Atlas / eCFR / Subchapter F / Part 91
14 CFR · Part 91
GENERAL OPERATING AND FLIGHT RULES
Authority
49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40101, 40103, 40105, 40113, 40120, 44101, 44111, 44701, 44704, 44709, 44711, 44712, 44715,44716, 44717, 44722, 44740, 46306, 46315, 46316, 46504, 46506-46507, 47122, 47508,47528-47531, 47534; Pub. L. 112-95, 126 Stat. 11; Pub. L. 114-190, 130 Stat. 615 (49 U.S.C. 44703 note); sec. 828, Pub. L. 118-63, 138 Stat. 1330 (49 U.S.C. 44703 note); articles 12 and 29 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation, 61 Stat. 1180.
Source
Docket 18334, 54 FR 34292, Aug. 18, 1989, unless otherwise noted.
Subpart A — General
14 sections
- § 91.1 § 91.1 Applicability. ↗
- § 91.3 § 91.3 Responsibility and authority of the pilot in command. ↗
- § 91.5 § 91.5 Pilot in command of aircraft requiring more than one required pilot. ↗
- § 91.7 § 91.7 Civil aircraft airworthiness. ↗
- § 91.9 § 91.9 Civil aircraft flight manual, marking, and placard requirements. ↗
- § 91.11 § 91.11 Prohibition on interference with crewmembers. ↗
- § 91.13 § 91.13 Careless or reckless operation. ↗
- § 91.15 § 91.15 Dropping objects. ↗
- § 91.17 § 91.17 Alcohol or drugs. ↗
- § 91.19 § 91.19 Carriage of narcotic drugs, marihuana, and depressant or stimulant drugs or substances. ↗
- § 91.21 § 91.21 Portable electronic devices. ↗
- § 91.23 § 91.23 Truth-in-leasing clause requirement in leases and conditional sales contracts. ↗
- § 91.25 § 91.25 Aviation Safety Reporting Program: Prohibition against use of reports for enforcement purposes. ↗
- § 91.27-91.99 §§ 91.27-91.99 [Reserved] ↗
Subpart B — Flight Rules
55 sections
- § 91.101 § 91.101 Applicability. ↗
- § 91.103 § 91.103 Preflight action. ↗
- § 91.105 § 91.105 Flight crewmembers at stations. ↗
- § 91.107 § 91.107 Use of safety belts, shoulder harnesses, and child restraint systems. ↗
- § 91.108 § 91.108 Use of supplemental restraint systems. ↗
- § 91.109 § 91.109 Flight instruction; Simulated instrument flight and certain flight tests. ↗
- § 91.111 § 91.111 Operating near other aircraft. ↗
- § 91.113 § 91.113 Right-of-way rules: Except water operations. ↗
- § 91.115 § 91.115 Right-of-way rules: Water operations. ↗
- § 91.117 § 91.117 Aircraft speed. ↗
- § 91.119 § 91.119 Minimum safe altitudes: General. ↗
- § 91.121 § 91.121 Altimeter settings. ↗
- § 91.123 § 91.123 Compliance with ATC clearances and instructions. ↗
- § 91.125 § 91.125 ATC light signals. ↗
- § 91.126 § 91.126 Operating on or in the vicinity of an airport in Class G airspace. ↗
- § 91.127 § 91.127 Operating on or in the vicinity of an airport in Class E airspace. ↗
- § 91.129 § 91.129 Operations in Class D airspace. ↗
- § 91.130 § 91.130 Operations in Class C airspace. ↗
- § 91.131 § 91.131 Operations in Class B airspace. ↗
- § 91.133 § 91.133 Restricted and prohibited areas. ↗
- § 91.135 § 91.135 Operations in Class A airspace. ↗
- § 91.137 § 91.137 Temporary flight restrictions in the vicinity of disaster/hazard areas. ↗
- § 91.138 § 91.138 Temporary flight restrictions in national disaster areas in the State of Hawaii. ↗
- § 91.139 § 91.139 Emergency air traffic rules. ↗
- § 91.141 § 91.141 Flight restrictions in the proximity of the Presidential and other parties. ↗
- § 91.143 § 91.143 Flight limitation in the proximity of space flight operations. ↗
- § 91.144 § 91.144 Temporary restriction on flight operations during abnormally high barometric pressure conditions. ↗
- § 91.145 § 91.145 Management of aircraft operations in the vicinity of aerial demonstrations and major sporting events. ↗
- § 91.146 § 91.146 Passenger-carrying flights for the benefit of a charitable, nonprofit, or community event. ↗
