Title 14, Part 91 — General Operating and Flight Rules
286 sections
Section 91.1
Applicability.
Section 91.3
Responsibility and authority of the pilot in command.
Section 91.5
Pilot in command of aircraft requiring more than one required pilot.
Section 91.7
Civil aircraft airworthiness.
Section 91.9
Civil aircraft flight manual, marking, and placard requirements.
Section 91.11
Prohibition on interference with crewmembers.
Section 91.13
Careless or reckless operation.
Section 91.15
Dropping objects.
Section 91.17
Alcohol or drugs.
Section 91.19
Carriage of narcotic drugs, marihuana, and depressant or stimulant drugs or substances.
Section 91.21
Portable electronic devices.
Section 91.23
Truth-in-leasing clause requirement in leases and conditional sales contracts.
Section 91.25
Aviation Safety Reporting Program: Prohibition against use of reports for enforcement purposes.
Section 91.27-91.99
§§ 91.27-91.99 [Reserved]
Section 91.101
Applicability.
Section 91.103
Preflight action.
Section 91.105
Flight crewmembers at stations.
Section 91.107
Use of safety belts, shoulder harnesses, and child restraint systems.
Section 91.108
Use of supplemental restraint systems.
Section 91.109
Flight instruction; Simulated instrument flight and certain flight tests.
Section 91.111
Operating near other aircraft.
Section 91.113
Right-of-way rules: Except water operations.
Section 91.115
Right-of-way rules: Water operations.
Section 91.117
Aircraft speed.
Section 91.119
Minimum safe altitudes: General.
Section 91.121
Altimeter settings.
Section 91.123
Compliance with ATC clearances and instructions.
Section 91.125
ATC light signals.
Section 91.126
Operating on or in the vicinity of an airport in Class G airspace.
Section 91.127
Operating on or in the vicinity of an airport in Class E airspace.
Section 91.129
Operations in Class D airspace.
Section 91.130
Operations in Class C airspace.
Section 91.131
Operations in Class B airspace.
Section 91.133
Restricted and prohibited areas.
Section 91.135
Operations in Class A airspace.
Section 91.137
Temporary flight restrictions in the vicinity of disaster/hazard areas.
Section 91.138
Temporary flight restrictions in national disaster areas in the State of Hawaii.
Section 91.139
Emergency air traffic rules.
Section 91.141
Flight restrictions in the proximity of the Presidential and other parties.
Section 91.143
Flight limitation in the proximity of space flight operations.
Section 91.144
Temporary restriction on flight operations during abnormally high barometric pressure conditions.
Section 91.145
Management of aircraft operations in the vicinity of aerial demonstrations and major sporting events.
Section 91.146
Passenger-carrying flights for the benefit of a charitable, nonprofit, or community event.
Section 91.147
Passenger-carrying flights for compensation or hire.
Section 91.148-91.149
§§ 91.148-91.149 [Reserved]
Section 91.151
Fuel requirements for flight in VFR conditions.
Section 91.153
VFR flight plan: Information required.
Section 91.155
Basic VFR weather minimums.
Section 91.157
Special VFR weather minimums.
Section 91.159
VFR cruising altitude or flight level.
Section 91.161
Special awareness training required for pilots flying under visual flight rules within a 60-nautical mile radius of the Washington, DC VOR/DME.
Section 91.162-91.165
§§ 91.162-91.165 [Reserved]
Section 91.167
Fuel requirements for flight in IFR conditions.
Section 91.169
IFR flight plan: Information required.
Section 91.171
VOR equipment check for IFR operations.
Section 91.173
ATC clearance and flight plan required.
Section 91.175
Takeoff and landing under IFR.
Section 91.176
Straight-in landing operations below DA/DH or MDA using an enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) under IFR.
Section 91.177
Minimum altitudes for IFR operations.
Section 91.179
IFR cruising altitude or flight level.
Section 91.180
Operations within airspace designated as Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum airspace.
Section 91.181
Course to be flown.
Section 91.183
IFR communications.
Section 91.185
IFR operations: Two-way radio communications failure.
Section 91.187
Operation under IFR in controlled airspace: Malfunction reports.
Section 91.189
Category II and III operations: General operating rules.
Section 91.191
Category II and Category III manual.
Section 91.193
Certificate of authorization for certain Category II operations.
Section 91.195-91.199
§§ 91.195-91.199 [Reserved]
Section 91.201
[Reserved]
Section 91.203
Civil aircraft: Certifications required.
