14 CFR 91.1031
§ 91.1031 Pilot in command or second in command: Designation required.
United States · 14 CFR — Aeronautics and Space · Status: effective
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- 14 CFR 91.1031, § 91.1031 Pilot in command or second in command: Designation required, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/56075
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Full text
(a) Each program manager must designate a—
(1) Pilot in command for each program flight; and
(2) Second in command for each program flight requiring two pilots.
(b) The pilot in command, as designated by the program manager, must remain the pilot in command at all times during that 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.