14 CFR § 93.103 - Helicopter operations.

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title: "14 CFR § 93.103 - Helicopter operations."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "93.103"
section_name: "Helicopter operations."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "AIR TRAFFIC AND GENERAL OPERATING RULES"
part_number: "93"
part_name: "SPECIAL AIR TRAFFIC RULES"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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# 93.103 Helicopter operations.

(a) Unless otherwise authorized, each person piloting a helicopter along Long Island, New York's northern shoreline between the VPLYD waypoint and Orient Point, shall utilize the North Shore Helicopter route and altitude, as published.

(b) Pilots may deviate from the route and altitude requirements of paragraph (a) of this section when necessary for safety, weather conditions or transitioning to or from a destination or point of landing.