Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00887:schedule:5:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00887
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 5 (pt 2/11)
Character Range: 308038–310741

rods, where visible, are secure.
(14)  Check that the canard surfaces are free from damage and that the control surfaces, control cables and control rods, where visible, are secure.
(15)  Check that the flight controls, the trim systems and the high lift devices operable from the ground have full and free movement in the correct sense.
(16)  Check that the radios and antennae are secure and that where visible, radio units and interwiring are secure.
(17)  Check that the drain holes are free from obstruction.
(18)  Check that there is no snow, frost or ice on the wings, tail surfaces, canards, propeller or windscreen.
(19)  Check that each tank sump and fuel filter is free from water and foreign matter by draining a suitable quantity of fuel into a clean transparent container.
(20)  Check that the windscreen is clean and free from damage.
(21)  Check that the instruments are free from damage, legible and secure.
(22)  Check that the seat belts, buckles and inertia reels are free from damage, secure and functioning correctly.

Section 2  Additional items for agricultural aeroplanes
(1)  Check that the agricultural equipment is secure.
(2)  Check that the dump and fan brake mechanisms are free from obstructions and operate correctly.

Section 3  Additional items for seaplanes
(1)  Check that the hull and floats are free from damage, corrosion and water accumulation.
(2)  Check that the float attachment struts, bracing wires and attachment fittings are secure and free from damage and corrosion.
(3)  Check that the water rudder and its attachments are secure and free from damage and corrosion and that the water rudder has full, free and correct travel.

Part 2—Periodic inspection

2.1  Subject to paragraph 2.2, an inspection (in this Part called a periodic inspection) must consist of the taking of the actions set out in the table at the end of this Part as applicable to the aircraft.
2.2  The holder of a certificate of registration for a class B aircraft may elect to have a section or sections of the periodic inspection carried out on the aircraft at a different time from the other sections.
2.3  A periodic inspection must be carried out on a private aircraft within the period of 1 year from:
 (a) the day on which the aircraft's current certificate of airworthiness was issued; or
 (b) the day on which the most recent general maintenance inspection on the aircraft was completed;
whichever is the later.
2.4  Subject to paragraph 2.5, a periodic inspection must be carried out on a class B aircraft that is not a private aircraft within whichever of the following periods expires first:
 (a) one year from:
 (i) the day on which the aircraft's current certificate of