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§ 21.199 

water, or over land areas where ade-
quate landing facilities or appropriate 
fuel is not available. The excess weight 
that may be authorized under this 
paragraph is limited to the additional 
fuel, fuel-carrying facilities, and navi-
gation equipment necessary for the 
flight. 

(c) Upon application, as prescribed in 

§§ 91.1017 or 119.51 of this chapter, a spe-
cial flight permit with a continuing au-
thorization may be issued for aircraft 
that may not meet applicable air-
worthiness requirements, but are capa-
ble of safe flight for the purpose of fly-
ing aircraft to a base where mainte-
nance or alterations are to be per-
formed. The permit issued under this 
paragraph is an authorization, includ-
ing conditions and limitations for 
flight, which is set forth in the certifi-
cate holder’s operations specifications. 
The permit issued under this paragraph 
may be issued to— 

(1) Certificate holders authorized to 

conduct operations under part 119 of 
this chapter, that have an approved 
program for continuing flight author-
ization; or 

(2) Management specification holders 

authorized to conduct operations under 
part 91, subpart K of this chapter for 
those aircraft they operate and main-
tain under a continuous airworthiness 
maintenance program prescribed by 
§ 91.1411 of this chapter. 

[Doc. No. 5085, 29 FR 14570, Oct. 24, 1964, as 
amended by Amdt. 21–21, 33 FR 6859, May 7, 
1968; Amdt. 21–51, 45 FR 60170, Sept. 11, 1980; 
Amdt. 21–54, 46 FR 37878, July 23, 1981; Amdt. 
21–79, 66 FR 21066, Apr. 27, 2001; Amdt. 21–84, 
68 FR 54559, Sept. 17, 2003; Amdt. 21–87, 71 FR 
536, Jan. 4, 2006; Amdt. 21–92, 74 FR 53389, Oct. 
16, 2009] 

§ 21.199

Issue of special flight permits. 

(a) Except as provided in § 21.197(c), 

an applicant for a special flight permit 
must submit a statement in a form and 
manner prescribed by the FAA, indi-
cating— 

(1) The purpose of the flight. 
(2) The proposed itinerary. 
(3) The crew required to operate the 

aircraft and its equipment, e.g., pilot, 
co-pilot, navigator, etc. 

(4) The ways, if any, in which the air-

craft does not comply with the applica-
ble airworthiness requirements. 

(5) Any restriction the applicant con-

siders necessary for safe operation of 
the aircraft. 

(6) Any other information considered 

necessary by the FAA for the purpose 
of prescribing operating limitations. 

(b) The FAA may make, or require 

the applicant to make appropriate in-
spections or tests necessary for safety. 

[Doc. No. 5085, 29 FR 14570, Oct. 24, 1964, as 
amended by Amdt. 21–21, 33 FR 6859, May 7, 
1968; Amdt. 21–22, 33 FR 11901, Aug. 22, 1968] 

Subpart I—Provisional 

Airworthiness Certificates 

S

OURCE

: Docket No. 5085, 29 FR 14571, Oct. 

24, 1964, unless otherwise noted. 

§ 21.211

Applicability. 

This subpart prescribes procedural 

requirements for the issue of provi-
sional airworthiness certificates. 

§ 21.213

Eligibility. 

(a) A manufacturer who is a United 

States citizen may apply for a Class I 
or Class II provisional airworthiness 
certificate for aircraft manufactured 
by him within the U.S. 

(b) Any holder of an air carrier oper-

ating certificate under Part 121 of this 
chapter who is a United States citizen 
may apply for a Class II provisional 
airworthiness certificate for transport 
category aircraft that meet either of 
the following: 

(1) The aircraft has a current Class II 

provisional type certificate or an 
amendment thereto. 

(2) The aircraft has a current provi-

sional amendment to a type certificate 
that was preceded by a corresponding 
Class II provisional type certificate. 

(c) An aircraft engine manufacturer 

who is a United States citizen and who 
has altered a type certificated aircraft 
by installing different type certificated 
engines, manufactured by him within 
the United States, may apply for a 
Class I provisional airworthiness cer-
tificate for that aircraft, if the basic 
aircraft, before alteration, was type 

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§ 21.223 

certificated in the normal, utility, ac-
robatic, commuter, or transport cat-
egory. 

