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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition) 

§ 91.611 

manufactured before April 7, 2010, must 
by April 7, 2012, have a cockpit voice 
recorder that also— 

(1) Meets the requirements of 

§ 23.1457(d)(6) or § 25.1457(d)(6) of this 
chapter, as applicable; and 

(2) If transport category, meets the 

requirements of § 25.1457(a)(3), (a)(4), 
and (a)(5) of this chapter. 

(i) All airplanes or rotorcraft re-

quired by this section to have a cockpit 
voice recorder and flight data recorder, 
that are manufactured on or after 
April 7, 2010, must have a cockpit voice 
recorder installed that also— 

(1) Is installed in accordance with the 

requirements of § 23.1457 (except for 
paragraphs (a)(6) and (d)(5)); § 25.1457 
(except for paragraphs (a)(6) and (d)(5)); 
§ 27.1457 (except for paragraphs (a)(6) 
and (d)(5)); or § 29.1457 (except for para-
graphs (a)(6) and (d)(5)) of this chapter, 
as applicable; and 

(2) Retains at least the last 2 hours of 

recorded information using a recorder 
that meets the standards of TSO–C123a, 
or later revision. 

(3) For all airplanes or rotorcraft 

manufactured on or after April 6, 2012, 
also meets the requirements of 
§ 23.1457(a)(6) and (d)(5); § 25.1457(a)(6) 
and (d)(5); § 27.1457(a)(6) and (d)(5); or 
§ 29.1457(a)(6) and (d)(5) of this chapter, 
as applicable. 

(j) All airplanes or rotorcraft re-

quired by this section to have a cockpit 
voice recorder and a flight data re-
corder, that install datalink commu-
nication equipment on or after April 6, 
2012, must record all datalink messages 
as required by the certification rule ap-
plicable to the aircraft. 

(k) An aircraft operated under this 

part under deviation authority from 
part 125 of this chapter must comply 
with all of the applicable flight data 
recorder requirements of part 125 appli-
cable to the aircraft, notwithstanding 
such deviation authority. 

[Doc. No. 18334, 54 FR 34318, Aug. 18, 1989, as 
amended by Amdt. 91–226, 56 FR 51621, Oct. 
11, 1991; Amdt. 91–228, 57 FR 19353, May 5, 
1992; Amdt. 91–300, 73 FR 12564, Mar. 7, 2008; 
Amdt. 91–304, 73 FR 73178, Dec. 2, 2008; Amdt. 
91–300, 74 FR 32800, July 9, 2009; Amdt. 91–313, 
75 FR 17045, Apr. 5, 2010; Docket No. FAA– 
2022–1355, Amdt. No. 91–366, 87 FR 75846, Dec. 
9, 2022] 

§ 91.611

Authorization for ferry flight 

with one engine inoperative. 

(a) 

General.  The holder of an air car-

rier operating certificate or an oper-
ating certificate issued under part 125 
may conduct a ferry flight of a four-en-
gine airplane or a turbine-engine-pow-
ered airplane equipped with three en-
gines, with one engine inoperative, to a 
base for the purpose of repairing that 
engine subject to the following: 

(1) The airplane model has been test 

flown and found satisfactory for safe 
flight in accordance with paragraph (b) 
or (c) of this section, as appropriate. 
However, each operator who before No-
vember 19, 1966, has shown that a model 
of airplane with an engine inoperative 
is satisfactory for safe flight by a test 
flight conducted in accordance with 
performance data contained in the ap-
plicable Airplane Flight Manual under 
paragraph (a)(2) of this section need 
not repeat the test flight for that 
model. 

(2) The approved Airplane Flight 

Manual contains the following per-
formance data and the flight is con-
ducted in accordance with that data: 

(i) Maximum weight. 
(ii) Center of gravity limits. 
(iii) Configuration of the inoperative 

propeller (if applicable). 

(iv) Runway length for takeoff (in-

cluding temperature accountability). 

