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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition) 

§ 91.205 

(17) For rotorcraft manufactured 

after September 16, 1992, a shoulder 
harness for each seat that meets the 
requirements of § 27.2 or § 29.2 of this 
chapter in effect on September 16, 1991. 

(c) 

Visual flight rules (night). 

For VFR 

flight at night, the following instru-
ments and equipment are required: 

(1) Instruments and equipment speci-

fied in paragraph (b) of this section. 

(2) Approved position lights. 
(3) An approved aviation red or avia-

tion white anticollision light system 
on all U.S.-registered civil aircraft. 
Anticollision light systems initially in-
stalled after August 11, 1971, on aircraft 
for which a type certificate was issued 
or applied for before August 11, 1971, 
must at least meet the anticollision 
light standards of part 23, 25, 27, or 29 
of this chapter, as applicable, that were 
in effect on August 10, 1971, except that 
the color may be either aviation red or 
aviation white. In the event of failure 
of any light of the anticollision light 
system, operations with the aircraft 
may be continued to a stop where re-
pairs or replacement can be made. 

(4) If the aircraft is operated for hire, 

one electric landing light. 

(5) An adequate source of electrical 

energy for all installed electrical and 
radio equipment. 

(6) One spare set of fuses, or three 

spare fuses of each kind required, that 
are accessible to the pilot in flight. 

(d) 

Instrument flight rules. 

For IFR 

flight, the following instruments and 
equipment are required: 

(1) Instruments and equipment speci-

fied in paragraph (b) of this section, 
and, for night flight, instruments and 
equipment specified in paragraph (c) of 
this section. 

(2) Two-way radio communication 

and navigation equipment suitable for 
the route to be flown. 

(3) Gyroscopic rate-of-turn indicator, 

except on the following aircraft: 

(i) Airplanes with a third attitude in-

strument system usable through flight 
attitudes of 360 degrees of pitch and 
roll and installed in accordance with 
the instrument requirements pre-
scribed in § 121.305(j) of this chapter; 
and 

(ii) Rotorcraft with a third attitude 

instrument system usable through 
flight attitudes of 

±

80 degrees of pitch 

and 

±

120 degrees of roll and installed in 

accordance with § 29.1303(g) of this 
chapter. 

(4) Slip-skid indicator. 
(5) Sensitive altimeter adjustable for 

barometric pressure. 

(6) A clock displaying hours, min-

utes, and seconds with a sweep-second 
pointer or digital presentation. 

(7) Generator or alternator of ade-

quate capacity. 

(8) Gyroscopic pitch and bank indi-

cator (artificial horizon). 

(9) Gyroscopic direction indicator (di-

rectional gyro or equivalent). 

(e) 

Flight at and above 24,000 feet MSL 

(FL 240). 

If VOR navigation equipment 

is required under paragraph (d)(2) of 
this section, no person may operate a 
U.S.-registered civil aircraft within the 
50 states and the District of Columbia 
at or above FL 240 unless that aircraft 
is equipped with approved DME or a 
suitable RNAV system. When the DME 
or RNAV system required by this para-
graph fails at and above FL 240, the 
pilot in command of the aircraft must 
notify ATC immediately, and then may 
continue operations at and above FL 
240 to the next airport of intended 
landing where repairs or replacement 
of the equipment can be made. 

(f) 

Category II operations. 

The require-

ments for Category II operations are 
the instruments and equipment speci-
fied in— 

(1) Paragraph (d) of this section; and 
(2) Appendix A to this part. 
(g) 

Category III operations. 

The instru-

ments and equipment required for Cat-
egory III operations are specified in 
paragraph (d) of this section. 

(h) 

Night vision goggle operations. 

For 

night vision goggle operations, the fol-
lowing instruments and equipment 
must be installed in the aircraft, func-
tioning in a normal manner, and ap-
proved for use by the FAA: 

(1) Instruments and equipment speci-

fied in paragraph (b) of this section, in-
struments and equipment specified in 
paragraph (c) of this section; 

(2) Night vision goggles; 
(3) Interior and exterior aircraft 

lighting system required for night vi-
sion goggle operations; 

(4) Two-way radio communications 

system; 

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