14 CFR §29.1323
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For each airspeed indicating system, the following apply:
- (a)Each airspeed indicating instrument must be calibrated to indicate true airspeed (at sea level with a standard atmosphere) with a minimum practicable instrument calibration error when the corresponding pitot and static pressures are applied.
- (b)Each system must be calibrated to determine system error excluding airspeed instrument error. This calibration must be determined—
- (c)For Category A rotorcraft—
- (d)For Category B rotorcraft, the system error, excluding the airspeed instrument calibration error, may not exceed 3 percent or 5 knots, whichever is greater, in level flight at speeds above 80 percent of the climbout speed attained at 50 feet when complying with § 29.63.
- (e)Each system must be arranged, so far as practicable, to prevent malfunction or serious error due to the entry of moisture, dirt, or other substances.
- (f)Each system must have a heated pitot tube or an equivalent means of preventing malfunction due to icing.