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§ 93.311
below the altitudes listed in § 93.307, is
authorized in writing by the Flight
Standards District Office and is con-
ducted in compliance with the condi-
tions contained in that authorization.
Normally authorization will be granted
for operation in the areas described in
§ 93.305 or below the altitudes listed in
§ 93.307 only for operations of aircraft
necessary for law enforcement, fire-
fighting, emergency medical treat-
ment/evacuation of persons in the vi-
cinity of the Park; for support of Park
maintenance or activities; or for aerial
access to and maintenance of other
property located within the Special
Flight Rules Area. Authorization may
be issued on a continuing basis;
(d) Is conducted in accordance with a
specific authorization to operate in
that airspace incorporated in the oper-
ator’s operations specifications and ap-
proved by the Flight Standards Dis-
trict Office in accordance with the pro-
visions of this subpart;
(e) Is a search and rescue mission di-
rected by the U.S. Air Force Rescue
Coordination Center;
(f) Is conducted within 3 nautical
miles of Grand Canyon Bar Ten Air-
strip, Pearce Ferry Airstrip, Cliff
Dwellers Airstrip, Marble Canyon Air-
strip, or Tuweep Airstrip at an altitude
less than 3,000 feet above airport ele-
vation, for the purpose of landing at or
taking off from that facility; or
(g) Is conducted under an instrument
flight rules (IFR) clearance and the
pilot is acting in accordance with ATC
instructions. An IFR flight plan may
not be filed on a route or at an altitude
that would require operation in an area
described in § 93.305.
[Doc. No. 28537, 61 FR 69330, Dec. 31, 1996, as
amended by Amdt. 93–80, 65 FR 17742, 17743,
Apr. 4, 2000]
§ 93.311
Minimum terrain clearance.
Except in an emergency, when nec-
essary for takeoff or landing, or unless
otherwise authorized by the Flight
Standards District Office for a purpose
listed in § 93.309(c), no person may oper-
ate an aircraft within 500 feet of any
terrain or structure located between
the north and south rims of the Grand
Canyon.
§ 93.313
Communications.
Except when in contact with the
Grand Canyon National Park Airport
Traffic Control Tower during arrival or
departure or on a search and rescue
mission directed by the U.S. Air Force
Rescue Coordination Center, no person
may operate an aircraft in the Special
Flight Rules Area unless he monitors
the appropriate frequency continuously
while in that airspace.
§ 93.315
Requirements for commercial
Special Flight Rules Area oper-
ations.
Each person conducting commercial
Special Flight Rules Area operations
must be certificated in accordance
with Part 119 for Part 135 or 121 oper-
ations and hold appropriate Grand Can-
yon National Park Special Flight
Rules Area operations specifications.
[65 FR 17732, Apr. 4, 2000]
§ 93.316
[Reserved]
§ 93.317
Commercial Special Flight
Rules Area operation curfew.
Unless otherwise authorized by the
Flight Standards District Office, no
person may conduct a commercial Spe-
cial Flight Rules Area operation in the
Dragon and Zuni Point corridors dur-
ing the following flight-free periods:
(a) Summer season (May 1–Sep-
tember 30)–6 p.m. to 8 a.m. daily; and
(b) Winter season (October 1–April
30)–5 p.m. to 9 a.m. daily.
[65 FR 17732, Apr. 4, 2000]
§ 93.319
Commercial air tour limita-
tions.
(a) Unless excepted under paragraph
(f) or (g) of this section, no certificate
holder certificated in accordance with
part 119 for part 121 or 135 operations
may conduct more commercial air
tours in the Grand Canyon National
Park in any calendar year than the
number of allocations specified on the
certificate holder’s operations speci-
fications.
(b) The Administrator determines the
number of initial allocations for each
certificate holder based on the total
number of commercial air tours con-
ducted by the certificate holder and re-
ported to the FAA during the period
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