14 CFR 31.85
§ 31.85 Required basic equipment.
United States · 14 CFR — Aeronautics and Space · Status: effective
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- 14 CFR 31.85, § 31.85 Required basic equipment, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/55037
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In addition to any equipment required by this subchapter for a specific kind of operation, the following equipment is required:
(a) For all balloons:
(1) [Reserved]
(2) An altimeter.
(3) A rate of climb indicator.
(b) For hot air balloons:
(1) A fuel quantity gauge. If fuel cells are used, means must be incorporated to indicate to the crew the quantity of fuel in each cell during flight. The means must be calibrated in appropriate units or in percent of fuel cell capacity.
(2) An envelope temperature indicator.
(c) For captive gas balloons, a compass.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.