14 CFR 135.607
§ 135.607 Flight Data Monitoring System.
United States · 14 CFR — Aeronautics and Space · Status: effective
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- 14 CFR 135.607, § 135.607 Flight Data Monitoring System, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/57483
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After April 23, 2018, no person may operate a helicopter in air ambulance operations unless it is equipped with an approved flight data monitoring system capable of recording flight performance data. This system must:
(a) Receive electrical power from the bus that provides the maximum reliability for operation without jeopardizing service to essential or emergency loads, and
(b) Be operated from the application of electrical power before takeoff until the removal of electrical power after termination of 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.