47 CFR § 87.301 - Supplemental eligibility.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t47/s87.301"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "47 CFR § 87.301 - Supplemental eligibility."
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "87.301"
section_name: "Supplemental eligibility."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "SAFETY AND SPECIAL RADIO SERVICES"
part_number: "87"
part_name: "AVIATION SERVICES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "47 U.S.C. 154, 303 and 307(e), unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "53 FR 28940, Aug. 1, 1988, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "87"
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# 87.301 Supplemental eligibility.
(a) The following entities are eligible for flight test station licenses:
(1) Manufacturers of aircraft or major aircraft components;
(2) A parent corporation or its subsidiary if either corporation is a manufacturer of aircraft or major aircraft components; or
(3) Educational institutions and persons primarily engaged in the design, development, modification, and flight test evaluation of aircraft or major aircraft components.
(b) Each application must include a certification sufficient to establish the applicant's eligibility under the criteria in paragraph (a) of this section.
[53 FR 28940, Aug. 1, 1988, as amended at 63 FR 68957, Dec. 14, 1998]