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EFVS Operation to 100 ft Above the TDZE

d. EFVS Equipment Requirements.

An EFVS

that is installed on a U.S.

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registered aircraft and is

used to conduct EFVS operations must conform to an
FAA

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type design approval (i.e., a type certificate

(TC), amended TC, or supplemental type certificate
(STC)). A foreign

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registered aircraft used to conduct

EFVS operations that does not have an FAA

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type

design approval must be equipped with an EFVS that
has been approved by either the State of the Operator
or the State of Registry to meet the requirements of
ICAO Annex 6. Equipment requirements for an
EFVS operation to touchdown and rollout can be
found in 14 CFR § 91.176(a)(1), and the equipment
requirements for an EFVS operation to
100 feet above the TDZE can be found in
14 CFR § 91.176(b)(1). An operator can determine
the eligibility of their aircraft to conduct EFVS
operations by referring to the Airplane Flight
Manual, Airplane Flight Manual Supplement,
Rotorcraft Flight Manual, or Rotorcraft Flight
Manual Supplement as applicable.

e. Operating Requirements.

Any operator who

conducts EFVS operations to touchdown and rollout
(14 CFR § 91.176(a)) must have an OpSpec, MSpec,
or LOA that specifically authorizes those operations.
Parts 91K, 121, 125, 129, and 135 operators who
conduct EFVS operations to 100 feet above the
TDZE (14 CFR § 91.176(b))must have an OpSpec,
MSpec, or LOA that specifically authorizes the
operation. Part 91 operators (other than 91K
operators) are not required to have an LOA to conduct
EFVS operations to 100 feet above the TDZE in the
United States. However, an optional LOA is available
to facilitate operational approval from foreign Civil
Aviation Authorities (CAA). To conduct an EFVS
operation to touchdown and rollout during an
authorized Category II or III operation, the operator
must have:

An OpSpec, MSpec, or LOA authorizing

EFVS operations to touchdown and rollout
(14 CFR § 91.176(a)); and

Arrival Procedures

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