Federal Aviation Administration, DOT
Section 91.301

Section 91.309

[Reserved]

Section 91.303 Aerobatic flight.
No person may operate an aircraft in
aerobatic flight - 
(a) Over any congested area of a city,
town, or settlement;
(b) Over an open air assembly of persons;
(c) Within the lateral boundaries of
the surface areas of Class B, Class C,
Class D, or Class E airspace designated
for an airport;
(d) Within 4 nautical miles of the
center line of any Federal airway;
(e) Below an altitude of 1,500 feet
above the surface; or
(f) When flight visibility is less than
3 statute miles.
For the purposes of this section, aerobatic flight means an intentional maneuver involving an abrupt change in
an aircraft-s attitude, an abnormal attitude, or abnormal acceleration, not
necessary for normal flight.
[Doc. No. 18834, 54 FR 34308, Aug. 18, 1989, as
amended by Amdt. 91-227, 56 FR 65661, Dec.
17, 1991]

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Section 91.305 Flight test areas.
No person may flight test an aircraft
except over open water, or sparsely
populated areas, having light air traffic.
Section 91.307 Parachutes and parachuting.
(a) No pilot of a civil aircraft may
allow a parachute that is available for
emergency use to be carried in that
aircraft unless it is an approved type
and has been packed by a certificated
and appropriately rated parachute rigger - 
(1) Within the preceding 180 days, if
its canopy, shrouds, and harness are
composed exclusively of nylon, rayon,
or other similar synthetic fiber or materials that are substantially resistant
to damage from mold, mildew, or other
fungi and other rotting agents propagated in a moist environment; or
(2) Within the preceding 60 days, if
any part of the parachute is composed
of silk, pongee, or other natural fiber
or materials not specified in paragraph
(a)(1) of this section.
(b) Except in an emergency, no pilot
in command may allow, and no person

may conduct, a parachute operation
from an aircraft within the United
States except in accordance with part
105 of this chapter.
(c) Unless each occupant of the aircraft is wearing an approved parachute,
no pilot of a civil aircraft carrying any
person (other than a crewmember) may
execute any intentional maneuver that
exceeds - 
(1) A bank of 60 degrees relative to
the horizon; or
(2) A nose-up or nose-down attitude
of 30 degrees relative to the horizon.
(d) Paragraph (c) of this section does
not apply to - 
(1) Flight tests for pilot certification
or rating; or
(2) Spins and other flight maneuvers
required by the regulations for any certificate or rating when given by - 
(i) A certificated flight instructor; or
(ii) An airline transport pilot instructing in accordance with Section 61.67 of
this chapter.
(e) For the purposes of this section,
approved parachute means - 
(1) A parachute manufactured under
a type certificate or a technical standard order (C-23 series); or
(2) A personnel-carrying military
parachute identified by an NAF, AAF,
or AN drawing number, an AAF order
number, or any other military designation or specification number.
[Doc. No. 18334, 54 FR 34308, Aug. 18, 1989, as
amended by Amdt. 91-255, 62 FR 68137, Dec.
30, 1997; Amdt. 91-268, 66 FR 23553, May 9,
2001; Amdt. 91-305, 73 FR 69530, Nov. 19, 2008]

Section 91.309 Towing:
Gliders
and
unpowered ultralight vehicles.
(a) No person may operate a civil aircraft towing a glider or unpowered
ultralight vehicle unless - 
(1) The pilot in command of the towing aircraft is qualified under Section 61.69 of
this chapter;
(2) The towing aircraft is equipped
with a tow-hitch of a kind, and installed in a manner, that is approved
by the Administrator;
(3) The towline used has breaking
strength not less than 80 percent of the
maximum
certificated
operating
weight of the glider or unpowered
ultralight vehicle and not more than
twice this operating weight. However,
the towline used may have a breaking

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