14 CFR §137.53
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- (a)General. No person may operate an aircraft over a congested area except in accordance with the pilot and aircraft rules of this section.
- (b)Pilots. Each pilot in command must have at least—
- (c)Aircraft.
- (1)Each aircraft must—(i) If it is an aircraft not specified in paragraph (c)(1)(ii) of this section, have had within the preceding 100 hours of time in service a 100-hour or annual inspection by a person authorized by part 65 or 145 of this chapter, or have been inspected under a progressive inspection system; and
- (2)If other than a helicopter, it must be equipped with a device capable of jettisoning at least one-half of the aircraft's maximum authorized load of agricultural material within 45 seconds. If the aircraft is equipped with a device for releasing the tank or hopper as a unit, there must be a means to prevent inadvertent release by the pilot or other crewmember.