
Standard Practice for Kit Assembly Instructions of Aircraft Intended Primarily for Recreation
STANDARD published on 1.1.2025
Designation standards: ASTM F2563-16(2025)
Publication date standards: 1.1.2025
The number of pages: 4
Approximate weight : 12 g (0.03 lbs)
Country: American technical standard
Category: Technical standards ASTM
This practice covers the instructions a kit producer must provide to a consumer in order to assemble and safely flight-test a recreational aircraft to ensure compliance with applicable ASTM standards. The instructions prescribe the necessary mechanical skills or training, or both, required for successful completion of the kit, as well as necessary tooling, fixtures, inspections, measurements, and other pertinent items required for successful completion of the kit. The kit assembly instructions (KAI) shall include at least the following information: (1) Revisions; (2) Introduction and instructions for using the KAI; (3) Table of Contents; (4) Safety Summary; (5) Applicable standards and specifications; (6) Terminology; (7) Required consumer abilities and responsibilities; (8) Required equipment and environmental conditions; (9) Parts list; (10) Assembly operations; (11) Final assembly Inspections; (12) Flight-test procedures; and (13) Additional requirements.
Keywords:
assembly, authorization, flight test, instructions, modifications, operation, parts list, registration, verification,, ICS Number Code 49.035 (Components for aerospace construction)