14 CFR 29.777
§ 29.777 Cockpit controls.
United States · 14 CFR — Aeronautics and Space · Status: effective
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- 14 CFR 29.777, § 29.777 Cockpit controls, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/54809
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Cockpit controls must be—
(a) Located to provide convenient operation and to prevent confusion and inadvertent operation; and
(b) Located and arranged with respect to the pilot's seats so that there is full and unrestricted movement of each control without interference from the cockpit structure or the pilot's clothing when pilots from 5′2″ to 6′0″ in height are seated.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.