RTCA DO-336 2012 Edition, March 21, 2012
Guidance for Certification of Installed Automatic Flight Guidance and
Control Systems (AFGCS) for Part 27/29 Rotorcraft
Description / Abstract:
This document provides recommended installation guidance for
automatic flight guidance and control systems (AFGCS) for rotary
wing (FAR Part 27/29). These systems allow the aircraft to be flown
smoothly and precisely according to either the flight plan or to
direction from air traffic controllers, while the pilots direct the
rest of their attention to other cockpit duties. A full-featured
AFGCS improves safety by protecting the aircraft from incursions
outside the flight envelope and maintaining predictable flight
path. It may also fly approach to landing and complex departure and
arrival procedures more reliably and accurately than a hand-flown
aircraft. This document addresses technology and feature
improvements affecting the safety and performance of the AFGCS,
including the recently-published Minimum Operational and
Performance Standards DO-325