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b. Has a minimum of 2,500 flight hours as 

second in command in an airplane of the 
same group; and 

c. Has served as second in command on at 

least two airplanes of the same group. 

4. For all second-in-command pilot appli-

cants who meet the aeronautical experience 
requirements of § 61.159 of this chapter in the 
airplane, the initial and upgrade training 
and checking required by this part, and the 
certification check requirements of § 61.153 of 
this chapter. 

5. For all pilots, the extended envelope 

training required by § 121.423 of this part. 

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Training and Checking Permitted 

Except for the requirements listed in the 

next sentence, all pilot flight training and 
checking required by this part and the cer-
tification check requirements of § 61.153(h) of 
this chapter. The line check required by 
§ 121.440, the static airplane requirements of 
appendix E of this part, and the operating 
experience requirements of § 121.434 must 
still be performed in the airplane. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2002–12461, 71 FR 63640, Oct. 
30, 2006, as amended by Amdt. 121–365, 78 FR 
42379, July 15, 2013; Amdt. 121–366, 78 FR 
67846, Nov. 12, 2013; Docket FAA–2013–0485, 
Amdt. 121–376, 81 FR 90176, Dec. 13, 2016] 

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1. 

Applicability. 

This appendix specifies re-

quirements for the following turbopropeller 
powered airplanes that must comply with 
the Airplane Performance Operating Limita-
tions in §§ 121.189 through 121.197: 

a. After December 20, 2010, each airplane 

manufactured before March 20, 1997 and type 
certificated in the: 

i. Normal category before July 1, 1970, and 

meets special conditions issued by the Ad-
ministrator for airplanes intended for use in 
operations under part 135 of this chapter. 

ii. Normal category before July 19, 1970, 

and meets the additional airworthiness 
standards in SFAR No. 23 of 14 CFR part 23. 

iii. Normal category, and complies with 

the additional airworthiness standards in ap-
pendix A of part 135 of this chapter. 

iv. Normal category, and complies with 

section 1.(a) or 1.(b) of SFAR No. 41 of 14 CFR 
part 21. 

b. After March 20, 1997, each airplane: 
i. Type certificated prior to March 29, 1995, 

in the commuter category. 

ii. Manufactured on or after March 20, 1997, 

and that was type certificated in the normal 
category, and complies with the require-
ments described in paragraphs 1.a.i through 
iii of this appendix. 

2. 

Background. 

Sections 121.157 and 

121.173(b) require that the airplanes operated 
under this part and described in paragraph 1 
of this appendix, comply with the Airplane 
Performance Operating Limitations in 
§§ 121.189 through 121.197. Airplanes described 
in § 121.157(f) and paragraph 1.a of this appen-
dix must comply on and after December 20, 
2010. Airplanes described in § 121.157(e) and 
paragraph 1.b of this appendix must comply 
on and after March 20, 1997. (Airplanes type 
certificated in the normal category, and in 
accordance with SFAR No. 41 of 14 CFR part 
21, as described in paragraph 1.a.iv of this ap-
pendix, may not be produced after October 
17, 1991.) 

3. 

References. 

Unless otherwise specified, 

references in this appendix to sections of 
part 23 of this chapter are to those sections 
of 14 CFR part 23, as amended by Amend-
ment No. 23–45 (August 6, 1993, 58 FR 42156). 

Performance 

4. 

Interim Airplane Performance Operating 

Limitations. 

a. Until December 20, 2010, airplanes de-

scribed in paragraph 1.a of this appendix may 
continue to comply with the requirements in 
subpart I of part 135 and § 135.181(a)(2) of this 
chapter that apply to small, nontransport 
category airplanes. 

b. Until March 20, 1997, airplanes described 

in paragraph 1.b.i of this appendix may con-
tinue to comply with the requirements in 
subpart I of part 135 of this chapter that 
apply to commuter category airplanes. 

5. 

Final Airplane Performance Operating Lim-

itations. 

a. Through an amended type certification 

program or a supplemental type certification 
program, each airplane described in para-
graph 1.a and 1.b.ii of this appendix must be 
shown to comply with the commuter cat-
egory performance requirements specified in 
this appendix, which are included in part 23 
of this chapter. Each new revision to a cur-
rent airplane performance operating limita-
tion for an airplane that is or has been dem-
onstrated to comply, must also be approved 
by the Administrator. An airplane approved 
to the requirements of section 1.(b) of SFAR 
No. 41 of 14 CFR part 21, as described in para-
graph 1.a.iv of this appendix, and that has 
been demonstrated to comply with the addi-
tional requirements of section 4.(c) of SFAR 
No. 41 of 14 CFR part 21 and International 
Civil Aviation Organization Annex 8 (avail-
able from the FAA, 800 Independence Avenue 
SW., Washington, DC 20591), will be consid-
ered to be in compliance with the commuter 
category performance requirements. 

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