Section 91.205
Powered civil aircraft with standard U.S. airworthiness certificates: Instrument and equipment requirements.
Section 91.207
Emergency locator transmitters.
Section 91.209
Aircraft lights.
Section 91.211
Supplemental oxygen.
Section 91.213
Inoperative instruments and equipment.
Section 91.215
ATC transponder and altitude reporting equipment and use.
Section 91.217
Data correspondence between automatically reported pressure altitude data and the pilot's altitude reference.
Section 91.219
Altitude alerting system or device: Turbojet-powered civil airplanes.
Section 91.221
Traffic alert and collision avoidance system equipment and use.
Section 91.223
Terrain awareness and warning system.
Section 91.225
Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out equipment and use.
Section 91.227
Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out equipment performance requirements.
Section 91.228-91.299
§§ 91.228-91.299 [Reserved]
Section 91.301
[Reserved]
Section 91.303
Aerobatic flight.
Section 91.305
Flight test areas.
Section 91.307
Parachutes and parachuting.
Section 91.309
Towing: Gliders and unpowered ultralight vehicles.
Section 91.311
Towing: Other than under § 91.309.
Section 91.313
Restricted category civil aircraft: Operating limitations.
Section 91.315
Limited category civil aircraft: Operating limitations.
Section 91.317
Provisionally certificated civil aircraft: Operating limitations.
Section 91.319
Aircraft having experimental certificates: Operating limitations.
Section 91.321
Carriage of candidates in elections.
Section 91.323
Increased maximum certificated weights for certain airplanes operated in Alaska.
Section 91.325
Primary category aircraft: Operating limitations.
Section 91.326
Exception to operating certain aircraft for the purposes of flight training, flightcrew member checking, or flightcrew member testing.
Section 91.327
Aircraft issued a special airworthiness certificate in the light-sport category: Operating limitations.
Section 91.328-91.330
§§ 91.328-91.330 [Reserved]
Section 91.331
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Section 91.332-91.399
§§ 91.332-91.399 [Reserved]
Section 91.401
Applicability.
Section 91.403
General.
Section 91.405
Maintenance required.
Section 91.407
Operation after maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuilding, or alteration.
Section 91.409
Inspections.
Section 91.410
[Reserved]
Section 91.411
Altimeter system and altitude reporting equipment tests and inspections.
Section 91.413
ATC transponder tests and inspections.
Section 91.415
Changes to aircraft inspection programs.
Section 91.417
Maintenance records.
Section 91.419
Transfer of maintenance records.
Section 91.421
Rebuilt engine maintenance records.
Section 91.423-91.499
§§ 91.423-91.499 [Reserved]
Section 91.501
Applicability.
Section 91.503
Flying equipment and operating information.
Section 91.505
Familiarity with operating limitations and emergency equipment.
Section 91.507
Equipment requirements: Over-the-top or night VFR operations.
Section 91.509
Survival equipment for overwater operations.
Section 91.511
Communication and navigation equipment for overwater operations.
Section 91.513
Emergency equipment.
Section 91.515
Flight altitude rules.
Section 91.517
Passenger information.
Section 91.519
Passenger briefing.
Section 91.521
Shoulder harness.
Section 91.523
Carry-on baggage.
Section 91.525
Carriage of cargo.
Section 91.527
Operating in icing conditions.
Section 91.529
Flight engineer requirements.
Section 91.531
Second in command requirements.
Section 91.533
Flight attendant requirements.
Section 91.535
Stowage of food, beverage, and passenger service equipment during aircraft movement on the surface, takeoff, and landing.
Section 91.536-91.599
§§ 91.536-91.599 [Reserved]
Section 91.601
Applicability.
Section 91.603
Aural speed warning device.
Section 91.605
Transport category civil airplane weight limitations.
Section 91.607
Emergency exits for airplanes carrying passengers for hire.
Section 91.609
Flight data recorders and cockpit voice recorders.
Section 91.611
Authorization for ferry flight with one engine inoperative.
Section 91.613
Materials for compartment interiors.
Section 91.615-91.699
§§ 91.615-91.699 [Reserved]
Section 91.701
Applicability.
Section 91.702
Persons on board.
Section 91.703
Operations of civil aircraft of U.S. registry outside of the United States.
Section 91.705
[Reserved]
Section 91.706
Operations within airspace designed as Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum Airspace.
