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14 CFR Part 91 — General Operating and Flight Rules Open
14 CFR § 91.317 Provisionally certificated civil aircraft: Operating limitations.
Provisionally certificated civil aircraft: Operating limitations. (a) No person may operate a provisionally certificated civil aircraft unless that person is eligible for a provisional airworthiness certificate under § 21.213 of this chapter. (b) No person may operate a provisionally certificated civil ... direct conjunction with the type or supplemental type certification of the aircraft, that person shall operate under the experimental aircraft limitations of § 21.191 of this chapter and when flight testing, shall operate under the requirements of § 91.305 of this part…
14 CFR Part 91 — General Operating and Flight Rules Open
14 CFR § 91.315 Limited category civil aircraft: Operating limitations.
Limited category civil aircraft: Operating limitations. Except as provided in § 91.326, no person may operate a limited category civil aircraft carrying persons or property for compensation or hire in operations that: (a) Require an air carrier or commercial operator certificate…
14 CFR Part 91 — General Operating and Flight Rules Open
14 CFR § 91.313 Restricted category civil aircraft: Operating limitations.
Restricted category civil aircraft: Operating limitations. member, when seated and with the safety belt and shoulder harness fastened or the restraint system engaged, to perform all functions necessary for flight operation. For purposes of this paragraph— (1) The date ... trained and tested holds at least a commercial pilot certificate with the appropriate category and class ratings for the aircraft type; (B) The pilot receiving flight training is employed by the operator to perform a special purpose operation…
Aeronautical Information Manual p. 10-1-1
Chapter 10. Helicopter Operations › Section 1. Helicopter IFR Operations › 10-1-1. Helicopter Flight Control Systems
instrument approach. 3. Vnei (never exceed speed - IFR). 4. Maximum approach angle. 5. Weight and center of gravity limits. 6. Aircraft configuration limitations (such as aircraft door positions and external loads). 7. Aircraft system limitations (generators, inverters, etc.). 8. System…
14 CFR Part 91 — General Operating and Flight Rules Open
14 CFR § 91.325 Primary category aircraft: Operating limitations.
Primary category aircraft: Operating limitations. (a) Unless provided for in this section, no person may operate a primary category aircraft carrying persons or property for compensation or hire in operations that: (1) Require an air carrier or commercial operator certificate…
Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - General p. 2-16
Chapter 2: Regulations, Maintenance Forms, Records, & Publications › Section 43.10—Disposition of Life-Limited Aircraft Parts
Section 43.10—Disposition of Life-Limited Aircraft Parts (Note the even number again. This regulation became part of 14 CFR part 43 in 2002.) This section presents two terms not previously defined in 14 CFR: 1. Life-limited part means ... transferred with it. Although regulations already did exist that required the tracking of life-limited parts when they were installed on an aircraft, this regulation was generated to govern the disposition of such parts when they were removed from…