Section 93.311

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conducted in compliance with the conditions contained in that authorization. Normally authorization will be
granted for operation in the areas described in Section 93.305 or below the altitudes
listed in Section 93.307 only for operations of
aircraft necessary for law enforcement,
firefighting, emergency medical treatment/evacuation of persons in the vicinity of the Park; for support of Park
maintenance or activities; or for aerial
access to and maintenance of other
property located within the Special
Flight Rules Area. Authorization may
be issued on a continuing basis;
(d) Is conducted in accordance with a
specific authorization to operate in
that airspace incorporated in the operator-s operations specifications and approved by the responsible Flight Standards Office in accordance with the provisions of this subpart;
(e) Is a search and rescue mission directed by the U.S. Air Force Rescue
Coordination Center;
(f) Is conducted within 3 nautical
miles of Grand Canyon Bar Ten Airstrip, Pearce Ferry Airstrip, Cliff
Dwellers Airstrip, Marble Canyon Airstrip, or Tuweep Airstrip at an altitude
less than 3,000 feet above airport elevation, for the purpose of landing at or
taking off from that facility; or
(g) Is conducted under an instrument
flight rules (IFR) clearance and the
pilot is acting in accordance with ATC
instructions. An IFR flight plan may
not be filed on a route or at an altitude
that would require operation in an area
described in Section 93.305.
[Doc. No. 28537, 61 FR 69330, Dec. 31, 1996, as
amended by Amdt. 93-80, 65 FR 17742, 17743,
Apr. 4, 2000; Amdt. 93-102, 83 FR 48212, Sept.
24, 2018]

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Section 93.311

Minimum terrain clearance.

Except in an emergency, when necessary for takeoff or landing, or unless
otherwise authorized by the responsible Flight Standards Office for a purpose listed in Section 93.309(c), no person may
operate an aircraft within 500 feet of
any terrain or structure located between the north and south rims of the
Grand Canyon.
[Docket No. FAA-2018-0851, Amdt. 93-102, 83
FR 48212, Sept. 24, 2018]

Section 93.313

Communications.

Except when in contact with the
Grand Canyon National Park Airport
Traffic Control Tower during arrival or
departure or on a search and rescue
mission directed by the U.S. Air Force
Rescue Coordination Center, no person
may operate an aircraft in the Special
Flight Rules Area unless he monitors
the appropriate frequency continuously
while in that airspace.
Section 93.315 Requirements for commercial
Special Flight Rules Area operations.
Each person conducting commercial
Special Flight Rules Area operations
must be certificated in accordance
with Part 119 for Part 135 or 121 operations and hold appropriate Grand Canyon National Park Special Flight
Rules Area operations specifications.
[65 FR 17732, Apr. 4, 2000]

Section 93.316

[Reserved]

Section 93.317 Commercial Special Flight
Rules Area operation curfew.
Unless otherwise authorized by the
responsible Flight Standards Office, no
person may conduct a commercial Special Flight Rules Area operation in the
Dragon and Zuni Point corridors during the following flight-free periods:
(a) Summer season (May 1-September 30)-6 p.m. to 8 a.m. daily; and
(b) Winter season (October 1-April
30)-5 p.m. to 9 a.m. daily.
[65 FR 17732, Apr. 4, 2000, as amended by
Amdt. 93-102, 83 FR 48213, Sept. 24, 2018]

Section 93.319 Commercial air tour limitations.
(a) Unless excepted under paragraph
(f) or (g) of this section, no certificate
holder certificated in accordance with
part 119 for part 121 or 135 operations
may conduct more commercial air
tours in the Grand Canyon National
Park in any calendar year than the
number of allocations specified on the
certificate holder-s operations specifications.
(b) The Administrator determines the
number of initial allocations for each
certificate holder based on the total

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