- § 91.147 § 91.147 Passenger-carrying flights for compensation or hire. ↗
- § 91.148-91.149 §§ 91.148-91.149 [Reserved] ↗
- § 91.151 § 91.151 Fuel requirements for flight in VFR conditions. ↗
- § 91.153 § 91.153 VFR flight plan: Information required. ↗
- § 91.155 § 91.155 Basic VFR weather minimums. ↗
- § 91.157 § 91.157 Special VFR weather minimums. ↗
- § 91.159 § 91.159 VFR cruising altitude or flight level. ↗
- § 91.161 § 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. ↗
- § 91.162-91.165 §§ 91.162-91.165 [Reserved] ↗
- § 91.167 § 91.167 Fuel requirements for flight in IFR conditions. ↗
- § 91.169 § 91.169 IFR flight plan: Information required. ↗
- § 91.171 § 91.171 VOR equipment check for IFR operations. ↗
- § 91.173 § 91.173 ATC clearance and flight plan required. ↗
- § 91.175 § 91.175 Takeoff and landing under IFR. ↗
- § 91.176 § 91.176 Straight-in landing operations below DA/DH or MDA using an enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) under IFR. ↗
- § 91.177 § 91.177 Minimum altitudes for IFR operations. ↗
- § 91.179 § 91.179 IFR cruising altitude or flight level. ↗
- § 91.180 § 91.180 Operations within airspace designated as Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum airspace. ↗
- § 91.181 § 91.181 Course to be flown. ↗
- § 91.183 § 91.183 IFR communications. ↗
- § 91.185 § 91.185 IFR operations: Two-way radio communications failure. ↗
- § 91.187 § 91.187 Operation under IFR in controlled airspace: Malfunction reports. ↗
- § 91.189 § 91.189 Category II and III operations: General operating rules. ↗
- § 91.191 § 91.191 Category II and Category III manual. ↗
- § 91.193 § 91.193 Certificate of authorization for certain Category II operations. ↗
- § 91.195-91.199 §§ 91.195-91.199 [Reserved] ↗
Subpart C — Equipment, Instrument, and Certificate Requirements
15 sections
- § 91.201 § 91.201 [Reserved] ↗
- § 91.203 § 91.203 Civil aircraft: Certifications required. ↗
- § 91.205 § 91.205 Powered civil aircraft with standard U.S. airworthiness certificates: Instrument and equipment requirements. ↗
- § 91.207 § 91.207 Emergency locator transmitters. ↗
- § 91.209 § 91.209 Aircraft lights. ↗
- § 91.211 § 91.211 Supplemental oxygen. ↗
- § 91.213 § 91.213 Inoperative instruments and equipment. ↗
- § 91.215 § 91.215 ATC transponder and altitude reporting equipment and use. ↗
- § 91.217 § 91.217 Data correspondence between automatically reported pressure altitude data and the pilot's altitude reference. ↗
- § 91.219 § 91.219 Altitude alerting system or device: Turbojet-powered civil airplanes. ↗
- § 91.221 § 91.221 Traffic alert and collision avoidance system equipment and use. ↗
- § 91.223 § 91.223 Terrain awareness and warning system. ↗
- § 91.225 § 91.225 Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out equipment and use. ↗
- § 91.227 § 91.227 Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out equipment performance requirements. ↗
- § 91.228-91.299 §§ 91.228-91.299 [Reserved] ↗
Subpart D — Special Flight Operations
18 sections
- § 91.301 § 91.301 [Reserved] ↗
- § 91.303 § 91.303 Aerobatic flight. ↗
- § 91.305 § 91.305 Flight test areas. ↗
- § 91.307 § 91.307 Parachutes and parachuting. ↗
- § 91.309 § 91.309 Towing: Gliders and unpowered ultralight vehicles. ↗
- § 91.311 § 91.311 Towing: Other than under § 91.309. ↗
- § 91.313 § 91.313 Restricted category civil aircraft: Operating limitations. ↗
- § 91.315 § 91.315 Limited category civil aircraft: Operating limitations. ↗
- § 91.317 § 91.317 Provisionally certificated civil aircraft: Operating limitations. ↗
- § 91.319 § 91.319 Aircraft having experimental certificates: Operating limitations. ↗
- § 91.321 § 91.321 Carriage of candidates in elections. ↗
- § 91.323 § 91.323 Increased maximum certificated weights for certain airplanes operated in Alaska. ↗
