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Chapter 10. Helicopter Operations

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Section 1. Helicopter IFR Operations

1. Helicopter Flight Control Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2. Helicopter Instrument Approaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

3. Helicopter Approach Procedures to VFR Heliports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

4. The Gulf of Mexico Grid System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

5. Departure Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Section 2. Special Operations

1. Offshore Helicopter Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2. Helicopter Night VFR Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

3. Landing Zone Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

4. Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Multiple Helicopter Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Chapter 11. Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)

Section 1. General

1. General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2. Access to the National Airspace System (NAS) for UAS Operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Section 2. Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS)

1. Part 107 sUAS and Recreational Flyers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2. Registration Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Section 3. Large UAS (MGOW 55 Pounds or More)

1. Large Public UAS Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2. Exemptions Under 49 USC 44807, Special Authority for Certain Unmanned Systems. 11

3. Emerging Large UAS Civil Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Section 4. Airspace Access for UAS

1. Recreational Flyers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2. 14 CFR Part 107 and Waivers to 14 CFR Part 107 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

3. Airspace Access for Public Aircraft Operations (PAOs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

4. 14 CFR Part 89 Remote Identification and FAA

Recognized Identification Areas

(FRIAs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

5. Airspace Access for 14 CFR Part 135 and 14 CFR Part 137 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

6. Airspace Restrictions To Flight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

7. UAS Traffic Management (UTM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Section 5. UAS Pilot Testing, Certification and Responsibilities

1. UAS Pilot Certification and Requirements for Part 107 and Recreational Flyers . . . 11

2. Pilot Certification and Requirements for Public Aircraft Operations (PAOs) . . . . . . 11

3. Pilot Certification for 14 CFR Part 135, Part 137, and Large Civil UAS . . . . . . . . . 11

4. Foreign Pilot Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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