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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 applicants who meet the aeronautical experience
requirements of Section 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 Section 61.153 of
this chapter.
5. For all pilots, the extended envelope
training required by Section 121.423 of this part.
LEVEL D
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 certification check requirements of Section 61.153(h) of
this chapter. The line check required by
Section 121.440, the static airplane requirements of
appendix E of this part, and the operating
experience requirements of Section 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]

APPENDIXES I-J TO PART 121
[RESERVED]
APPENDIX K TO PART 121 - PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN
TURBOPROPELLER POWERED AIRPLANES

1. Applicability. This appendix specifies requirements for the following turbopropeller
powered airplanes that must comply with
the Airplane Performance Operating Limitations in SectionSection 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 Administrator 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 appendix 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 requirements 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
SectionSection 121.189 through 121.197. Airplanes described
in Section 121.157(f) and paragraph 1.a of this appendix must comply on and after December 20,
2010. Airplanes described in Section 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 appendix, 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 Amendment No. 23-45 (August 6, 1993, 58 FR 42156).
Performance
4. Interim Airplane Performance Operating
Limitations.
a. Until December 20, 2010, airplanes described in paragraph 1.a of this appendix may
continue to comply with the requirements in
subpart I of part 135 and Section 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 continue 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 Limitations.
a. Through an amended type certification
program or a supplemental type certification
program, each airplane described in paragraph 1.a and 1.b.ii of this appendix must be
shown to comply with the commuter category performance requirements specified in
this appendix, which are included in part 23
of this chapter. Each new revision to a current airplane performance operating limitation for an airplane that is or has been demonstrated 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 paragraph 1.a.iv of this appendix, and that has
been demonstrated to comply with the additional requirements of section 4.(c) of SFAR
No. 41 of 14 CFR part 21 and International
Civil Aviation Organization Annex 8 (available from the FAA, 800 Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20591), will be considered to be in compliance with the commuter
category performance requirements.

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