- § 91.325 § 91.325 Primary category aircraft: Operating limitations. ↗
- § 91.326 § 91.326 Exception to operating certain aircraft for the purposes of flight training, flightcrew member checking, or flightcrew member testing. ↗
- § 91.327 § 91.327 Aircraft issued a special airworthiness certificate in the light-sport category: Operating limitations. ↗
- § 91.328-91.330 §§ 91.328-91.330 [Reserved] ↗
- § 91.331 § 91.331 xxx ↗
- § 91.332-91.399 §§ 91.332-91.399 [Reserved] ↗
Subpart E — Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance, and Alterations
13 sections
- § 91.401 § 91.401 Applicability. ↗
- § 91.403 § 91.403 General. ↗
- § 91.405 § 91.405 Maintenance required. ↗
- § 91.407 § 91.407 Operation after maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuilding, or alteration. ↗
- § 91.409 § 91.409 Inspections. ↗
- § 91.410 § 91.410 [Reserved] ↗
- § 91.411 § 91.411 Altimeter system and altitude reporting equipment tests and inspections. ↗
- § 91.413 § 91.413 ATC transponder tests and inspections. ↗
- § 91.415 § 91.415 Changes to aircraft inspection programs. ↗
- § 91.417 § 91.417 Maintenance records. ↗
- § 91.419 § 91.419 Transfer of maintenance records. ↗
- § 91.421 § 91.421 Rebuilt engine maintenance records. ↗
- § 91.423-91.499 §§ 91.423-91.499 [Reserved] ↗
Subpart F — Large and Turbine-Powered Multiengine Airplanes and Fractional Ownership Program Aircraft
19 sections
- § 91.501 § 91.501 Applicability. ↗
- § 91.503 § 91.503 Flying equipment and operating information. ↗
- § 91.505 § 91.505 Familiarity with operating limitations and emergency equipment. ↗
- § 91.507 § 91.507 Equipment requirements: Over-the-top or night VFR operations. ↗
- § 91.509 § 91.509 Survival equipment for overwater operations. ↗
- § 91.511 § 91.511 Communication and navigation equipment for overwater operations. ↗
- § 91.513 § 91.513 Emergency equipment. ↗
- § 91.515 § 91.515 Flight altitude rules. ↗
- § 91.517 § 91.517 Passenger information. ↗
- § 91.519 § 91.519 Passenger briefing. ↗
- § 91.521 § 91.521 Shoulder harness. ↗
- § 91.523 § 91.523 Carry-on baggage. ↗
- § 91.525 § 91.525 Carriage of cargo. ↗
- § 91.527 § 91.527 Operating in icing conditions. ↗
- § 91.529 § 91.529 Flight engineer requirements. ↗
- § 91.531 § 91.531 Second in command requirements. ↗
- § 91.533 § 91.533 Flight attendant requirements. ↗
- § 91.535 § 91.535 Stowage of food, beverage, and passenger service equipment during aircraft movement on the surface, takeoff, and landing. ↗
- § 91.536-91.599 §§ 91.536-91.599 [Reserved] ↗
Subpart G — Additional Equipment and Operating Requirements for Large and Transport Category Aircraft
8 sections
- § 91.601 § 91.601 Applicability. ↗
- § 91.603 § 91.603 Aural speed warning device. ↗
- § 91.605 § 91.605 Transport category civil airplane weight limitations. ↗
- § 91.607 § 91.607 Emergency exits for airplanes carrying passengers for hire. ↗
- § 91.609 § 91.609 Flight data recorders and cockpit voice recorders. ↗
- § 91.611 § 91.611 Authorization for ferry flight with one engine inoperative. ↗
- § 91.613 § 91.613 Materials for compartment interiors. ↗
- § 91.615-91.699 §§ 91.615-91.699 [Reserved] ↗
Subpart H — Foreign Aircraft Operations and Operations of U.S.-Registered Civil Aircraft Outside of the United States; and Rules Governing Persons on Board Such Aircraft
11 sections
- § 91.701 § 91.701 Applicability. ↗
- § 91.702 § 91.702 Persons on board. ↗
- § 91.703 § 91.703 Operations of civil aircraft of U.S. registry outside of the United States. ↗
- § 91.705 § 91.705 [Reserved] ↗
- § 91.706 § 91.706 Operations within airspace designed as Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum Airspace. ↗
