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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 91.205 

(b) No person may operate a civil air-

craft unless the airworthiness certifi-
cate required by paragraph (a) of this 
section or a special flight authoriza-
tion issued under § 91.715 is displayed at 
the cabin or cockpit entrance so that it 
is legible to passengers or crew. 

(c) No person may operate an aircraft 

with a fuel tank installed within the 
passenger compartment or a baggage 
compartment unless the installation 
was accomplished pursuant to part 43 
of this chapter, and a copy of FAA 
Form 337 authorizing that installation 
is on board the aircraft. 

(d) No person may operate a civil air-

plane (domestic or foreign) into or out 
of an airport in the United States un-
less it complies with the fuel venting 
and exhaust emissions requirements of 
part 34 of this chapter. 

[Doc. No. 18334, 54 FR 34292, Aug. 18, 1989, as 
amended by Amdt. 91–218, 55 FR 32861, Aug. 
10, 1990; Amdt. 91–318, 75 FR 41983, July 20, 
2010; Amdt. 91–338, 80 FR 78648, Dec. 16, 2015; 
Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt. 91–350, 83 FR 
9171, Mar. 5, 2018] 

§ 91.205

Powered civil aircraft with 

standard category U.S. airworthi-
ness certificates: Instrument and 
equipment requirements. 

(a) 

General. 

Except as provided in 

paragraphs (c)(3) and (e) of this section, 
no person may operate a powered civil 
aircraft with a standard category U.S. 
airworthiness certificate in any oper-
ation described in paragraphs (b) 
through (f) of this section unless that 
aircraft contains the instruments and 
equipment specified in those para-
graphs (or FAA-approved equivalents) 
for that type of operation, and those 
instruments and items of equipment 
are in operable condition. 

(b) 

Visual-flight rules (day). 

For VFR 

flight during the day, the following in-
struments and equipment are required: 

(1) Airspeed indicator. 
(2) Altimeter. 
(3) Magnetic direction indicator. 
(4) Tachometer for each engine. 
(5) Oil pressure gauge for each engine 

using pressure system. 

(6) Temperature gauge for each liq-

uid-cooled engine. 

(7) Oil temperature gauge for each 

air-cooled engine. 

(8) Manifold pressure gauge for each 

altitude engine. 

(9) Fuel gauge indicating the quan-

tity of fuel in each tank. 

(10) Landing gear position indicator, 

if the aircraft has a retractable landing 
gear. 

(11) For small civil airplanes certifi-

cated after March 11, 1996, in accord-
ance with part 23 of this chapter, an 
approved aviation red or aviation white 
anticollision light system. In the event 
of failure of any light of the anti-
collision light system, operation of the 
aircraft may continue to a location 
where repairs or replacement can be 
made. 

(12) If the aircraft is operated for hire 

over water and beyond power-off glid-
ing distance from shore, approved flo-
tation gear readily available to each 
occupant and, unless the aircraft is op-
erating under part 121 of this sub-
chapter, at least one pyrotechnic sig-
naling device. As used in this section, 
‘‘shore’’ means that area of the land 
adjacent to the water which is above 
the high water mark and excludes land 
areas which are intermittently under 
water. 

(13) An approved safety belt with an 

approved metal-to-metal latching de-
vice, or other approved restraint sys-
tem for each occupant 2 years of age or 
older. 

(14) For small civil airplanes manu-

factured after July 18, 1978, an ap-
proved shoulder harness or restraint 
system for each front seat. For small 
civil airplanes manufactured after De-
cember 12, 1986, an approved shoulder 
harness or restraint system for all 
seats. Shoulder harnesses installed at 
flightcrew stations must permit the 
flightcrew member, when seated and 
with the safety belt and shoulder har-
ness fastened, to perform all functions 
necessary for flight operations. For 
purposes of this paragraph— 

(i) The date of manufacture of an air-

plane is the date the inspection accept-
ance records reflect that the airplane is 
complete and meets the FAA-approved 
type design data; and 

(ii) A front seat is a seat located at a 

flightcrew member station or any seat 
located alongside such a seat. 

(15) An emergency locator trans-

mitter, if required by § 91.207. 

(16) [Reserved] 

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