14 CFR 25.1381

§ 25.1381 Instrument lights.

United States · 14 CFR — Aeronautics and Space · Status: effective

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Citation: 14 CFR 25.1381, § 25.1381 Instrument lights, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/54286
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(a) The instrument lights must— (1) Provide sufficient illumination to make each instrument, switch and other device necessary for safe operation easily readable unless sufficient illumination is available from another source; and (2) Be installed so that— (i) Their direct rays are shielded from the pilot's eyes; and (ii) No objectionable reflections are visible to the pilot. (b) Unless undimmed instrument lights are satisfactory under each expected flight condition, there must be a means to control the intensity of illumination.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.