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§ 21.213 

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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