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14 CFR 27.1385

§ 27.1385 Position light system installation.

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

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14 CFR 27.1385, § 27.1385 Position light system installation, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/54626
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(a) General. Each part of each position light system must meet the applicable requirements of this section, and each system as a whole must meet the requirements of §§ 27.1387 through 27.1397. (b) Forward position lights. Forward position lights must consist of a red and a green light spaced laterally as far apart as practicable and installed forward on the rotorcraft so that, with the rotorcraft in the normal flying position, the red light is on the left side and the green light is on the right side. Each light must be approved. (c) Rear position light. The rear position light must be a white light mounted as far aft as practicable, and must be approved. (d) Circuit. The two forward position lights and the rear position light must make a single circuit. (e) Light covers and color filters. Each light cover or color filter must be at least flame resistant and may not change color or shape or lose any appreciable light transmission during normal use.

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