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  1. Part 61 Regulations

    §61.3 Requeriments for certificates
  2. §61.19 Duration of pilot certificates
  3. §61.23 Medical Certificates: Requirement and Duration
  4. §61.31 Type Rating and additional training requirements
  5. §61.51 Pilot Logbooks
  6. §61.56 Flight Review
  7. §61.57 Recent flight experience: Pilot in command
  8. §61.60 Change of address
  9. §61.103 - Eligibility requirements
  10. §61.113 Private pilot privileges and limitations
  11. Part 91 Regulations
    §91.3 Responsibility and authority of the pilot in command
  12. §91.7 Civil aircraft airworthiness
  13. §91.9 Civil aircraft flight manual, marking, and placard requirements
  14. §91.13 Careless or reckless operation
  15. §91.15 Dropping objects
  16. §91.17 Alcohol or drugs
  17. §91.21 Portable electronic devices
  18. §91.103 Preflight action
  19. §91.105 Flight crewmembers at stations
  20. §91.107 Use of safety belts and shoulder harnesses
  21. §91.109 Flight instruction; Simulated instrument flight
  22. §91.111 Operating near other aircraft
  23. §91.113 Right-of-way rules: Except water operations
  24. §91.117 Aircraft speed
  25. §91.119 Minimum safe altitudes: General
  26. §91.121 Altimeter settings
  27. §91.123 Compliance with ATC clearances and instructions
  28. §91.125 ATC light signals
  29. §91.144 Temporary restriction on flight operations during abnormally high barometric pressure conditions
  30. §91.151 Fuel requirements for flight in VFR conditions
  31. §91.155 Basic VFR weather minimums
  32. § 91.157 Special VFR weather minimums
  33. §91.159 VFR cruising altitude or flight level
  34. §91.203 Civil aircraft: Certifications required
  35. §91.205 Instrument and equipment requirements
  36. §91.207 Emergency locator transmitters
  37. §91.209 Aircraft lights
  38. §91.211 Supplemental oxygen
  39. §91.213 Inoperative instruments and equipment
  40. § 91.215 ATC transponder and altitude reporting equipment and use
  41. §91.409 Inspections
  42. §91.413 ATC transponder tests and inspections
  43. NTSB 830
    §830.1 Applicability
  44. §830.2 Definitions
  45. §830.5 - Immediate notification
  46. §830.6 - Information to be given in notification
  47. Miscellaneous
    Part 43 Appendix A Part C
  48. References
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§91.205 Instrument and equipment requirements

Mateo Espin January 14, 2021

§ 91.205 – Powered civil aircraft with standard category U.S. airworthiness certificates: Instrument and equipment requirements

DAY EQUIPMENT

A – Airspeed Indicator
T – Tachometer
O – Oil Pressure Gauge
M – Manifold Pressure Gauge
A – Altimeter
T – Temperature Gauge
O – Oil Temperature Gauge

F – Fuel Gauge
L – Landing Gear Position Indicator
A – Anti Collision Lights
M – Magnetic Compass
E – ELT
S – Safety Belts

NIGHT EQUIPMENT

F – Fuses
L – Landing light
A –  Anti-collision lights
P – Position lights
S – Source of electricity

(a) General. Except as provided in paragraphs (c)(3) and (e) of this section, no person may operate a powered civil aircraft with a standard category U.S. airworthiness certificate in any operation described in paragraphs (b) through (f) of this section unless that aircraft contains the instruments and equipment specified in those paragraphs (or FAA-approved equivalents) for that type of operation, and those instruments and items of equipment are in operable condition.

(b) Visual-flight rules (day). For VFR flight during the day, the following instruments and equipment are required:

(1) Airspeed indicator.

(2) Altimeter.

(3) Magnetic direction indicator.

(4) Tachometer for each engine.

(5) Oil pressure gauge for each engine using pressure system.

(6) Temperature gauge for each liquid-cooled engine.

(7) Oil temperature gauge for each air-cooled engine.

(8) Manifold pressure gauge for each altitude engine.

(9) Fuel gauge indicating the quantity of fuel in each tank.

(10) Landing gear position indicator, if the aircraft has a retractable landing gear.

(11) For small civil airplanes certificated after March 11, 1996, in accordance with part 23 of this chapter, an approved aviation red or aviation white anticollision light system. In the event of failure of any light of the anticollision light system, operation of the aircraft may continue to a location where repairs or replacement can be made.

(12) If the aircraft is operated for hire over water and beyond power-off gliding distance from shore, approved flotation gear readily available to each occupant and, unless the aircraft is operating under part 121 of this subchapter, at least one pyrotechnic signaling device. As used in this section, “shore” means that area of the land adjacent to the water which is above the high water mark and excludes land areas which are intermittently under water.

(13) An approved safety belt with an approved metal-to-metal latching device, or other approved restraint system for each occupant 2 years of age or older.

(14) For small civil airplanes manufactured after July 18, 1978, an approved shoulder harness or restraint system for each front seat. For small civil airplanes manufactured after December 12, 1986, an approved shoulder harness or restraint system for all seats. Shoulder harnesses installed at flightcrew stations must permit the flightcrew member, when seated and with the safety belt and shoulder harness fastened, to perform all functions necessary for flight operations. For purposes of this paragraph –

(i) The date of manufacture of an airplane is the date the inspection acceptance records reflect that the airplane is complete and meets the FAA-approved type design data; and

(ii) A front seat is a seat located at a flightcrew member station or any seat located alongside such a seat.

(15) An emergency locator transmitter, if required by § 91.207.

(16) [Reserved]

(17) For rotorcraft manufactured after September 16, 1992, a shoulder harness for each seat that meets the requirements of § 27.2 or § 29.2 of this chapter in effect on September 16, 1991.

(c) Visual flight rules (night). For VFR flight at night, the following instruments and equipment are required:

(1) Instruments and equipment specified in paragraph (b) of this section.

(2) Approved position lights.

(3) An approved aviation red or aviation white anticollision light system on all U.S.-registered civil aircraft. Anticollision light systems initially installed after August 11, 1971, on aircraft for which a type certificate was issued or applied for before August 11, 1971, must at least meet the anticollision light standards of part 23, 25, 27, or 29 of this chapter, as applicable, that were in effect on August 10, 1971, except that the color may be either aviation red or aviation white. In the event of failure of any light of the anticollision light system, operations with the aircraft may be continued to a stop where repairs or replacement can be made.

(4) If the aircraft is operated for hire, one electric landing light.

(5) An adequate source of electrical energy for all installed electrical and radio equipment.

(6) One spare set of fuses, or three spare fuses of each kind required, that are accessible to the pilot in flight.


For more information refer to §91.205