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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition) 

§ 29.1557 

adjacent to, the selector for those 
tanks; and 

(3) Each valve control for any engine 

of a multiengine rotorcraft must be 
marked to indicate the position cor-
responding to each engine controlled. 

(c) Usable fuel capacity must be 

marked as follows: 

(1) For fuel systems having no selec-

tor controls, the usable fuel capacity of 
the system must be indicated at the 
fuel quantity indicator unless it is: 

(i) Provided by another system or 

equipment readily accessible to the 
pilot; and 

(ii) Contained in the limitations sec-

tion of the rotorcraft flight manual. 

(2) For fuel systems having selector 

controls, the usable fuel capacity 
available at each selector control posi-
tion must be indicated near the selec-
tor control. 

(d) For accessory, auxiliary, and 

emergency controls— 

(1) Each essential visual position in-

dicator, such as those showing rotor 
pitch or landing gear position, must be 
marked so that each crewmember can 
determine at any time the position of 
the unit to which it relates; and 

(2) Each emergency control must be 

red and must be marked as to method 
of operation. 

(e) For rotorcraft incorporating re-

tractable landing gear, the maximum 
landing gear operating speed must be 
displayed in clear view of the pilot. 

[Doc. No. 5084, 29 FR 16150, Dec. 3, 1964, as 
amended by Amdt. 29–12, 41 FR 55474, Dec. 20, 
1976; Amdt. 29–24, 49 FR 44440, Nov. 6, 1984; 
Amdt. 29–59, 88 FR 8740, Feb. 10, 2023] 

§ 29.1557

Miscellaneous markings and 

placards. 

(a) 

Baggage and cargo compartments, 

and ballast location. Each baggage and 
cargo compartment, and each ballast 
location must have a placard stating 
any limitations on contents, including 
weight, that are necessary under the 
loading requirements. 

(b) 

Seats.  If the maximum allowable 

weight to be carried in a seat is less 
than 170 pounds, a placard stating the 
lesser weight must be permanently at-
tached to the seat structure. 

(c) 

Fuel and oil filler openings. The fol-

lowing apply: 

(1) Fuel filler openings must be 

marked at or near the filler cover 
with— 

(i) The word ‘‘fuel’’; 
(ii) For reciprocating engine powered 

rotorcraft, the minimum fuel grade; 

(iii) For turbine-engine-powered 

rotorcraft, the permissible fuel des-
ignations, except that if impractical, 
this information may be included in 
the rotorcraft flight manual, and the 
fuel filler may be marked with an ap-
propriate reference to the flight man-
ual; and 

(iv) For pressure fueling systems, the 

maximum permissible fueling supply 
pressure and the maximum permissible 
defueling pressure. 

(2) Oil filler openings must be 

marked at or near the filler cover with 
the word ‘‘oil’’. 

(d) 

Emergency exit placards. Each 

placard and operating control for each 
emergency exit must differ in color 
from the surrounding fuselage surface 
as prescribed in § 29.811(f)(2). A placard 
must be near each emergency exit con-
trol and must clearly indicate the loca-
tion of that exit and its method of op-
eration. 

[Doc. No. 5084, 29 FR 16150, Dec. 3, 1964, as 
amended by Amdt. 29–3, 33 FR 971, Jan. 26, 
1968; Amdt. 29–12, 41 FR 55474, Dec. 20, 1976; 
Amdt. 29–26, 53 FR 34220, Sept. 2, 1988; Amdt. 
29–58, 87 FR 75711, Dec. 9, 2022] 

§ 29.1559

Limitations placard. 

There must be a placard in clear view 

of the pilot that specifies the kinds of 
operations (VFR, IFR, day, night, or 
icing) for which the rotorcraft is ap-
proved. 

[Amdt. 29–24, 49 FR 44440, Nov. 6, 1984] 

§ 29.1561

Safety equipment. 

(a) Each safety equipment control to 

be operated by the crew in emergency, 
such as controls for automatic liferaft 
releases, must be plainly marked as to 
its method of operation. 

(b) Each location, such as a locker or 

compartment, that carries any fire ex-
tinguishing, signaling, or other life 
saving equipment, must be so marked. 

(c) Stowage provisions for required 

emergency equipment must be con-
spicuously marked to identify the con-
tents and facilitate removal of the 
equipment. 

