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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition) 

§ 121.480 

(6) A performance evaluation. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2009–1093, 77 FR 403, Jan. 4, 
2012] 

Subpart R—Flight Time Limitations: 

Flag Operations 

S

OURCE

: Docket No. 6258, 29 FR 19217, Dec. 

31, 1964; 30 FR 3639, Mar. 19, 1965, unless oth-
erwise noted. 

§ 121.480

Applicability. 

This subpart prescribes flight time 

limitations and rest requirements for 
flag all-cargo operations, except that: 

(a) Certificate holders conducting op-

erations with airplanes having a pas-
senger seat configuration of 30 seats or 
fewer, excluding each crewmember 
seat, and a payload capacity of 7,500 
pounds or less, may comply with the 
applicable requirements of §§ 135.261 
through 135.273 of this chapter. 

(b) A certificate holder may apply 

the flightcrew member flight time and 
duty limitations and requirements of 
part 117 of this chapter. A certificate 
holder may choose to apply part 117 to 
its— 

(1) All-cargo operations conducted 

under contract to a U.S. government 
agency. 

(2) All-cargo operations not con-

ducted under contract to a U.S. Gov-
ernment agency, 

(3) A certificate holder may elect to 

treat operations in paragraphs (b)(1) 
and (b) (2) of this section differently 
but, once having decided to conduct 
those operations under part 117, may 
not segregate those operations between 
this subpart and part 117. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2009–1093, 77 FR 403, Jan. 4, 
2012] 

§ 121.481

Flight time limitations: One 

or two pilot crews. 

(a) A certificate holder conducting 

flag operations may schedule a pilot to 
fly in an airplane that has a crew of 
one or two pilots for eight hours or less 
during any 24 consecutive hours with-
out a rest period during these eight 
hours. 

(b) If a certificate holder conducting 

flag operations schedules a pilot to fly 
more than eight hours during any 24 
consecutive hours, it shall give him an 

intervening rest period, at or before 
the end of eight scheduled hours of 
flight duty. This rest period must be at 
least twice the number of hours flown 
since the preceding rest period, but not 
less than eight hours. The certificate 
holder shall relieve that pilot of all 
duty with it during that rest period. 

(c) Each pilot who has flown more 

than eight hours during 24 consecutive 
hours must be given at least 18 hours of 
rest before being assigned to any duty 
with the certificate holder. 

(d) No pilot may fly more than 32 

hours during any seven consecutive 
days, and each pilot must be relieved 
from all duty for at least 24 consecu-
tive hours at least once during any 
seven consecutive days. 

(e) No pilot may fly as a member of 

a crew more than 100 hours during any 
one calendar month. 

(f) No pilot may fly as a member of a 

crew more than 1,000 hours during any 
12-calendar-month period. 

[Doc. No. 6258, 29 FR 19217, Dec. 31, 1964; 30 
FR 3639, Mar. 19, 1965, as amended by Amdt. 
121–253, 61 FR 2612, Jan. 26, 1996] 

§ 121.483

Flight time limitations: Two 

pilots and one additional flight 
crewmember. 

(a) No certificate holder conducting 

flag operations may schedule a pilot to 
fly, in an airplane that has a crew of 
two pilots and at least one additional 
flight crewmember, for a total of more 
than 12 hours during any 24 consecutive 
hours. 

(b) If a pilot has flown 20 or more 

hours during any 48 consecutive hours 
or 24 or more hours during any 72 con-
secutive hours, he must be given at 
least 18 hours of rest before being as-
signed to any duty with the air carrier. 
In any case, he must be given at least 
24 consecutive hours of rest during any 
seven consecutive days. 

(c) No pilot may fly as a flight crew-

member more than— 

(1) 120 hours during any 30 consecu-

tive days; 

(2) 300 hours during any 90 consecu-

tive days; or 

(3) 1,000 hours during any 12-calendar- 

month period. 

[Doc. No. 6258, 29 FR 19217, Dec. 31, 1964; 30 
FR 3639, Mar. 19, 1965, as amended by Amdt. 
121–253, 61 FR 2612, Jan. 26, 1996] 

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