14 CFR 91.505
§ 91.505 Familiarity with operating limitations and emergency equipment.
United States · 14 CFR — Aeronautics and Space · Status: effective
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- 14 CFR 91.505, § 91.505 Familiarity with operating limitations and emergency equipment, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/55984
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(a) Each pilot in command of an airplane shall, before beginning a flight, become familiar with the Airplane Flight Manual for that airplane, if one is required, and with any placards, listings, instrument markings, or any combination thereof, containing each operating limitation prescribed for that airplane by the Administrator, including those specified in § 91.9(b).
(b) Each required member of the crew shall, before beginning a flight, become familiar with the emergency equipment installed on the airplane to which that crewmember is assigned and with the procedures to be followed for the use of that equipment in an emergency situation.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.