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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–14 Edition)
§§ 91.162–91.165
chapter, the U.S. Armed Forces, or a
law enforcement agency.
[Doc. No. FAA–2006–25250, 73 FR 46803, Aug.
12, 2008]
§§ 91.162–91.165
[Reserved]
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§ 91.167
Fuel requirements for flight in
IFR conditions.
(a) No person may operate a civil air-
craft in IFR conditions unless it car-
ries enough fuel (considering weather
reports and forecasts and weather con-
ditions) to—
(1) Complete the flight to the first
airport of intended landing;
(2) Except as provided in paragraph
(b) of this section, fly from that airport
to the alternate airport; and
(3) Fly after that for 45 minutes at
normal cruising speed or, for heli-
copters, fly after that for 30 minutes at
normal cruising speed.
(b) Paragraph (a)(2) of this section
does not apply if:
(1) Part 97 of this chapter prescribes
a standard instrument approach proce-
dure to, or a special instrument ap-
proach procedure has been issued by
the Administrator to the operator for,
the first airport of intended landing;
and
(2) Appropriate weather reports or
weather forecasts, or a combination of
them, indicate the following:
(i)
For aircraft other than helicopters.
For at least 1 hour before and for 1
hour after the estimated time of ar-
rival, the ceiling will be at least 2,000
feet above the airport elevation and
the visibility will be at least 3 statute
miles.
(ii)
For helicopters. At the estimated
time of arrival and for 1 hour after the
estimated time of arrival, the ceiling
will be at least 1,000 feet above the air-
port elevation, or at least 400 feet
above the lowest applicable approach
minima, whichever is higher, and the
visibility will be at least 2 statute
miles.
[Doc. No. 98-4390, 65 FR 3546, Jan. 21, 2000]
§ 91.169
IFR flight plan: Information
required.
(a)
Information required. Unless other-
wise authorized by ATC, each person
filing an IFR flight plan must include
in it the following information:
(1) Information required under § 91.153
(a) of this part;
(2) Except as provided in paragraph
(b) of this section, an alternate airport.
(b) Paragraph (a)(2) of this section
does not apply if :
(1) Part 97 of this chapter prescribes
a standard instrument approach proce-
dure to, or a special instrument ap-
proach procedure has been issued by
the Administrator to the operator for,
the first airport of intended landing;
and
(2) Appropriate weather reports or
weather forecasts, or a combination of
them, indicate the following:
(i)
For aircraft other than helicopters.
For at least 1 hour before and for 1
hour after the estimated time of ar-
rival, the ceiling will be at least 2,000
feet above the airport elevation and
the visibility will be at least 3 statute
miles.
(ii)
For helicopters. At the estimated
time of arrival and for 1 hour after the
estimated time of arrival, the ceiling
will be at least 1,000 feet above the air-
port elevation, or at least 400 feet
above the lowest applicable approach
minima, whichever is higher, and the
visibility will be at least 2 statute
miles.
(c)
IFR alternate airport weather mini-
ma. Unless otherwise authorized by the
Administrator, no person may include
an alternate airport in an IFR flight
plan unless appropriate weather re-
ports or weather forecasts, or a com-
bination of them, indicate that, at the
estimated time of arrival at the alter-
nate airport, the ceiling and visibility
at that airport will be at or above the
following weather minima:
(1) If an instrument approach proce-
dure has been published in part 97 of
this chapter, or a special instrument
approach procedure has been issued by
the Administrator to the operator, for
that airport, the following minima:
(i)
For aircraft other than helicopters:
The alternate airport minima specified
in that procedure, or if none are speci-
fied the following standard approach
minima:
(A)
For a precision approach procedure.
Ceiling 600 feet and visibility 2 statute
miles.
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