The Federal Aviation Regulations, or FARs, are rules prescribed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) governing all aviation activities in the United States. The FARs are part of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). A wide variety of activities are regulated, such as airplane design, typical airline flights, pilot training activities, hot-air ballooning and even model rocket launches. The rules are designed to promote safe aviation, protecting pilots, passengers and the general public from unnecessary risk. They are also intended to protect the national security of the United States, especially in light of the September 11, 2001 attacks. “FAA” redirects here. ... Look up aviation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is the codification of the general and permanent rules and regulations (sometimes called administrative law) published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government of the United States. ... Hot air balloon in flight The hot air balloon is the oldest successful human-carrying flight technology, dating back to its invention by the Montgolfier brothers in Annonay, France in 1783. ... A model rocket launching Model rocketry is a hobby similar to building model airplanes. ... Air safety is a broad term encompassing the theory, investigation and categorization of flight failures, and the prevention of such failures through appropriate regulation, as well as through education and training. ... Security measures taken to protect the Houses of Parliament in London, England. ... A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly...

Organization

The FARs are organized into sections, called parts due to their organization within the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Each part deals with a specific type of activity. For example, 14 CFR Part 141 contains rules for pilot training schools. The sections most relevant to aircraft pilots and AMTs (Aviation Maintenance Technicians) are listed below. Many of the FARs are designed to regulate certification of pilots, schools, or aircraft rather than the operation of airplanes. In other words, once an airplane design is certified using some parts of these regulations, it is certified regardless of whether the regulations change in the future. For that reason, newer planes are certified using newer versions of the FARs, and in many aspects may be thus considered safer designs.

• Part 1 – Definitions and Abbreviations.
• Part 13 – Investigation and Enforcement Procedures
• Part 21 – Certification Procedures for Products and Parts.
• Part 23 – Airworthiness Standards: Normal, Utility, Acrobatic and Commuter Category Airplanes.
• Part 25 – Airworthiness Standards: Transport Category Airplanes.
• Part 27 – Airworthiness Standards: Normal Category Rotorcraft
• Part 29 – Airworthiness Standards: Transport Category Rotorcraft
• Part 33 – Airworthiness Standards: Aircraft Engines.
• Part 34 – Fuel Venting and Exhaust Emission Requirements for Turbine Engine Powered Airplanes
• Part 35 – Airworthiness Standards: Propellers
• Part 39 – Airworthiness Directives
• Part 43 – Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance, Rebuilding, and Alteration.
• Part 45 – Identification and Registration Marking
• Part 47 – Aircraft Registration
• Part 61 – Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground Instructors.
• Part 65 – Certification: Airmen Other Than Flight Crewmembers
• Part 67 – Medical Standards and Certification.
• Part 71 – Designation of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, and Class E Airspace Areas; Airways; Routes; and Reporting Points.
• Part 73 – Special Use Airspace.
• Part 91 – General Operating and Flight Rules.
• Part 97 – Standard Instrument Approach Procedures.
• Part 101 – Moored Balloons, Kites, Unmanned Rockets and Unmanned Free Balloons
• Part 103 – Ultralight Vehicles.
• Part 105 – Parachute Operations.
• Part 119 – Certification: Air Carriers and Commercial Operators.
• Part 121 – Operating Requirements: Domestic, Flag, and Supplemental Operations.
• Part 125 – Certification and Operations: Airplanes Having a Seating Cpacity of 20 or More Passengers or a Payload Capacity of 6,000 Pounds or More
• Part 135 – Operating Requirements: Commuter and On Demand Operations.
• Part 137 – Agricultural Aircraft Operations.
• Part 141 – Flight Schools.
• Part 142 – Training Centers.
• Part 145 – Repair Stations
• Part 147 – Aviation Maintenance Technicians Schools
• Part 183 – Representatives of The Administrator

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Regulations of interest

Example of a presidential TFR surrounding Charleston, South Carolina.

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Part 1

Part 23

Part 23 concerns airworthiness standards for normal, utility, aerobatic, and commuter category airplanes. it dictates the standards required for issuance and change of type certificates for aircraft in the listed categories.

This part has a large number of regulations that affect the certification of aircraft such as performance, stability, controllability, and safety mechanisms in General Aviation aircraft, how the seats must be constructed, oxygen and air pressurization systems, fire prevention, escape hatches, flight management procedures, flight control communications, emergency landing procedures, limits to pilot fatigue and other capabilities and limitations, as well as testing of all the systems of the aircraft. It also determines special aspects of aircraft performance such as stall speed (not more than 61 knot), rate of climb (not less than 300 fpm), take off speed (not less than Vs1), weight of pilot and passengers (10 lb for normal category) and 190 lb for aerobatic).

Part 25 Airworthiness Standards: Transport Category Airplanes

Aircraft weighing over 12,500 lbs and Jet aircraft.

Part 61

Part 65

Part 67

Part 91

Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) Section 91.145 A TFR is a geographically-limited, short-term, airspace restriction, typically in the United States. Temporary flight restrictions often encompass major sporting events, natural disaster areas, air shows, space launches, and Presidential movements. Before the September 11, 2001 attacks, most TFRs were in the interest of safety to flying aircraft with occasional small restrictions for Presidential movements. Since 9/11, TFRs have been routinely used to restrict airspace for 30 nautical miles around the President, with a 10 nautical mile (20 km) radius no-fly zone for non-scheduled flights. They are also available to other important people such as presidential and vice-presidential candidates (though Senator John Kerry, a pilot, declined TFRs during the 2004 election).^{[citation needed]} TFRs are deeply unpopular with pilots in the general aviation sector. Large Presidential TFRs frequently close off not only the airport Air Force One is using but nearby airports as well.^[1] Others argue that they are necessary for national security. For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly... A nautical mile or sea mile is a unit of length. ... A No-Fly Zone is a territory over which aircraft generally or certain unauthorized aircraft are not permitted to fly. ... John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts, in his fourth term of office. ... Presidential election results map. ... General aviation (abbr. ... For the current aircraft, see Boeing VC-25. ...

Part 121

Part 125

Part 135

Part 141

Part 142

See also

• Transport Category
• Airspace
• National Security Area
• Special Flight Rules Area
• Special use airspace
• Restricted airspace
• Prohibited airspace

• Day-Night Average Sound Level

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References

1. ^ Temporary flight restrictions: President Bush travels to Rhode Island

External links

• Code of Federal Regulations
• Federal Aviation Administration's repository of FAR's and SFAR's
• Aviation Data Systems