- § 91.707 § 91.707 Flights between Mexico or Canada and the United States. ↗
- § 91.709 § 91.709 Operations to Cuba. ↗
- § 91.711 § 91.711 Special rules for foreign civil aircraft. ↗
- § 91.713 § 91.713 Operation of civil aircraft of Cuban registry. ↗
- § 91.715 § 91.715 Special flight authorizations for foreign civil aircraft. ↗
- § 91.717-91.799 §§ 91.717-91.799 [Reserved] ↗
Subpart I — Operating Noise Limits
29 sections
- § 91.801 § 91.801 Applicability: Relation to part 36. ↗
- § 91.803 § 91.803 Part 125 operators: Designation of applicable regulations. ↗
- § 91.805 § 91.805 Final compliance: Subsonic airplanes. ↗
- § 91.807-91.813 §§ 91.807-91.813 [Reserved] ↗
- § 91.815 § 91.815 Agricultural and fire fighting airplanes: Noise operating limitations. ↗
- § 91.817 § 91.817 Civil aircraft sonic boom. ↗
- § 91.818 § 91.818 Special flight authorization to exceed Mach 1. ↗
- § 91.819 § 91.819 Civil supersonic airplanes that do not comply with part 36. ↗
- § 91.821 § 91.821 Civil supersonic airplanes: Noise limits. ↗
- § 91.823-91.849 §§ 91.823-91.849 [Reserved] ↗
- § 91.851 § 91.851 Definitions. ↗
- § 91.853 § 91.853 Final compliance: Civil subsonic airplanes. ↗
- § 91.855 § 91.855 Entry and nonaddition rule. ↗
- § 91.857 § 91.857 Stage 2 operations outside of the 48 contiguous United States. ↗
- § 91.858 § 91.858 Special flight authorizations for non-revenue Stage 2 operations. ↗
- § 91.859 § 91.859 Modification to meet Stage 3, Stage 4, or Stage 5 noise levels. ↗
- § 91.861 § 91.861 Base level. ↗
- § 91.863 § 91.863 Transfers of Stage 2 airplanes with base level. ↗
- § 91.865 § 91.865 Phased compliance for operators with base level. ↗
- § 91.867 § 91.867 Phased compliance for new entrants. ↗
- § 91.869 § 91.869 Carry-forward compliance. ↗
- § 91.871 § 91.871 Waivers from interim compliance requirements. ↗
- § 91.873 § 91.873 Waivers from final compliance. ↗
- § 91.875 § 91.875 Annual progress reports. ↗
- § 91.877 § 91.877 Annual reporting of Hawaiian operations. ↗
- § 91.879-91.880 §§ 91.879-91.880 [Reserved] ↗
- § 91.881 § 91.881 Final compliance: Civil subsonic jet airplanes weighing 75,000 pounds or less. ↗
- § 91.883 § 91.883 Special flight authorizations for jet airplanes weighing 75,000 pounds or less. ↗
- § 91.884-91.899 §§ 91.884-91.899 [Reserved] ↗
Subpart J — Waivers
4 sections
Subpart K — Fractional Ownership Operations
76 sections
- § 91.1001 § 91.1001 Applicability. ↗
- § 91.1002 § 91.1002 Compliance date. ↗
- § 91.1003 § 91.1003 Management contract between owner and program manager. ↗
- § 91.1005 § 91.1005 Prohibitions and limitations. ↗
- § 91.1007 § 91.1007 Flights conducted under part 121 or part 135 of this chapter. ↗
- § 91.1009 § 91.1009 Clarification of operational control. ↗
- § 91.1011 § 91.1011 Operational control responsibilities and delegation. ↗
- § 91.1013 § 91.1013 Operational control briefing and acknowledgment. ↗
- § 91.1014 § 91.1014 Issuing or denying management specifications. ↗
- § 91.1015 § 91.1015 Management specifications. ↗
- § 91.1017 § 91.1017 Amending program manager's management specifications. ↗
- § 91.1019 § 91.1019 Conducting tests and inspections. ↗
- § 91.1021 § 91.1021 Internal safety reporting and incident/accident response. ↗
- § 91.1023 § 91.1023 Program operating manual requirements. ↗
- § 91.1025 § 91.1025 Program operating manual contents. ↗
- § 91.1027 § 91.1027 Recordkeeping. ↗
- § 91.1029 § 91.1029 Flight scheduling and locating requirements. ↗
- § 91.1031 § 91.1031 Pilot in command or second in command: Designation required. ↗
- § 91.1033 § 91.1033 Operating information required. ↗
- § 91.1035 § 91.1035 Passenger awareness. ↗
- § 91.1037 § 91.1037 Large transport category airplanes: Turbine engine powered; Limitations; Destination and alternate airports. ↗
