Code of Federal Regulations - Title 14

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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–14 Edition)

§ 91.147

part 119 or the drug and alcohol testing
requirements in part 120 of this chap-
ter, provided the following conditions
are satisfied and the limitations in
paragraphs (c) and (d) are not exceeded:

(1) The flight is nonstop and begins

and ends at the same airport and is
conducted within a 25-statute mile ra-
dius of that airport;

(2) The flight is conducted from a

public airport that is adequate for the
airplane or helicopter used, or from an-
other location the FAA approves for
the operation;

(3) The airplane or helicopter has a

maximum of 30 seats, excluding each
crewmember seat, and a maximum
payload capacity of 7,500 pounds;

(4) The flight is not an aerobatic or a

formation flight;

(5) Each airplane or helicopter holds

a standard airworthiness certificate, is
airworthy, and is operated in compli-
ance with the applicable requirements
of subpart E of this part;

(6) Each flight is made during day

VFR conditions;

(7) Reimbursement of the operator of

the airplane or helicopter is limited to
that portion of the passenger payment
for the flight that does not exceed the
pro rata cost of owning, operating, and
maintaining the aircraft for that
flight, which may include fuel, oil, air-
port expenditures, and rental fees;

(8) The beneficiary of the funds raised

is not in the business of transportation
by air;

(9) A private pilot acting as pilot in

command has at least 500 hours of
flight time;

(10) Each flight is conducted in ac-

cordance with the safety provisions of
part 136, subpart A of this chapter; and

(11) Flights are not conducted over a

national park, unit of a national park,
or abutting tribal lands, unless the op-
erator has secured a letter of agree-
ment from the FAA, as specified under
subpart B of part 136 of this chapter,
and is operating in accordance with
that agreement during the flights.

series of flights are limited to a total
of four charitable events or non-profit
events per year, with no event lasting
more than three consecutive days.

(2) Passenger-carrying flights or se-

ries of flights are limited to one com-

munity event per year, with no event
lasting more than three consecutive
days.

(d) Pilots and sponsors of events de-

scribed in this section are limited to no
more than 4 events per calendar year.

(e) At least seven days before the

event, each sponsor of an event de-
scribed in this section must furnish to
the FAA Flight Standards District Of-
fice with jurisdiction over the geo-
graphical area where the event is
scheduled:

(1) A signed letter detailing the name

of the sponsor, the purpose of the
event, the date and time of the event,
the location of the event, all prior
events under this section participated
in by the sponsor in the current cal-
endar year;

(2) A photocopy of each pilot in com-

mand’s pilot certificate, medical cer-
tificate, and logbook entries that show
the pilot is current in accordance with
§§ 61.56 and 61.57 of this chapter and
that any private pilot has at least 500
hours of flight time; and

(3) A signed statement from each

pilot that lists all prior events under
this section in which the pilot has par-
ticipated during the current calendar
year.

[Doc. No. FAA–1998–4521, 72 FR 6910, Feb. 13,
2007, as amended by Amdt. 91–308, 74 FR
32804, July 9, 2009]

§ 91.147

Passenger carrying flights for

compensation or hire.

Each Operator conducting passenger-

carrying flights for compensation or
hire must meet the following require-
ments unless all flights are conducted
under § 91.146.

(a) For the purposes of this section

and for drug and alcohol testing,

Oper-

ator means any person conducting non-
stop passenger-carrying flights in an
airplane or helicopter for compensa-
tion or hire in accordance with
§§ 119.1(e)(2), 135.1(a)(5), or 121.1(d), of
this chapter that begin and end at the
same airport and are conducted within
a 25-statute mile radius of that airport.

(b) An Operator must comply with

the safety provisions of part 136, sub-
part A of this chapter, and apply for
and receive a Letter of Authorization

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