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151 ms- §91.209REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Aircraft lights
No person may: (a) During the period from sunset to sunrise (or, in Alaska, during the period a prominent unlighted object cannot be seen from a distance of 3 statute miles or the sun is more than 6 degrees below the horizon)— (1) Operate
- §61.211REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Applicability
This subpart prescribes the requirements for the issuance of ground instructor certificates and ratings, the conditions under which those certificates and ratings are necessary, and the limitations upon those certificates and ratings.
- §91.211REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Supplemental oxygen
(a) General. No person may operate a civil aircraft of U.S. registry— (1) At cabin pressure altitudes above 12,500 feet (MSL) up to and including 14,000 feet (MSL) unless the required minimum flight crew is provided with and uses supplemen
- §61.213REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Eligibility requirements
(a) To be eligible for a ground instructor certificate or rating a person must: (1) Be at least 18 years of age; (2) Be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language. If the applicant is unable to meet one of these requi
- §91.213REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Inoperative instruments and equipment
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, no person may take off an aircraft with inoperative instruments or equipment installed unless the following conditions are met: (1) An approved Minimum Equipment List exists for that
- §91.215REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
ATC transponder and altitude reporting equipment and use
(a) All airspace: U.S.-registered civil aircraft. For operations not conducted under part 121 or 135 of this chapter, ATC transponder equipment installed must meet the performance and environmental requirements of any class of TSO-C74b (Mod
- §61.215REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Ground instructor privileges
(a) A person who holds a basic ground instructor rating is authorized to provide— (1) Ground training in the aeronautical knowledge areas required for the issuance of a sport pilot certificate, recreational pilot certificate, private pilot
- §91.217REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Data correspondence between automatically reported pressure altitude data and the pilot's altitude reference
(a) No person may operate any automatic pressure altitude reporting equipment associated with a radar beacon transponder— (1) When deactivation of that equipment is directed by ATC; (2) Unless, as installed, that equipment was tested and
- §61.217REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Recent experience requirements
The holder of a ground instructor certificate may not perform the duties of a ground instructor unless the person can show that one of the following occurred during the preceding 12 calendar months: (a) Employment or activity as a ground i
- §91.219REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Altitude alerting system or device: Turbojet-powered civil airplanes
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, no person may operate a turbojet-powered U.S.-registered civil airplane unless that airplane is equipped with an approved altitude alerting system or device that is in operable condit
- §91.221REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Traffic alert and collision avoidance system equipment and use
(a) All airspace: U.S.-registered civil aircraft. Any traffic alert and collision avoidance system installed in a U.S.-registered civil aircraft must be approved by the Administrator. (b) Traffic alert and collision avoidance system, opera
- §91.223REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Terrain awareness and warning system
(a) Airplanes manufactured after March 29, 2002. Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, no person may operate a turbine-powered U.S.-registered airplane configured with six or more passenger seats, excluding any pilot seat, un
- §91.225REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out equipment and use
(a) After January 1, 2020, unless otherwise authorized by ATC, no person may operate an aircraft in Class A airspace unless the aircraft has equipment installed that— (1) Meets the performance requirements in- (i) TSO-C166b and Section 2
- §91.227REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out equipment performance requirements
(a) Definitions. For the purposes of this section: ADS-B Out is a function of an aircraft's onboard avionics that periodically broadcasts the aircraft's state vector (3-dimensional position and 3-dimensional velocity) and other required in
- §61.301REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
What is the purpose of this subpart and to whom does it apply?
(a) This subpart prescribes the following requirements that apply to a sport pilot certificate: (1) Eligibility. (2) Aeronautical knowledge. (3) Flight proficiency. (4) Aeronautical experience. (5) Endorsements. (6) Privileges and lim
- §91.303REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Aerobatic flight
No person may operate an aircraft in aerobatic flight— (a) Over any congested area of a city, town, or settlement; (b) Over an open air assembly of persons; (c) Within the lateral boundaries of the surface areas of Class B, Class C, Clas
- §61.303REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
If I want to operate an aircraft that satisfies the limitations identified in § 61.316, what operating limits and endorsement requirements in this subpart must I comply with?
(a) Use the following table to determine what operating limits and endorsement requirements in this subpart, if any, apply to you when you operate an aircraft that satisfies the limitations identified in § 61.316. The medical certificate sp
- §91.305REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Flight test areas
No person may flight test an aircraft except over open water, or sparsely populated areas, having light air traffic.
- §61.305REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
What are the age and language requirements for a sport pilot certificate?
To be eligible for a sport pilot certificate you must: (a) Be at least 17 years old (or 16 years old if you are applying to operate a glider or balloon). (b) Be able to read, speak, write, and understand English. If you cannot read, speak
- §91.307REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Parachutes and parachuting
(a) No pilot of a civil aircraft may allow a parachute that is available for emergency use to be carried in that aircraft unless it is an approved type and has been packed by a certificated and appropriately rated parachute rigger— (1) Wit