- § 91.1039 § 91.1039 IFR takeoff, approach and landing minimums. ↗
- § 91.1041 § 91.1041 Aircraft proving and validation tests. ↗
- § 91.1043 § 91.1043 [Reserved] ↗
- § 91.1045 § 91.1045 Additional equipment requirements. ↗
- § 91.1047 § 91.1047 Drug and alcohol misuse education program. ↗
- § 91.1049 § 91.1049 Personnel. ↗
- § 91.1050 § 91.1050 Employment of former FAA employees. ↗
- § 91.1053 § 91.1053 Crewmember experience. ↗
- § 91.1055 § 91.1055 Pilot operating limitations and pairing requirement. ↗
- § 91.1057 § 91.1057 Flight, duty and rest time requirements: All crewmembers. ↗
- § 91.1059 § 91.1059 Flight time limitations and rest requirements: One or two pilot crews. ↗
- § 91.1061 § 91.1061 Augmented flight crews. ↗
- § 91.1062 § 91.1062 Duty periods and rest requirements: Flight attendants. ↗
- § 91.1063 § 91.1063 Testing and training: Applicability and terms used. ↗
- § 91.1065 § 91.1065 Initial and recurrent pilot testing requirements. ↗
- § 91.1067 § 91.1067 Initial and recurrent flight attendant crewmember testing requirements. ↗
- § 91.1069 § 91.1069 Flight crew: Instrument proficiency check requirements. ↗
- § 91.1071 § 91.1071 Crewmember: Tests and checks, grace provisions, training to accepted standards. ↗
- § 91.1073 § 91.1073 Training program: General. ↗
- § 91.1075 § 91.1075 Training program: Special rules. ↗
- § 91.1077 § 91.1077 Training program and revision: Initial and final approval. ↗
- § 91.1079 § 91.1079 Training program: Curriculum. ↗
- § 91.1081 § 91.1081 Crewmember training requirements. ↗
- § 91.1083 § 91.1083 Crewmember emergency training. ↗
- § 91.1085 § 91.1085 Hazardous materials recognition training. ↗
- § 91.1087 § 91.1087 Approval of aircraft simulators and other training devices. ↗
- § 91.1089 § 91.1089 Qualifications: Check pilots (aircraft) and check pilots (simulator). ↗
- § 91.1091 § 91.1091 Qualifications: Flight instructors (aircraft) and flight instructors (simulator). ↗
- § 91.1093 § 91.1093 Initial and transition training and checking: Check pilots (aircraft), check pilots (simulator). ↗
- § 91.1095 § 91.1095 Initial and transition training and checking: Flight instructors (aircraft), flight instructors (simulator). ↗
- § 91.1097 § 91.1097 Pilot and flight attendant crewmember training programs. ↗
- § 91.1099 § 91.1099 Crewmember initial and recurrent training requirements. ↗
- § 91.1101 § 91.1101 Pilots: Initial, transition, and upgrade ground training. ↗
- § 91.1103 § 91.1103 Pilots: Initial, transition, upgrade, requalification, and differences flight training. ↗
- § 91.1105 § 91.1105 Flight attendants: Initial and transition ground training. ↗
- § 91.1107 § 91.1107 Recurrent training. ↗
- § 91.1109 § 91.1109 Aircraft maintenance: Inspection program. ↗
- § 91.1111 § 91.1111 Maintenance training. ↗
- § 91.1113 § 91.1113 Maintenance recordkeeping. ↗
- § 91.1115 § 91.1115 Inoperable instruments and equipment. ↗
- § 91.1411 § 91.1411 Continuous airworthiness maintenance program use by fractional ownership program manager. ↗
- § 91.1413 § 91.1413 CAMP: Responsibility for airworthiness. ↗
- § 91.1415 § 91.1415 CAMP: Mechanical reliability reports. ↗
- § 91.1417 § 91.1417 CAMP: Mechanical interruption summary report. ↗
- § 91.1423 § 91.1423 CAMP: Maintenance organization. ↗
- § 91.1425 § 91.1425 CAMP: Maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alteration programs. ↗
- § 91.1427 § 91.1427 CAMP: Manual requirements. ↗
- § 91.1429 § 91.1429 CAMP: Required inspection personnel. ↗
- § 91.1431 § 91.1431 CAMP: Continuing analysis and surveillance. ↗
- § 91.1433 § 91.1433 CAMP: Maintenance and preventive maintenance training program. ↗
- § 91.1435 § 91.1435 CAMP: Certificate requirements. ↗
