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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition) 

§ 91.176 

operable EFVS that meets the equip-
ment requirements of paragraph (a)(1) 
of this section. 

(iv) When a minimum flightcrew of 

more than one pilot is required, the 
pilot monitoring must use the display 
specified in paragraph (a)(1)(ii) to mon-
itor and assess the safe conduct of the 
approach, landing, and rollout. 

(v) The aircraft must continuously be 

in a position from which a descent to a 
landing on the intended runway can be 
made at a normal rate of descent using 
normal maneuvers. 

(vi) The descent rate must allow 

touchdown to occur within the touch-
down zone of the runway of intended 
landing. 

(vii) Each required pilot flightcrew 

member must meet the following re-
quirements— 

(A) A person exercising the privileges 

of a pilot certificate issued under this 
chapter, any person serving as a re-
quired pilot flightcrew member of a 
U.S.-registered aircraft, or any person 
serving as a required pilot flightcrew 
member for a part 121, 125, or 135 oper-
ator, must be qualified in accordance 
with part 61 and, as applicable, the 
training, testing, and qualification pro-
visions of subpart K of this part, part 
121, 125, or 135 of this chapter that 
apply to the operation; or 

(B) Each person acting as a required 

pilot flightcrew member for a foreign 
air carrier subject to part 129, or any 
person serving as a required pilot 
flightcrew member of a foreign reg-
istered aircraft, must be qualified in 
accordance with the training require-
ments of the civil aviation authority of 
the State of the operator for the EFVS 
operation to be conducted. 

(viii) A person conducting operations 

under this part must conduct the oper-
ation in accordance with a letter of au-
thorization for the use of EFVS unless 
the operation is conducted in an air-
craft that has been issued an experi-
mental certificate under § 21.191 of this 
chapter for the purpose of research and 
development or showing compliance 
with regulations, or the operation is 
being conducted by a person otherwise 
authorized to conduct EFVS operations 
under paragraphs (a)(2)(ix) through 
(xii) of this section. A person applying 
to the FAA for a letter of authoriza-

tion must submit an application in a 
form and manner prescribed by the Ad-
ministrator. 

(ix) A person conducting operations 

under subpart K of this part must con-
duct the operation in accordance with 
management specifications authorizing 
the use of EFVS. 

(x) A person conducting operations 

under part 121, 129, or 135 of this chap-
ter must conduct the operation in ac-
cordance with operations specifications 
authorizing the use of EFVS. 

(xi) A person conducting operations 

under part 125 of this chapter must 
conduct the operation in accordance 
with operations specifications author-
izing the use of EFVS or, for a holder 
of a part 125 letter of deviation author-
ity, a letter of authorization for the 
use of EFVS. 

(xii) A person conducting an EFVS 

operation during an authorized Cat-
egory II or Category III operation must 
conduct the operation in accordance 
with operations specifications, man-
agement specifications, or a letter of 
authorization authorizing EFVS oper-
ations during authorized Category II or 
Category III operations. 

(3) 

Visibility and visual reference re-

quirements. 

No pilot operating under 

this section or §§ 121.651, 125.381, or 
135.225 of this chapter may continue an 
approach below the authorized DA/DH 
and land unless: 

(i) The pilot determines that the en-

hanced flight visibility observed by use 
of an EFVS is not less than the visi-
bility prescribed in the instrument ap-
proach procedure being used. 

(ii) From the authorized DA/DH to 

100 feet above the touchdown zone ele-
vation of the runway of intended land-
ing, any approach light system or both 
the runway threshold and the touch-
down zone are distinctly visible and 
identifiable to the pilot using an 
EFVS. 

(A) The pilot must identify the run-

way threshold using at least one of the 
following visual references— 

(

1

) The beginning of the runway land-

ing surface; 

(

2

) The threshold lights; or 

(

3

) The runway end identifier lights. 

(B) The pilot must identify the 

touchdown zone using at least one of 
the following visual references— 

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