14 CFR 31.12
§ 31.12 Proof of compliance.
United States · 14 CFR — Aeronautics and Space · Status: effective
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- 14 CFR 31.12, § 31.12 Proof of compliance, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/55000
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(a) Each requirement of this subpart must be met at each weight within the range of loading conditions for which certification is requested. This must be shown by—
(1) Tests upon a balloon of the type for which certification is requested or by calculations based on, and equal in accuracy to, the results of testing; and
(2) Systematic investigation of each weight if compliance cannot be reasonably inferred from the weights investigated.
(b) Except as provided in § 31.17(b), allowable weight tolerances during flight testing are + 5 percent and −10 percent.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.