Code of Federal Regulations - Title 14

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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

§ 91.155

from the Flight Standards District Of-
fice nearest to its principal place of
business.

Authorization must include the fol-
lowing information:

(1) Name of Operator, agent, and any

d/b/a (doing-business-as) under which
that Operator does business;

(2) Principal business address and

mailing address;

(3) Principal place of business (if dif-

ferent from business address);

(4) Name of person responsible for

management of the business;

(5) Name of person responsible for

aircraft maintenance;

(6) Type of aircraft, registration

number(s), and make/model/series; and

(7) An Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse

Prevention Program registration.

(d) The Operator must register and

implement its drug and alcohol testing
programs in accordance with part 120
of this chapter.

(e) The Operator must comply with

the provisions of the Letter of Author-
ization received.

[Doc. No. FAA–1998–4521, 72 FR 6911, Feb. 13,
2007, as amended by Amdt. 91–307, 74 FR
22652, May 14, 2009; Amdt. 91–320, 76 FR 8893,
Feb. 16, 2011]

§§ 91.148–91.149

[Reserved]

ISUAL

LIGHT

ULES

§ 91.151

Fuel requirements for flight in

VFR conditions.

(a) No person may begin a flight in

an airplane under VFR conditions un-
less (considering wind and forecast
weather conditions) there is enough
fuel to fly to the first point of intended
landing and, assuming normal cruising
speed—

(1) During the day, to fly after that

for at least 30 minutes; or

(2) At night, to fly after that for at

least 45 minutes.

(b) No person may begin a flight in a

rotorcraft under VFR conditions unless
(considering wind and forecast weather
conditions) there is enough fuel to fly
to the first point of intended landing
and, assuming normal cruising speed,
to fly after that for at least 20 minutes.

§ 91.153

VFR flight plan: Information

required.

(a)

Information required. Unless other-

wise authorized by ATC, each person
filing a VFR flight plan shall include in
it the following information:

(1) The aircraft identification num-

ber and, if necessary, its radio call
sign.

(2) The type of the aircraft or, in the

case of a formation flight, the type of
each aircraft and the number of air-
craft in the formation.

(3) The full name and address of the

pilot in command or, in the case of a
formation flight, the formation com-
mander.

(4) The point and proposed time of de-

parture.

(5) The proposed route, cruising alti-

tude (or flight level), and true airspeed
at that altitude.

(6) The point of first intended landing

and the estimated elapsed time until
over that point.

(7) The amount of fuel on board (in

hours).

(8) The number of persons in the air-

craft, except where that information is
otherwise readily available to the FAA.

(9) Any other information the pilot in

command or ATC believes is necessary
for ATC purposes.

(b)

Cancellation. When a flight plan

has been activated, the pilot in com-
mand, upon canceling or completing
the flight under the flight plan, shall
notify an FAA Flight Service Station
or ATC facility.

§ 91.155

Basic VFR weather minimums.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph

(b) of this section and § 91.157, no per-
son may operate an aircraft under VFR
when the flight visibility is less, or at
a distance from clouds that is less,
than that prescribed for the cor-
responding altitude and class of air-
space in the following table:

Airspace Flight

visibility

Distance from

clouds

Class A ..............

Not Applicable ...........

Not Applicable.

Class B ..............

3 statute miles ...........

Clear of Clouds.

Class C ..............

3 statute miles ...........

500 feet below.
1,000 feet above.
2,000 feet hori-

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