14 CFR §25.679
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- (a)There must be a device to prevent damage to the control surfaces (including tabs), and to the control system, from gusts striking the airplane while it is on the ground or water. If the device, when engaged, prevents normal operation of the control surfaces by the pilot, it must—
- (b)The device must have means to preclude the possibility of it becoming inadvertently engaged in flight.