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14 CFR 121.485

§ 121.485 Flight time limitations: Three or more pilots and an additional flight crewmember.

United States · 14 CFR — Aeronautics and Space · Status: effective

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14 CFR 121.485, § 121.485 Flight time limitations: Three or more pilots and an additional flight crewmember, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/56850
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(a) Each certificate holder conducting flag operations shall schedule its flight hours to provide adequate rest periods on the ground for each pilot who is away from his base and who is a pilot on an airplane that has a crew of three or more pilots and an additional flight crewmember. It shall also provide adequate sleeping quarters on the airplane whenever a pilot is scheduled to fly more than 12 hours during any 24 consecutive hours. (b) The certificate holder conducting flag operations shall give each pilot, upon return to his base from any flight or series of flights, a rest period that is at least twice the total number of hours he flew since the last rest period at his base. During the rest period required by this paragraph, the air carrier may not require him to perform any duty for it. If the required rest period is more than seven days, that part of the rest period in excess of seven days may be given at any time before the pilot is again scheduled for flight duty on any route. (c) No pilot may fly as a flight crewmember more than— (1) 350 hours during any 90 consecutive days; or (2) 1,000 hours during any 12-calendar-month period.

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This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.