MOC SC-VTOL Issue 2 -- Means of Compliance with the Special Condition VTOL

Authority

EASA

Applicability

Applicants using EASA SC-VTOL who need the agency's published means-of-compliance material for demonstrating conformity with the special-condition requirements.

Status

Current

Plain-English Explainer

What it is

MOC SC-VTOL Issue 2 is EASA's published means-of-compliance material for the SC-VTOL certification framework. It translates high-level special-condition requirements into accepted compliance approaches and supporting specifications.

Why it matters

SC-VTOL tells an applicant what safety and airworthiness outcomes must be achieved; the MOC material is where many of the practical compliance expectations become clearer.

Propulsion connection

EASA's consolidated small-category VTOL material links electric/hybrid lift-thrust units to SC E-19 as an accepted specification in relevant areas, showing how aircraft-level VTOL requirements and propulsion-system standards interact.

Primary source: EASA MOC SC-VTOL Issue 2