14 CFR § 23.2540 - Flight in icing conditions.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t14/s23.2540"
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title: "14 CFR § 23.2540 - Flight in icing conditions."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "23.2540"
section_name: "Flight in icing conditions."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "AIRCRAFT"
part_number: "23"
part_name: "AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: NORMAL CATEGORY AIRPLANES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40113, 44701-44702, 44704, Pub. L. 113-53, 127 Stat. 584 (49 U.S.C. 44704) note."
regulatory_source: "Doc. No. FAA-2015-1621, Amdt. 23-64, 81 FR 96689, Dec. 30, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
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# 23.2540 Flight in icing conditions.

An applicant who requests certification for flight in icing conditions defined in part 1 of appendix C to part 25 of this chapter, or an applicant who requests certification for flight in these icing conditions and any additional atmospheric icing conditions, must show the following in the icing conditions for which certification is requested:

(a) The ice protection system provides for safe operation.

(b) The airplane design must provide protection from stalling when the autopilot is operating.