14 CFR 29.671
§ 29.671 General.
United States · 14 CFR — Aeronautics and Space · Status: effective
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- 14 CFR 29.671, § 29.671 General, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/54782
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(a) Each control and control system must operate with the ease, smoothness, and positiveness appropriate to its function.
(b) Each element of each flight control system must be designed, or distinctively and permanently marked, to minimize the probability of any incorrect assembly that could result in the malfunction of the system.
(c) A means must be provided to allow full control movement of all primary flight controls prior to flight, or a means must be provided that will allow the pilot to determine that full control authority is available prior to flight.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.