14 CFR 135.207
§ 135.207 VFR: Helicopter surface reference requirements.
United States · 14 CFR — Aeronautics and Space · Status: effective
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- 14 CFR 135.207, § 135.207 VFR: Helicopter surface reference requirements, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/57375
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No person may operate a helicopter under VFR unless that person has visual surface reference or, at night, visual surface light reference, sufficient to safely control the helicopter.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.