(v) Altitude range. 
(vi) Certificate limitations. 
(vii) Ranges of operational limits. 
(viii) Performance information. 
(ix) Operating procedures. 
(3) The operator has FAA approved 

procedures for the safe operation of the 
airplane, including specific require-
ments for— 

(i) Limiting the operating weight on 

any ferry flight to the minimum nec-
essary for the flight plus the necessary 
reserve fuel load; 

(ii) A limitation that takeoffs must 

be made from dry runways unless, 
based on a showing of actual operating 
takeoff techniques on wet runways 
with one engine inoperative, takeoffs 
with full controllability from wet run-
ways have been approved for the spe-
cific model aircraft and included in the 
Airplane Flight Manual: 

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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 91.611 

(iii) Operations from airports where 

the runways may require a takeoff or 
approach over populated areas; and 

(iv) Inspection procedures for deter-

mining the operating condition of the 
operative engines. 

(4) No person may take off an air-

plane under this section if— 

(i) The initial climb is over thickly 

populated areas; or 

(ii) Weather conditions at the takeoff 

or destination airport are less than 
those required for VFR flight. 

(5) Persons other than required flight 

crewmembers shall not be carried dur-
ing the flight. 

(6) No person may use a flight crew-

member for flight under this section 
unless that crewmember is thoroughly 
familiar with the operating procedures 
for one-engine inoperative ferry flight 
contained in the certificate holder’s 
manual and the limitations and per-
formance information in the Airplane 
Flight Manual. 

(b) 

Flight tests: reciprocating-engine- 

powered airplanes. The airplane per-
formance of a reciprocating-engine- 
powered airplane with one engine inop-
erative must be determined by flight 
test as follows: 

(1) A speed not less than 1.3 V

S1

must 

be chosen at which the airplane may be 
controlled satisfactorily in a climb 
with the critical engine inoperative 
(with its propeller removed or in a con-
figuration desired by the operator and 
with all other engines operating at the 
maximum power determined in para-
graph (b)(3) of this section. 

(2) The distance required to accel-

erate to the speed listed in paragraph 
(b)(1) of this section and to climb to 50 
feet must be determined with— 

(i) The landing gear extended; 
(ii) The critical engine inoperative 

and its propeller removed or in a con-
figuration desired by the operator; and 

(iii) The other engines operating at 

not more than maximum power estab-
lished under paragraph (b)(3) of this 
section. 

(3) The takeoff, flight and landing 

procedures, such as the approximate 
trim settings, method of power applica-
tion, maximum power, and speed must 
be established. 

(4) The performance must be deter-

mined at a maximum weight not great-

er than the weight that allows a rate of 
climb of at least 400 feet per minute in 
the en route configuration set forth in 
§ 25.67(d) of this chapter in effect on 
January 31, 1977, at an altitude of 5,000 
feet. 

(5) The performance must be deter-

mined using temperature account-
ability for the takeoff field length, 
computed in accordance with § 25.61 of 
this chapter in effect on January 31, 
1977. 

(c) 

Flight tests: Turbine-engine-powered 

airplanes.  The airplane performance of 
a turbine-engine-powered airplane with 
one engine inoperative must be deter-
mined by flight tests, including at 
least three takeoff tests, in accordance 
with the following: 

(1) Takeoff speeds V

R

and V

2

, not less 

than the corresponding speeds under 
which the airplane was type certifi-
cated under § 25.107 of this chapter, 
must be chosen at which the airplane 
may be controlled satisfactorily with 
the critical engine inoperative (with 
its propeller removed or in a configura-
tion desired by the operator, if applica-
ble) and with all other engines oper-
ating at not more than the power se-
lected for type certification as set 
forth in § 25.101 of this chapter. 

(2) The minimum takeoff field length 

must be the horizontal distance re-
quired to accelerate and climb to the 
35-foot height at V

2

speed (including 

any additional speed increment ob-
tained in the tests) multiplied by 115 
percent and determined with— 

(i) The landing gear extended; 
(ii) The critical engine inoperative 

and its propeller removed or in a con-
figuration desired by the operator (if 
applicable); and 

(iii) The other engine operating at 

not more than the power selected for 
type certification as set forth in § 25.101 
of this chapter. 