- § 91.1437 § 91.1437 CAMP: Authority to perform and approve maintenance. ↗
- § 91.1439 § 91.1439 CAMP: Maintenance recording requirements. ↗
- § 91.1441 § 91.1441 CAMP: Transfer of maintenance records. ↗
- § 91.1443 § 91.1443 CAMP: Airworthiness release or aircraft maintenance log entry. ↗
Subpart L — Continued Airworthiness and Safety Improvements
4 sections
Subpart M — Special Federal Aviation Regulations
9 sections
- § 91.1603 § 91.1603 Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 112—Prohibition Against Certain Flights in the Territory and Airspace of Libya. ↗
- § 91.1605 § 91.1605 Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 77—Prohibition Against Certain Flights in the Baghdad Flight Information Region (FIR) (ORBB). ↗
- § 91.1607 § 91.1607 [Reserved] ↗
- § 91.1609 § 91.1609 Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 114—Prohibition Against Certain Flights in the Damascus Flight Information Region (FIR) (OSTT). ↗
- § 91.1611 § 91.1611 Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 115—Prohibition Against Certain Flights in Specified Areas of the Sanaa Flight Information Region (FIR) (OYSC). ↗
- § 91.1613 § 91.1613 Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 107—Prohibition Against Certain Flights in the Territory and Airspace of Somalia. ↗
- § 91.1615 § 91.1615 Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 79—Prohibition Against Certain Flights in the Pyongyang Flight Information Region (FIR) (ZKKP). ↗
- § 91.1617 § 91.1617 Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 117—Prohibition Against Certain Flights in the Tehran Flight Information Region (FIR) (OIIX). ↗
- § 91.1619 § 91.1619 Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 119—Prohibition Against Certain Flights in the Kabul Flight Information Region (FIR) (OAKX). ↗
Subpart N — Mitsubishi MU-2B Series Special Training, Experience, and Operating Requirements
11 sections
- § 91.1701 § 91.1701 Applicability. ↗
- § 91.1703 § 91.1703 Compliance and eligibility. ↗
- § 91.1705 § 91.1705 Required pilot training. ↗
- § 91.1707 § 91.1707 Training program hours. ↗
- § 91.1709 § 91.1709 Training program approval. ↗
- § 91.1711 § 91.1711 Aeronautical experience. ↗
- § 91.1713 § 91.1713 Instruction, checking, and evaluation. ↗
- § 91.1715 § 91.1715 Currency requirements and flight review. ↗
- § 91.1717 § 91.1717 Operating requirements. ↗
- § 91.1719 § 91.1719 Credit for prior training. ↗
- § 91.1721 § 91.1721 Incorporation by reference. ↗
Appendices & SFARs
- SFAR Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 50-2—Special Flight Rules in the Vicinity of the Grand Canyon National Park, AZ ↗
- SFAR Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 60—Air Traffic Control System Emergency Operation ↗
- SFAR Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 97—Special Operating Rules for the Conduct of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) Area Navigation (RNAV) Operations using Global Positioning Systems (GPS) in Alaska ↗
- SFAR Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 104—Prohibition Against Certain Flights by Syrian Air Carriers to the United States ↗
- App Appendix A to Part 91—Category II Operations: Manual, Instruments, Equipment, and Maintenance ↗
- App Appendixes B—C [Reserved] ↗
- App Appendix D to Part 91—Airports/Locations: Special Operating Restrictions ↗
- App Appendix E to Part 91—Airplane Flight Recorder Specifications ↗
- App Appendix F to Part 91—Helicopter Flight Recorder Specifications ↗
- App Appendix G to Part 91—Operations in Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) Airspace ↗
Related Advisory Circulars
ACs whose subject series maps to Part 91. 151 current, 215 cancelled.
