c) a description of the system used by the applicant to manage matters relating to safety and risk during the conduct of a test flight; (d) a description of record-keeping practices and procedures; (e) a description of how the configuration of an aircraft used in a test flight is defined and how a change to that configuration is documented; (f) a description of the qualification, training and currency requirements of the test flight crew members; (g) a description of …