[Doc. No. 5085, 29 FR 14571, Oct. 24, 1964, as 
amended by Amdt. 21–59, 52 FR 1836, Jan. 15, 
1987; Amdt. 21–79, 66 FR 21066, Apr. 27, 2001] 

§ 21.215

Application. 

Applications for provisional air-

worthiness certificates must be sub-
mitted to the FAA. The application 
must be accompanied by the pertinent 
information specified in this subpart. 

[Amdt. 21–67, 54 FR 39291, Sept. 25, 1989; 54 FR 
52872, Dec. 22, 1989; Doc. No. FAA–2018–0119, 
Amdt. 21–101, 83 FR 9169, Mar. 5, 2018] 

§ 21.217

Duration. 

Unless sooner surrendered, super-

seded, revoked, or otherwise termi-
nated, provisional airworthiness cer-
tificates are effective for the duration 
of the corresponding provisional type 
certificate, amendment to a provi-
sional type certificate, or provisional 
amendment to the type certificate. 

§ 21.219

Transferability. 

Class I provisional airworthiness cer-

tificates are not transferable. Class II 
provisional airworthiness certificates 
may be transferred to an air carrier eli-
gible to apply for a certificate under 
§ 21.213(b). 

§ 21.221

Class I provisional airworthi-

ness certificates. 

(a) Except as provided in § 21.225, an 

applicant is entitled to a Class I provi-
sional airworthiness certificate for an 
aircraft for which a Class I provisional 
type certificate has been issued if— 

(1) He meets the eligibility require-

ments of § 21.213 and he complies with 
this section; and 

(2) The FAA finds that there is no 

feature, characteristic or condition of 
the aircraft that would make the air-
craft unsafe when operated in accord-
ance with the limitations established 
in §§ 21.81(e) and 91.317 of this sub-
chapter. 

(b) The manufacturer must hold a 

provisional type certificate for the air-
craft. 

(c) The manufacturer must submit a 

statement that the aircraft conforms 
to the type design corresponding to the 

provisional type certificate and has 
been found by him to be in safe oper-
ating condition under all applicable 
limitations. 

(d) The aircraft must be flown at 

least five hours by the manufacturer. 

(e) The aircraft must be supplied 

with a provisional aircraft flight man-
ual or other document and appropriate 
placards containing the limitations es-
tablished by §§ 21.81(e) and 91.317. 

[Doc. No. 5085, 29 FR 14571, Oct. 24, 1964, as 
amended by Amdt. 21–66, 54 FR 34329, Aug. 18, 
1989] 

§ 21.223

Class II provisional airworthi-

ness certificates. 

(a) Except as provided in § 21.225, an 

applicant is entitled to a Class II provi-
sional airworthiness certificate for an 
aircraft for which a Class II provisional 
type certificate has been issued if— 

(1) He meets the eligibility require-

ments of § 21.213 and he complies with 
this section; and 

(2) The FAA finds that there is no 

feature, characteristic, or condition of 
the aircraft that would make the air-
craft unsafe when operated in accord-
ance with the limitations established 
in §§ 21.83(h), 91.317, and 121.207 of this 
chapter. 

(b) The applicant must show that a 

Class II provisional type certificate for 
the aircraft has been issued to the 
manufacturer. 

(c) The applicant must submit a 

statement by the manufacturer that 
the aircraft has been manufactured 
under a quality system adequate to en-
sure that the aircraft conforms to the 
type design corresponding with the 
provisional type certificate. 

(d) The applicant must submit a 

statement that the aircraft has been 
found by him to be in a safe operating 
condition under the applicable limita-
tions. 

(e) The aircraft must be flown at 

least five hours by the manufacturer. 

(f) The aircraft must be supplied with 

a provisional aircraft flight manual 
containing the limitations established 
by §§ 21.83(h), 91.317, and 121.207 of this 
chapter. 

[Doc. No. 5085, 29 FR 14571, Oct. 24, 1964, as 
amended by Amdt. 21–12, 31 FR 13389, Oct. 15, 
1966; Amdt. 21–66, 54 FR 34329, Aug. 18, 1989; 
Amdt. 21–92, 74 FR 53390, Oct. 16, 2009] 

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