Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

Section 125.365

in command may sign the flight release only when both the pilot in command and the person authorized to exercise operational control believe the
flight can be made safely, unless the
pilot in command is authorized by the
certificate holder to exercise operational control and execute the flight
release without the approval of any
other person.
(c) No person may continue a flight
from an intermediate airport without a
new flight release if the airplane has
been on the ground more than 6 hours.
Section 125.353 Facilities and services.
During a flight, the pilot in command
shall obtain any additional available
information of meteorological conditions and irregularities of facilities and
services that may affect the safety of
the flight.
Section 125.355 Airplane equipment.
No person may release an airplane
unless it is airworthy and is equipped
as prescribed.
Section 125.357 Communication and navigation facilities.
No person may release an airplane
over any route or route segment unless
communication and navigation facilities equal to those required by Section 125.51
are in satisfactory operating condition.
Section 125.359 Flight release under VFR.
No person may release an airplane
for VFR operation unless the ceiling
and visibility en route, as indicated by
available weather reports or forecasts,
or any combination thereof, are and
will remain at or above applicable VFR
minimums until the airplane arrives at
the airport or airports specified in the
flight release.
Section 125.361 Flight release under IFR or
over-the-top.
Except as provided in Section 125.363, no person may release an airplane for operations under IFR or over-the-top unless
appropriate weather reports or forecasts, or any combination thereof, indicate that the weather conditions will
be at or above the authorized minimums at the estimated time of arrival
at the airport or airports to which released.

Section 125.363

Flight release over water.

(a) No person may release an airplane
for a flight that involves extended
overwater operation unless appropriate
weather reports or forecasts, or any
combination thereof, indicate that the
weather conditions will be at or above
the authorized minimums at the estimated time of arrival at any airport to
which released or to any required alternate airport.
(b) Each certificate holder shall conduct extended overwater operations
under IFR unless it shows that operating under IFR is not necessary for
safety.
(c) Each certificate holder shall conduct other overwater operations under
IFR if the Administrator determines
that operation under IFR is necessary
for safety.
(d) Each authorization to conduct extended overwater operations under
VFR and each requirement to conduct
other overwater operations under IFR
will be specified in the operations specifications.
Section 125.365 Alternate airport for departure.
(a) If the weather conditions at the
airport of takeoff are below the landing
minimums in the certificate holder-s
operations specifications for that airport, no person may release an airplane
from that airport unless the flight release specifies an alternate airport located within the following distances
from the airport of takeoff:
(1) Airplanes having two engines. Not
more than 1 hour from the departure
airport at normal cruising speed in
still air with one engine inoperative.
(2) Airplanes having three or more engines. Not more than 2 hours from the
departure airport at normal cruising
speed in still air with one engine inoperative.
(b) For the purposes of paragraph (a)
of this section, the alternate airport
weather conditions must meet the requirements of the certificate holder-s
operations specifications.
(c) No person may release an airplane
from an airport unless that person lists
each required alternate airport in the
flight release.

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