(a) Persons operating powered-lift in commercial air tours must continue to comply with rules applicable to all aircraft in part 136 of this chapter, as applicable to the operation.
(b) Suitable landing area, as defined in § 136.1 of this chapter, applies to powered-lift conducting commercial air tours.
(c) Critical change of thrust for purposes of this section means a failure that would most adversely affect the performance or handling qualities of an aircraft.
(d) No person may operate a powered-lift in a commercial air tour unless that person complies with the regulations listed in the first column of table 1 to this section, notwithstanding their applicability to airplanes or rotorcraft, subject to the applicability provisions in the second column, and any additional requirements or clarification specified in the third column:
| Regulation
| Applicability
| Additional Requirements or Clarification
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| Part 136, Subpart A National Air Tour Safety Standards
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| (1) Section 136.9 | Applies to powered-lift used in commercial air tours over water beyond the shoreline. | (i) Section 136.9(b)(2) applies to powered-lift operating in wing-borne flight mode within power-off gliding distance to the shoreline for the duration of the time that the flight is over water.
(ii) Section 136.9(b)(3), applies to multiengine powered-lift that can be operated with the critical engine inoperative or while experiencing a critical change of thrust, at a weight that will allow it to climb, at least 50 feet a minute, at an altitude of 1,000 feet above the surface, as provided in the approved aircraft flight manual for that aircraft.
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| (2) Section 136.11 | Applies to powered-lift used in commercial air tours over water beyond the shoreline. | (i) Section 136.11(a)(1) applies to single-engine powered-lift.
(ii) Section 136.11(a)(2) applies to multi-engine powered-lift that cannot be operated with the critical engine inoperative or while experiencing a critical change of thrust, at a weight that will allow it to climb, at least 50 feet a minute, at an altitude of 1,000 feet above the surface, as provided in the approved aircraft flight manual for that aircraft.
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| (3) Section 136.13 | Applies to powered-lift.
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| (4) Section 136.75(a) | Applies to all single-engine powered-lift conducting air tours in Hawaii beyond the shore of any island.
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| (5) Section 136.75(b) | Applies to powered-lift.
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| (6) Section 136.75(c) | Applies to powered-lift with an Aircraft Flight Manual containing height velocity information. | Except for approach to and transition from a hover, and except for the purpose of takeoff and landing, the PIC of a powered-lift may only operate such aircraft at a combination of height and forward speed (including hover) that would permit a safe landing in the event of engine power loss or critical change of thrust, in accordance with the height-speed envelope for that powered-lift under current weight and aircraft altitude. |
authority: 42 U.S.C. 7572;
49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40113, 44701-44705, 44707, 44712, 44713, 44715, 44716, and 44722; Sec. 955 of Pub. L. 118-63
source: FAA-2023-1275, Amdt. No. 194-1, 89 FR 92489, Nov. 21, 2024, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 14 CFR 194.308