The purpose of this practice is to provide the minimum requirements necessary for the establishment of a written quality assurance program for a light sport aircraft manufacturer, or component supplier. If final assembly is completed outside of the main production facility, the manufacturer shall specify the required procedures and what persons are authorized to perform them.1.1 This practice covers minimum requirements for a quality assurance program for weight-shift-control aircraft. 1.2 This practice applies to weight-shift-control aircraft seeking civil aviation authority approval, in the form of flight certificates, flight permits, or other like documentation. 1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.1 This specification covers steel sheet in coils and cut lengths that are zinc-coated by electro-deposition.1.2 The electrolytic zinc-coated sheet covered by this specification is produced with a light (thin) coating mass. The coating designations and coating masses are listed in Table 1.1.3 This product is intended for the manufacture of formed or miscellaneous parts; the zinc coating is used to provide some enhancement in corrosion performance as compared to an uncoated sheet. It is not intended to withstand outdoor exposure without chemical treating and painting.1.4 The electrolytic zinc-coated sheet covered by this specification is produced as commercial quality (CQ), drawing quality (DQ), drawing quality special killed (DQSK), structural (physical) quality (SQ), and high-strength, low-alloy (HSLA).1.5 The product is available in three zinc-coating classes, as listed in Table 1.1.6 For purposes of determining conformance with this specification, values shall be rounded to the nearest unit in the right-hand place of figures used in expressing the limiting values in accordance with the rounding method of Practice E29.1.7 The values stated in either inch-pound or SI units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the specification. See 4.2.2 for proper reference when ordering.