Section 91.707
Flights between Mexico or Canada and the United States.
Section 91.709
Operations to Cuba.
Section 91.711
Special rules for foreign civil aircraft.
Section 91.713
Operation of civil aircraft of Cuban registry.
Section 91.715
Special flight authorizations for foreign civil aircraft.
Section 91.717-91.799
§§ 91.717-91.799 [Reserved]
Section 91.801
Applicability: Relation to part 36.
Section 91.803
Part 125 operators: Designation of applicable regulations.
Section 91.805
Final compliance: Subsonic airplanes.
Section 91.807-91.813
§§ 91.807-91.813 [Reserved]
Section 91.815
Agricultural and fire fighting airplanes: Noise operating limitations.
Section 91.817
Civil aircraft sonic boom.
Section 91.818
Special flight authorization to exceed Mach 1.
Section 91.819
Civil supersonic airplanes that do not comply with part 36.
Section 91.821
Civil supersonic airplanes: Noise limits.
Section 91.823-91.849
§§ 91.823-91.849 [Reserved]
Section 91.851
Definitions.
Section 91.853
Final compliance: Civil subsonic airplanes.
Section 91.855
Entry and nonaddition rule.
Section 91.857
Stage 2 operations outside of the 48 contiguous United States.
Section 91.858
Special flight authorizations for non-revenue Stage 2 operations.
Section 91.859
Modification to meet Stage 3, Stage 4, or Stage 5 noise levels.
Section 91.861
Base level.
Section 91.863
Transfers of Stage 2 airplanes with base level.
Section 91.865
Phased compliance for operators with base level.
Section 91.867
Phased compliance for new entrants.
Section 91.869
Carry-forward compliance.
Section 91.871
Waivers from interim compliance requirements.
Section 91.873
Waivers from final compliance.
Section 91.875
Annual progress reports.
Section 91.877
Annual reporting of Hawaiian operations.
Section 91.879-91.880
§§ 91.879-91.880 [Reserved]
Section 91.881
Final compliance: Civil subsonic jet airplanes weighing 75,000 pounds or less.
Section 91.883
Special flight authorizations for jet airplanes weighing 75,000 pounds or less.
Section 91.884-91.899
§§ 91.884-91.899 [Reserved]
Section 91.901
[Reserved]
Section 91.903
Policy and procedures.
Section 91.905
List of rules subject to waivers.
Section 91.907-91.999
§§ 91.907-91.999 [Reserved]
Section 91.1001
Applicability.
Section 91.1002
Compliance date.
Section 91.1003
Management contract between owner and program manager.
Section 91.1005
Prohibitions and limitations.
Section 91.1007
Flights conducted under part 121 or part 135 of this chapter.
Section 91.1009
Clarification of operational control.
Section 91.1011
Operational control responsibilities and delegation.
Section 91.1013
Operational control briefing and acknowledgment.
Section 91.1014
Issuing or denying management specifications.
Section 91.1015
Management specifications.
Section 91.1017
Amending program manager's management specifications.
Section 91.1019
Conducting tests and inspections.
Section 91.1021
Internal safety reporting and incident/accident response.
Section 91.1023
Program operating manual requirements.
Section 91.1025
Program operating manual contents.
Section 91.1027
Recordkeeping.
Section 91.1029
Flight scheduling and locating requirements.
Section 91.1031
Pilot in command or second in command: Designation required.
Section 91.1033
Operating information required.
Section 91.1035
Passenger awareness.
Section 91.1037
Large transport category airplanes: Turbine engine powered; Limitations; Destination and alternate airports.
Section 91.1039
IFR takeoff, approach and landing minimums.
Section 91.1041
Aircraft proving and validation tests.
Section 91.1043
[Reserved]
Section 91.1045
Additional equipment requirements.
Section 91.1047
Drug and alcohol misuse education program.
Section 91.1049
Personnel.
Section 91.1050
Employment of former FAA employees.
Section 91.1053
Crewmember experience.
Section 91.1055
Pilot operating limitations and pairing requirement.
Section 91.1057
Flight, duty and rest time requirements: All crewmembers.
Section 91.1059
Flight time limitations and rest requirements: One or two pilot crews.
Section 91.1061
Augmented flight crews.
Section 91.1062
Duty periods and rest requirements: Flight attendants.
Section 91.1063
Testing and training: Applicability and terms used.