- AC 90-23HAircraft Wake Vortex Encounter Risk MitigationCurrent2026-01-13↗
- AC 120-53CFlight Standardization Board EvaluationsCurrent2025-09-11↗
- AC 91-57DException for Limited Recreational Operations of Unmanned AircraftCurrent2025-06-24↗
- AC 120-105BForeign Terminal Instrument Procedures (FTIP) Acceptance/ReviewCurrent2025-06-04↗
- AC 120-126AGuidelines to Establish, Implement, and Maintain a DOT/FAA Drug and Alcohol Testing ProgramCurrent2025-04-08↗
- AC 91-70DOceanic and Remote Continental Airspace OperationsCurrent2025-04-03↗
- AC 90-114CAutomatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast OperationsCurrent2025-01-14↗
- AC 91-94Application and Issuance Process for a Letter of Deviation Authority Issued in Accordance With 14 CFR § 91.326Current2024-12-13↗
- AC 120-78BElectronic Signatures, Electronic Recordkeeping, and Electronic ManualsCurrent2024-12-11↗
- AC 90-120Operational Use of Airborne Collision Avoidance SystemsCurrent2024-11-20↗
- AC 120-26PAssignment of Aircraft Call Signs and Associated TelephoniesCurrent2024-11-14↗
- AC 120-49BParts 121 and 135 CertificationCurrent2024-10-07↗
- AC 120-106BScope and Recommended Content for an Airworthiness Agreement Between a Certificate Holder and a Maintenance ProviderCurrent2024-06-18↗
- AC 120-76EAuthorization for Use of Electronic Flight BagsCurrent2024-06-12↗
- AC 120-102BIncorporation of Electrical Wiring Interconnection Systems Instructions for Continued Airworthiness into an Operator’s Maintenance ProgramCurrent2024-06-03↗
- AC 120-92DSafety Management Systems for Aviation Service ProvidersCurrent2024-05-21↗
- AC 91-78AUse of Electronic Flight BagsCurrent2024-02-23↗
- AC 120-125Development and Use of an Operator's MEL, NEF Program, and CDL for Operations Under 14 CFR Parts 91K, 121, 125, and 135Current2023-11-01↗
- AC 120-124Continuous Airworthiness Maintenance Program (CAMP) Training ProgramCurrent2023-10-24↗
- AC 120-77APerformance Rules: Provisions Contained in an Operator Manual Under § 43.13(c)Current2023-10-24↗
- AC 91-67AMinimum Equipment Requirements for General Aviation Operations Under 14 CFR Part 91, § 91.213Current2023-10-16↗
- AC 91-55AReduction of Electrical System Failures Following Aircraft Engine StartingCurrent2023-10-11↗
- AC 120-57CLow Visibility Operations/Surface Movement Guidance and Control Systems (LVO/SMGCS)Current2023-09-26↗
- AC 90-110CService Provider Authorization Guidance for Public Performance Based Instrument Flight Procedures (IFPs)Current2023-09-12↗
- AC 91-79BAircraft Landing Performance and Runway Excursion MitigationCurrent2023-08-28↗
- AC 120-119Voluntary Safety Management System for Other Regulated Entities Transporting Dangerous Goods by AirCurrent2023-08-04↗
- AC 90-113CInstrument Flight Procedure Validation (IFPV of Performance Based Navigation (PBN) Instrument Flight Procedures (IFP)Current2023-07-06↗
- AC 90-66CNon-Towered Airport Flight OperationsCurrent2023-06-06↗
- AC 120-110AAircraft Secondary Barriers and Alternate Flightdeck Security ProceduresCurrent2023-06-01↗
- AC 120-108AContinuous Descent Final ApproachCurrent2023-03-22↗
- AC 120-80BFirefighting of General and High-Energy In-Flight FiresCurrent2023-03-16↗
- AC 90-89CAmateur-Built Aircraft and Ultralight Flight Testing HandbookCurrent2023-02-14↗
- AC 120-123Flightpath ManagementCurrent2022-11-21↗
- AC 90-48EPilots’ Role in Collision AvoidanceCurrent2022-10-20↗
- AC 90-106BEnhanced Flight Vision System OperationsCurrent2022-05-02↗
- AC 120-85BCarriage of CargoCurrent2022-01-25↗
- AC 120-121Safety Risk Management Involving Items in Aircraft Cargo CompartmentsCurrent2021-09-01↗
- AC 120-68JPilot Records Database and Pilot Records Improvement ActCurrent2021-06-28↗
- AC 91-92Pilot’s Guide to a Preflight BriefingCurrent2021-03-15↗
- AC 120-66CAviation Safety Action ProgramCurrent2020-03-31↗
- AC 120-48ACommunication and Coordination Between Flightcrew Members and Flight AttendantsCurrent2020-01-27↗
