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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition) 

Pt. 121, App. D 

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§ 121.291 

(a) 

Aborted takeoff demonstration. 

(1) The 

demonstration must be conducted either dur-
ing the dark of the night or during daylight 
with the dark of the night simulated. If the 
demonstration is conducted indoors during 
daylight hours, it must be conducted with 
each window covered and each door closed to 
minimize the daylight effect. Illumination 
on the floor or ground may be used, but it 
must be kept low and shielded against shin-
ing into the airplane’s windows or doors. 

(2) The airplane must be a normal ground 

attitude with landing gear extended. 

(3) Unless the airplane is equipped with an 

off-wing descent means, stands or ramps may 
be used for descent from the wing to the 
ground. Safety equipment such as mats or 
inverted life rafts may be placed on the floor 
or ground to protect participants. No other 
equipment that is not part of the emergency 
evacuation equipment of the airplane may be 
used to aid the participants in reaching the 
ground. 

(4) The airplane’s normal electrical power 

sources must be deenergized. 

(5) All emergency equipment for the type 

of passenger-carrying operation involved 
must be installed in accordance with the cer-
tificate holder’s manual. 

(6) Each external door and exit, and each 

internal door or curtain must be in position 
to simulate a normal takeoff. 

(7) A representative passenger load of per-

sons in normal health must be used. At least 
40 percent of the passenger load must be fe-
males. At least 35 percent of the passenger 
load must be over 50 years of age. At least 15 
percent of the passenger load must be female 
and over 50 year of age. Three life-size dolls, 
not included as part of the total passenger 
load, must be carried by passengers to simu-
late live infants 2 years old or younger. 
Crewmembers, mechanics, and training per-
sonnel, who maintain or operate the airplane 
in the normal course of their duties, may not 
be used as passengers. 

(8) No passenger may be assigned a specific 

seat except as the Administrator may re-
quire. Except as required by item (12) of this 
paragraph, no employee of the certificate 
holder may be seated next to an emergency 
exit. 

(9) Seat belts and shoulder harnesses (as 

required) must be fastened. 

(10) Before the start of the demonstration, 

approximately one-half of the total average 
amount of carry-on baggage, blankets, pil-
lows, and other similar articles must be dis-
tributed at several locations in the aisles 
and emergency exit access ways to create 
minor obstructions. 

(11) The seating density and arrangement 

of the airplane must be representative of the 
highest capacity passenger version of that 
airplane the certificate holder operates or 
proposes to operate. 

(12) Each crewmember must be a member 

of a regularly scheduled line crew, except 
that flight crewmembers need not be mem-
bers of a regularly scheduled line crew, pro-
vided they have knowledge of the airplane. 
Each crewmember must be seated in the seat 
the crewmember is normally assigned for 
takeoff, and must remain in that seat until 
the signal for commencement of the dem-
onstration is received. 

(13) No crewmember or passenger may be 

given prior knowledge of the emergency 
exits available for the demonstration. 

(14) The certificate holder may not prac-

tice, rehearse, or describe the demonstration 
for the participants nor may any participant 
have taken part in this type of demonstra-
tion within the preceding 6 months. 

(15) The pretakeoff passenger briefing re-

quired by § 121.571 may be given in accord-
ance with the certificate holder’s manual. 
The passengers may also be warned to follow 
directions of crewmembers, but may not be 
instructed on the procedures to be followed 
in the demonstration. 

(16) If safety equipment as allowed by item 

(3) of this section is provided, either all pas-
senger and cockpit windows must be blacked 
out or all of the emergency exits must have 
safety equipment in order to prevent disclo-
sure of the available emergency exits. 

(17) Not more than 50 percent of the emer-

gency exits in the sides of the fuselage of an 
airplane that meet all of the requirements 
applicable to the required emergency exits 
for that airplane may be used for the dem-
onstration. Exits that are not to be used in 
the demonstration must have the exit handle 
deactivated or must be indicated by red 
lights, red tape, or other acceptable means, 
placed outside the exits to indicate fire or 
other reason that they are unusable. The 
exits to be used must be representative of all 
of the emergency exits on the airplane and 
must be designated by the certificate holder, 
subject to approval by the Administrator. At 
least one floor level exit must be used. 

(18) Except as provided in paragraph (a)(3) 

of this appendix, all evacuees must leave the 
airplane by a means provided as part of the 
airplane’s equipment. 

(19) The certificate holder’s approved pro-

cedures and all of the emergency equipment 
that is normally available, including slides, 
ropes, lights, and megaphones, must be fully 
utilized during the demonstration, except 
that the flightcrew must take no active role 
in assisting others inside the cabin during 
the demonstration. 

(20) The evacuation time period is com-

pleted when the last occupant has evacuated 
the airplane and is on the ground. Evacuees 

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