(3) The takeoff, flight, and landing 

procedures such as the approximate 
trim setting, method of power applica-
tion, maximum power, and speed must 
be established. The airplane must be 
satisfactorily controllable during the 
entire takeoff run when operated ac-
cording to these procedures. 

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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition) 

§ 91.613 

(4) The performance must be deter-

mined at a maximum weight not great-
er than the weight determined under 
§ 25.121(c) of this chapter but with— 

(i) The actual steady gradient of the 

final takeoff climb requirement not 
less than 1.2 percent at the end of the 
takeoff path with two critical engines 
inoperative; and 

(ii) The climb speed not less than the 

two-engine inoperative trim speed for 
the actual steady gradient of the final 
takeoff climb prescribed by paragraph 
(c)(4)(i) of this section. 

(5) The airplane must be satisfac-

torily controllable in a climb with two 
critical engines inoperative. Climb per-
formance may be shown by calcula-
tions based on, and equal in accuracy 
to, the results of testing. 

(6) The performance must be deter-

mined using temperature account-
ability for takeoff distance and final 
takeoff climb computed in accordance 
with § 25.101 of this chapter. 

For the purpose of paragraphs (c)(4) 
and (5) of this section, 

two critical en-

gines  means two adjacent engines on 
one side of an airplane with four en-
gines, and the center engine and one 
outboard engine on an airplane with 
three engines. 

§ 91.613

Materials for compartment in-

teriors. 

(a) No person may operate an air-

plane that conforms to an amended or 
supplemental type certificate issued in 
accordance with SFAR No. 41 for a 
maximum certificated takeoff weight 
in excess of 12,500 pounds unless within 
1 year after issuance of the initial air-
worthiness certificate under that 
SFAR the airplane meets the compart-
ment interior requirements set forth in 
§ 25.853 (a), (b), (b–1), (b–2), and (b–3) of 
this chapter in effect on September 26, 
1978. 

(b) Thermal/acoustic insulation ma-

terials. For transport category air-
planes type certificated after January 
1, 1958: 

(1) For airplanes manufactured before 

September 2, 2005, when thermal/acous-
tic insulation is installed in the fuse-
lage as replacements after September 
2, 2005, the insulation must meet the 

flame propagation requirements of 
§ 25.856 of this chapter, effective Sep-
tember 2, 2003, if it is: 

(i) Of a blanket construction or 
(ii) Installed around air ducting. 
(2) For airplanes manufactured after 

September 2, 2005, thermal/acoustic in-
sulation materials installed in the fu-
selage must meet the flame propaga-
tion requirements of § 25.856 of this 
chapter, effective September 2, 2003. 

[Doc. No. 18334, 54 FR 34318, Aug. 18, 1989, as 
amended by Amdt. 91–279, 68 FR 45083, July 
31, 2003; Amdt. 91–290, 70 FR 77752, Dec. 30, 
2005] 

§§ 91.615–91.699

[Reserved] 

Subpart H—Foreign Aircraft Oper-

ations and Operations of U.S.- 
Registered Civil Aircraft Out-
side of the United States; and 
Rules Governing Persons on 
Board Such Aircraft 

S

OURCE

: Docket No. 18334, 54 FR 34320, Aug. 

18, 1989, unless otherwise noted. 

§ 91.701

Applicability. 

(a) This subpart applies to the oper-

ations of civil aircraft of U.S. registry 
outside of the United States and the 
operations of foreign civil aircraft 
within the United States. 

(b) Section 91.702 of this subpart also 

applies to each person on board an air-
craft operated as follows: 

(1) A U.S. registered civil aircraft op-

erated outside the United States; 

(2) Any aircraft operated outside the 

United States— 

(i) That has its next scheduled des-

tination or last place of departure in 
the United States if the aircraft next 
lands in the United States; or 

(ii) If the aircraft lands in the United 

States with the individual still on the 
aircraft regardless of whether it was a 
scheduled or otherwise planned landing 
site. 

[Doc. No. FAA–1998–4954, 64 FR 1079, Jan. 7, 
1999] 

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