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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition) 

Pt. 91, App. F 

A

PPENDIX

TO

P

ART

91—H

ELICOPTER

F

LIGHT

R

ECORDER

S

PECIFICATIONS

 

Parameters Range 

Installed system

1

min-

imum accuracy (to recov-

ered data) 

Sampling interval (per 

second) 

Resolution 3 read out 

Relative Time (From 

Recorded on Prior 
to Takeoff).

4 hr minimum ..................

±

0.125% per hour ............

1 .................................

1 sec. 

Indicated Airspeed .....

VM in to VD (KIAS) (min-

imum airspeed signal 
attainable with installed 
pilot-static system).

±

5% or 

±

10 kts., which-

ever is greater.

1 .................................

1 kt. 

Altitude .......................

¥

1,000 ft. to 20,000 ft. 
pressure altitude.

±

100 to 

±

700 ft. (see 

Table 1, TSO C51–a).

1 .................................

25 to 150 ft. 

Magnetic Heading .....

360

°

.................................

±

5

°

...................................

1 .................................

1

° 

Vertical Acceleration ..

¥

3g to + 6g ....................

±

0.2g in addition to 

±

0.3g 

maximum datum.

4 (or 1 per second 

where peaks, ref. to 
1g are recorded).

0.05g. 

Longitudinal Accelera-

tion.

±

1.0g ................................

±

1.5% max. range ex-

cluding datum error of 

±

5%.

2 .................................

0.03g. 

Pitch Attitude .............

100% of usable range .....

±

2

°

...................................

1 .................................

0.8

° 

Roll Attitude ...............

±

60 or 100% of usable 

range, whichever is 
greater.

±

2

°

...................................

1 .................................

0.8

° 

Altitude Rate ..............

±

8,000 fpm ......................

±

10% Resolution 250 fpm 

below 12,000 ft. indi-
cated.

1 .................................

250 fpm below 

12,000. 

Engine Power, Each 

Engine 

Main Rotor Speed .....

Maximum Range .............

±

5% .................................

1 .................................

1%2. 

Free or Power Tur-

bine.

Maximum Range .............

±

5% .................................

1 .................................

1%2. 

Engine Torque ...........

Maximum Range .............

±

5% .................................

1 .................................

1%2. 

Flight Control 

Hydraulic Pressure 

Primary (Discrete) .....

High/Low ..........................

..........................................

1.

Secondary—if appli-

cable (Discrete).

High/Low ..........................

..........................................

1.

Radio Transmitter 

Keying (Discrete).

On/Off ..............................

..........................................

1.

Autopilot Engaged 

(Discrete).

Engaged or Disengaged

..........................................

1.

SAS Status-Engaged 

(Discrete).

Engaged or Disengaged

..........................................

1.

SAS Fault Status 

(Discrete).

Fault/OK ..........................

..........................................

1.

Flight Controls 

Collective

4

.................

Full range ........................

±

3% .................................

2 .................................

1%2. 

Pedal Position

4

.........

Full range ........................

±

3% .................................

2 .................................

1%2. 

Lat. Cyclic

4

................

Full range ........................

±

3% .................................

2 .................................

1%2. 

Long. Cyclic

4

.............

Full range ........................

±

3% .................................

2 .................................

1%2. 

Controllable Stabilator 

Position

4

.

Full range ........................

±

3% .................................

2 .................................

1%2. 

1

When data sources are aircraft instruments (except altimeters) of acceptable quality to fly the aircraft the recording system 

excluding these sensors (but including all other characteristics of the recording system) shall contribute no more than half of the 
values in this column. 

2

Per cent of full range. 

3

This column applies to aircraft manufactured after October 11, 1991. 

4

For all aircraft manufactured on or after April 6, 2012, the sampling interval per second is 4. 

[Doc. No. 18334, 54 FR 34328, Aug. 18, 1989; 54 FR 41211, Oct. 5, 1989; 54 FR 53036, Dec. 26, 1989; 
Amdt. 91–300, 73 FR 12565, Mar. 7, 2008; 73 FR 15280, Mar. 21, 2008; Amdt. 91–313, 75 FR 17046, 
Apr. 5, 2010] 

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