14 CFR Part 194
49 sections · 1 appendices · 4 subparts · Amended 2026-09-15
SPECIAL FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATION NO. 120—POWERED-LIFT: PILOT CERTIFICATION AND TRAINING; OPERATIONS REQUIREMENTS
Authority42 U.S.C. 7572; 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40113, 44701-44705, 44707, 44712, 44713, 44715, 44716, and 44722; Sec. 955 of Pub. L. 118-63.
SourceDocket FAA-2023-1275, Amdt. 194-1, 89 FR 92489, Nov. 21, 2024, unless otherwise noted.
Subpart A— General 5 sections
Subpart B— Certification, Training, and Qualification Requirements for Pilots and Flight Instructors 29 sections
- § 194.201 Alternate definition of cross-country time.
- § 194.203 Alternate qualification requirements for certain flight instructors.
- § 194.205 Limitations on flight training privileges for holders of airline transport pilot certificates under a part 135 of this chapter approved training program.
- § 194.207 Alternate requirement for practical tests and training in a powered-lift.
- § 194.209 Additional qualification requirements for certain pilots serving as second-in-command.
- § 194.211 Alternate eligibility requirements for a person seeking a powered-lift type rating.
- § 194.213 Alternate endorsement requirements for certain persons seeking a powered-lift rating.
- § 194.215 Applicability of alternate aeronautical experience and logging requirements for commercial pilot certification and a powered-lift instrument rating.
- § 194.216 Alternate aeronautical experience: Pilot-in-command flight time in a powered-lift for a commercial pilot certificate with a powered-lift category rating.
- § 194.217 Test pilots, FAA test pilots, or aviation safety inspectors: Alternate aeronautical experience and logging requirements for a commercial pilot certificate with a powered-lift category rating.
- § 194.219 Instructor pilots: Alternate aeronautical experience and logging requirements for a commercial pilot certificate with a powered-lift category rating.
- § 194.221 Initial cadre of instructors: Alternate aeronautical experience and logging requirements for a commercial pilot certificate with a powered-lift category rating.
- § 194.223 Pilots receiving training under an approved training program: Alternate requirements for a commercial pilot certificate with a powered-lift category rating.
- § 194.225 Test pilots, FAA test pilots, and aviation safety inspectors: Alternate aeronautical experience and logging requirements for an instrument-powered-lift rating.
- § 194.227 Instructor pilots: Alternate aeronautical experience and logging requirements for an instrument-powered-lift rating.
- § 194.229 Initial cadre of instructors: Alternate aeronautical experience and logging requirements for an instrument-powered-lift rating.
- § 194.231 Pilots receiving training under an approved training program: Alternate requirements for an instrument-powered-lift rating.
- § 194.233 Alternate means to satisfy the cross-country aeronautical experience requirements for a commercial pilot certificate with a powered-lift category rating.
- § 194.235 Alternate means to satisfy the cross-country aeronautical experience requirements for an instrument-powered-lift rating.
- § 194.237 Alternate means to satisfy the cross-country aeronautical experience requirements for a private pilot certificate with a powered-lift category rating.
- § 194.239 Alternate means to satisfy minimum curriculum content in certain appendices to part 141 of this chapter.
- § 194.241 Alternate qualification requirements for chief instructors, assistant chief instructors, and check instructors.
- § 194.243 Pilot certification through completion of training, testing, and checking under part 135 of this chapter.
- § 194.245 Pilot qualification and program management requirements to operate powered-lift under subpart K to part 91 of this chapter.
- § 194.247 Pilot qualification requirements to operate powered-lift under part 135 of this chapter.
- § 194.249 References to class in parts 135, 141, and 142 of this chapter.
- § 194.251 Alternate means to satisfy minimum curriculum content in training courses under part 142 of this chapter.
- § 194.253 Alternate requirements for powered-lift without fully functional dual controls used in flight training.
- § 194.255 Alternate requirements for powered-lift without fully functioning dual controls used in supervised operating experience when adding a type rating.
Subpart C— Requirements for Persons Operating Powered-Lift 13 sections
- § 194.301 Applicability.
- § 194.302 Provisions under part 91 of this chapter applicable to powered-lift.
- § 194.303 IFR takeoff, approach, and landing minimums.
- § 194.304 ATC transponder and altitude reporting equipment and use.
- § 194.305 Applicability of copter procedures under part 97 of this chapter to powered-lift.
- § 194.306 Provisions under part 135 of this chapter applicable to powered-lift.
- § 194.307 Applicability of rules for eligible on-demand operations.
- § 194.308 Applicability of national air tour safety standards under part 136 of this chapter to powered-lift.
- § 194.309 Applicability of flight instruction; simulated instrument flight.
- § 194.310 Powered-lift in vertical-lift flight mode, flight recorder specifications under part 91 of this chapter.
- § 194.311 Powered-lift in wing-borne flight mode, flight recorder specifications under part 91 of this chapter.
- § 194.312 Powered-lift in vertical-lift flight mode, flight recorder specifications under part 135 of this chapter.
- § 194.313 Powered-lift in wing-borne flight mode, flight recorder specification under part 135 of this chapter.
Subpart D— Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance, Rebuilding, and Alteration Requirements for Powered-Lift Under Part 43 of This Chapter 2 sections
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