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  • 14 CFR § 91.1115 Inoperable instruments and equipment.

    Inoperable instruments and equipment. (a) No person may take off an aircraft with inoperable instruments or equipment installed unless the following conditions are met: (1) An approved Minimum Equipment List exists for that aircraft. (2) The program manager has been ... issued management specifications authorizing operations in accordance with an approved Minimum Equipment List. The flight crew must have direct access at all times prior to flight to all of the information contained in the approved Minimum Equipment List through printed…

  • 14 CFR § 91.213 Inoperative instruments and equipment.

    Inoperative instruments and equipment. either specifically or otherwise required by the airworthiness requirements under which the aircraft is type certificated and which are essential for safe operations under all operating conditions. (2) Instruments and equipment required by an airworthiness directive ... operable condition unless the airworthiness directive provides otherwise. (3) Instruments and equipment required for specific operations by this part. (c) A person authorized to use an approved Minimum Equipment List issued for a specific aircraft under subpart K of this…

  • 14 CFR § 91.205 Powered civil aircraft with standard U.S. airworthiness certificates: Instrument and equipment requirements.

    Powered civil aircraft with standard U.S. airworthiness certificates: Instrument and equipment requirements. of the aircraft must notify ATC immediately, and then may continue operations at and above FL 240 to the next airport of intended landing where repairs or replacement ... equipment can be made. (f) Category II operations. The requirements for Category II operations are the instruments and equipment specified in— (1) Paragraph (d) of this section; and (2) Appendix A to this part. (g) Category III operations. The instruments…

  • Chapter 1. Air Navigation › Section 2. Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) and Area Navigation (RNAV) › 1-2-1. General

    Section 2. Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) and Area Navigation (RNAV) Area Navigation (RNAV) 1-2-1. General a. Introduction to PBN. As air travel has evolved, methods of navigation have improved to give operators more flexibility. PBN exists under ... umbrella of area navigation (RNAV). The term RNAV in this context, as in procedure titles, just means “area navigation,” regardless of the equipment capability of the aircraft. (See FIG 1-2-1.) Many operators have upgraded their systems to obtain…

  • 14 CFR Part 91, Appendix A to Part 91—Category II Operations: Manual, Instruments, Equipment, and Maintenance

    Part 91, Appendix A to Part 91—Category II Operations: Manual, Instruments, Equipment, and Maintenance each listed instrument and item of equipment specified in section 2(a) of this appendix to perform as approved for Category II operations including ... recording functional flight checks. (6) A procedure for assuring that the pilot is informed of all defects in listed instruments and items of equipment. (7) A procedure for assuring that the condition of each listed instrument and item of equipment…

  • 14 CFR § 135.165 Communication and navigation equipment: Extended over-water or IFR operations.

    Communication and navigation equipment: Extended over-water or IFR operations. (a) Aircraft navigation equipment requirements—General. Except as provided in paragraph (g) of this section, no person may conduct operations under IFR or extended over-water unless ... route navigation aids necessary for navigating the aircraft along the route (e.g., ATS routes, arrival and departure routes, and instrument approach procedures, including missed approach procedures if a missed approach routing is specified in the procedure) are available and suitable…