14 CFR 125.403
§ 125.403 Flight release form.
United States · 14 CFR — Aeronautics and Space · Status: effective
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- 14 CFR 125.403, § 125.403 Flight release form, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/57194
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(a) The flight release may be in any form but must contain at least the following information concerning each flight:
(1) Company or organization name.
(2) Make, model, and registration number of the airplane being used.
(3) Date of flight.
(4) Name and duty assignment of each crewmember.
(5) Departure airport, destination airports, alternate airports, and route.
(6) Minimum fuel supply (in gallons or pounds).
(7) A statement of the type of operation (e.g., IFR, VFR).
(b) The airplane flight release must contain, or have attached to it, weather reports, available weather forecasts, or a combination thereof.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.