- AC 120-91AAirport Obstacle AnalysisCurrent2020-01-13↗
- AC 120-27FAircraft Weight and Balance ControlCurrent2019-05-06↗
- AC 91-85BAuthorization of Aircraft and Operators for Flight in Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) AirspaceCurrent2019-01-29↗
- AC 120-17BReliability Program Methods—Standards for Determining Time LimitationsCurrent2018-12-19↗
- AC 120-59BInternal Evaluation ProgramsCurrent2018-10-30↗
- AC 120-118Criteria for Approval/Authorization of all Weather Operations for Takeoff, Landing, and RolloutCurrent2018-07-02↗
- AC 90-80CApproval of Offshore Standard Approach Procedures, Airborne Radar Approaches, and Helicopter En Route Descent Areas with Change 1Current2017-12-21↗
- AC 120-117Voluntary Disclosure Reporting Program for Apparent Violations of the Drug and Alcohol Testing RegulationsCurrent2017-12-20↗
- AC 120-116Operations and Airworthiness Considerations for U.S.-Based Leasing Companies Operating U.S.-Registered Large Transport Category Airplanes Which Part 125 Would ApplyCurrent2017-10-27↗
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Recent Federal Register activity
The last 25 of 546 Federal Register documents that touch 14 CFR Part 91, newest first.
- 2026-04-17RuleSettlement Policy for Small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) CasesRead →
- 2026-02-10NPRMNormalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period; Denial of ExtensionRead →
- 2026-02-02Rule25-Hour Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) Requirement, New Aircraft ProductionRead →
- 2026-01-28NPRMNormalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment PeriodRead →
- 2026-01-07NPRMRequirements for Interference-Tolerant Radio Altimeter SystemsRead →
- 2025-09-29NPRMNormalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Denial of Extension of Comment PeriodRead →
- 2025-08-07NPRMNormalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight OperationsRead →
- 2025-07-24RuleModernization of Special Airworthiness CertificationRead →
- 2025-07-01RuleExtension of the Prohibition Against Certain Flights in the Kabul Flight Information Region (FIR) (OAKX)Read →
- 2025-06-03RuleChanges to Application for Certification ProcessRead →
- 2025-03-20RuleExtension of the Prohibition Against Certain Flights in the Territory and Airspace of LibyaRead →
- 2025-01-03RuleRegulatory Updates to BasicMedRead →
- 2024-12-30RuleExtension of the Prohibition Against Certain Flights in Specified Areas of the Sanaa Flight Information Region (FIR) (OYSC)Read →
- 2024-11-21RuleIntegration of Powered-Lift: Pilot Certification and Operations; Miscellaneous Amendments Related to Rotorcraft and AirplanesRead →
- 2024-11-18RuleRegulatory Updates to BasicMedRead →
- 2024-10-16RuleExtension of the Prohibition Against Certain Flights in the Baghdad Flight Information Region (FIR) (ORBB)Read →
- 2024-10-08RuleModernization of Passenger Information Requirements Relating to “No Smoking” Sign Illumination; Correction; Confirmation of Effective DateRead →
- 2024-10-03RuleExtension of the Prohibition Against Certain Flights in the Tehran Flight Information Region (FIR) (OIIX)Read →
- 2024-10-02RulePublic Aircraft Logging of Flight Time, Training in Certain Aircraft Holding Special Airworthiness Certificates, and Flight Instructor PrivilegesRead →
- 2024-08-23RuleModernization of Passenger Information Requirements Relating to “No Smoking” Sign IlluminationRead →
- 2024-08-22RuleUse of Supplemental Restraint SystemsRead →
- 2024-07-05RuleProhibition Against Certain Flights in the Kabul Flight Information Region (FIR) (OAKX)Read →
- 2024-06-18RuleRemoval of Check Pilot Medical Certificate RequirementRead →
- 2024-04-29RuleInclusion of Additional Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out Technical Standard Orders; Incorporation by Reference; CorrectionRead →
- 2024-04-26RuleSafety Management SystemsRead →
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