Section 91.1065
Initial and recurrent pilot testing requirements.
Section 91.1067
Initial and recurrent flight attendant crewmember testing requirements.
Section 91.1069
Flight crew: Instrument proficiency check requirements.
Section 91.1071
Crewmember: Tests and checks, grace provisions, training to accepted standards.
Section 91.1073
Training program: General.
Section 91.1075
Training program: Special rules.
Section 91.1077
Training program and revision: Initial and final approval.
Section 91.1079
Training program: Curriculum.
Section 91.1081
Crewmember training requirements.
Section 91.1083
Crewmember emergency training.
Section 91.1085
Hazardous materials recognition training.
Section 91.1087
Approval of aircraft simulators and other training devices.
Section 91.1089
Qualifications: Check pilots (aircraft) and check pilots (simulator).
Section 91.1091
Qualifications: Flight instructors (aircraft) and flight instructors (simulator).
Section 91.1093
Initial and transition training and checking: Check pilots (aircraft), check pilots (simulator).
Section 91.1095
Initial and transition training and checking: Flight instructors (aircraft), flight instructors (simulator).
Section 91.1097
Pilot and flight attendant crewmember training programs.
Section 91.1099
Crewmember initial and recurrent training requirements.
Section 91.1101
Pilots: Initial, transition, and upgrade ground training.
Section 91.1103
Pilots: Initial, transition, upgrade, requalification, and differences flight training.
Section 91.1105
Flight attendants: Initial and transition ground training.
Section 91.1107
Recurrent training.
Section 91.1109
Aircraft maintenance: Inspection program.
Section 91.1111
Maintenance training.
Section 91.1113
Maintenance recordkeeping.
Section 91.1115
Inoperable instruments and equipment.
Section 91.1411
Continuous airworthiness maintenance program use by fractional ownership program manager.
Section 91.1413
CAMP: Responsibility for airworthiness.
Section 91.1415
CAMP: Mechanical reliability reports.
Section 91.1417
CAMP: Mechanical interruption summary report.
Section 91.1423
CAMP: Maintenance organization.
Section 91.1425
CAMP: Maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alteration programs.
Section 91.1427
CAMP: Manual requirements.
Section 91.1429
CAMP: Required inspection personnel.
Section 91.1431
CAMP: Continuing analysis and surveillance.
Section 91.1433
CAMP: Maintenance and preventive maintenance training program.
Section 91.1435
CAMP: Certificate requirements.
Section 91.1437
CAMP: Authority to perform and approve maintenance.
Section 91.1439
CAMP: Maintenance recording requirements.
Section 91.1441
CAMP: Transfer of maintenance records.
Section 91.1443
CAMP: Airworthiness release or aircraft maintenance log entry.
Section 91.1501
Purpose and definition.
Section 91.1503
[Reserved]
Section 91.1505
Repairs assessment for pressurized fuselages.
Section 91.1507
Fuel tank system inspection program.
Section 91.1603
Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 112—Prohibition Against Certain Flights in the Territory and Airspace of Libya.
Section 91.1605
Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 77—Prohibition Against Certain Flights in the Baghdad Flight Information Region (FIR) (ORBB).
Section 91.1607
[Reserved]
Section 91.1609
Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 114—Prohibition Against Certain Flights in the Damascus Flight Information Region (FIR) (OSTT).
Section 91.1611
Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 115—Prohibition Against Certain Flights in Specified Areas of the Sanaa Flight Information Region (FIR) (OYSC).
Section 91.1613
Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 107—Prohibition Against Certain Flights in the Territory and Airspace of Somalia.
Section 91.1615
Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 79—Prohibition Against Certain Flights in the Pyongyang Flight Information Region (FIR) (ZKKP).
Section 91.1617
Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 117—Prohibition Against Certain Flights in the Tehran Flight Information Region (FIR) (OIIX).
Section 91.1619
Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 119—Prohibition Against Certain Flights in the Kabul Flight Information Region (FIR) (OAKX).
Section 91.1701
Applicability.
Section 91.1703
Compliance and eligibility.
Section 91.1705
Required pilot training.
Section 91.1707
Training program hours.
Section 91.1709
Training program approval.
Section 91.1711
Aeronautical experience.
Section 91.1713
Instruction, checking, and evaluation.
Section 91.1715
Currency requirements and flight review.
Section 91.1717
Operating requirements.
Section 91.1719
Credit for prior training.
Section 91.1721
Incorporation by reference.