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§ 29.1585 

(d) Each liferaft must have obviously 

marked operating instructions. 

(e) Approved survival equipment 

must be marked for identification and 
method of operation. 

§ 29.1565

Tail rotor. 

Each tail rotor must be marked so 

that its disc is conspicuous under nor-
mal daylight ground conditions. 

[Amdt. 29–3, 33 FR 971, Jan. 26, 1968] 

R

OTORCRAFT

F

LIGHT

M

ANUAL

 

§ 29.1581

General. 

(a) 

Furnishing information. A Rotor-

craft Flight Manual must be furnished 
with each rotorcraft, and it must con-
tain the following: 

(1) Information required by §§ 29.1583 

through 29.1589. 

(2) Other information that is nec-

essary for safe operation because of de-
sign, operating, or handling character-
istics. 

(b) 

Approved information. Each part of 

the manual listed in §§ 29.1583 through 
29.1589 that is appropriate to the rotor-
craft, must be furnished, verified, and 
approved, and must be segregated, 
indentified, and clearly distinguished 
from each unapproved part of that 
manual. 

(c) [Reserved] 
(d) 

Table of contents. Each Rotorcraft 

Flight Manual must include a table of 
contents if the complexity of the man-
ual indicates a need for it. 

(Secs. 313(a), 601, 603, 604, and 605 of the Fed-
eral Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1354(a), 
1421, 1423, 1424, and 1425); and sec. 6(c), Dept. 
of Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 1655(c))) 

[Amdt. 29–15, 43 FR 2327, Jan. 16, 1978] 

§ 29.1583

Operating limitations. 

(a) 

Airspeed and rotor limitations. In-

formation necessary for the marking of 
airspeed and rotor limitations on or 
near their respective indicators must 
be furnished. The significance of each 
limitation and of the color coding must 
be explained. 

(b) 

Powerplant limitations. The fol-

lowing information must be furnished: 

(1) Limitations required by § 29.1521. 
(2) Explanation of the limitations, 

when appropriate. 

(3) Information necessary for mark-

ing the instruments required by 
§§ 29.1549 through 29.1553. 

(c) 

Weight and loading distribution. 

The weight and center of gravity limits 
required by §§ 29.25 and 29.27, respec-
tively, must be furnished. If the vari-
ety of possible loading conditions war-
rants, instructions must be included to 
allow ready observance of the limita-
tions. 

(d) 

Flight crew. When a flight crew of 

more than one is required, the number 
and functions of the minimum flight 
crew determined under § 29.1523 must be 
furnished. 

(e) 

Kinds of operation. Each kind of 

operation for which the rotorcraft and 
its equipment installations are ap-
proved must be listed. 

(f) 

Limiting heights. Enough informa-

tion must be furnished to allow compli-
ance with § 29.1517. 

(g) 

Maximum allowable wind. For Cat-

egory A rotorcraft, the maximum al-
lowable wind for safe operation near 
the ground must be furnished. 

(h) 

Altitude.  The altitude established 

under § 29.1527 and an explanation of 
the limiting factors must be furnished. 

(i) 

Ambient temperature. Maximum 

and minimum ambient temperature 
limitations must be furnished. 

(Secs. 313(a), 601, 603, 604, and 605 of the Fed-
eral Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1354(a), 
1421, 1423, 1424, and 1425); and sec. 6(c), Dept. 
of Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 1655(c))) 

[Doc. No. 5084, 29 FR 16150, Dec. 3, 1964, as 
amended by Amdt. 29–3, 33 FR 971, Jan. 26, 
1968; Amdt. 29–15, 43 FR 2327, Jan. 16, 1978; 
Amdt. 29–17, 43 FR 50602, Oct. 30, 1978; Amdt. 
29–24, 49 FR 44440, Nov. 6, 1984] 

§ 29.1585

Operating procedures. 

(a) The parts of the manual con-

taining operating procedures must 
have information concerning any nor-
mal and emergency procedures, and 
other information necessary for safe 
operation, including the applicable pro-
cedures, such as those involving min-
imum speeds, to be followed if an en-
gine fails. 

(b) For multiengine rotorcraft, infor-

mation identifying each operating con-
dition in which the fuel system inde-
pendence prescribed in § 29.953 is nec-
essary for safety must be furnished, to-
gether with instructions for placing 

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