14 CFR §91.1045
Verified against eCFR.gov as of June 20, 2026View official text on eCFR.gov ↗
No person may operate a program aircraft on a program flight unless the aircraft is equipped with the following—
- (a)Airplanes having a passenger-seat configuration of more than 30 seats or a payload capacity of more than 7,500 pounds:
- (1)A cockpit voice recorder as required by § 121.359 of this chapter as applicable to the aircraft specified in that section.
- (2)A flight recorder as required by § 121.343 or § 121.344 of this chapter as applicable to the aircraft specified in that section.
- (3)A terrain awareness and warning system as required by § 121.354 of this chapter as applicable to the aircraft specified in that section.
- (4)A traffic alert and collision avoidance system as required by § 121.356 of this chapter as applicable to the aircraft specified in that section.
- (5)Airborne weather radar as required by § 121.357 of this chapter, as applicable to the aircraft specified in that section.
- (b)Airplanes having a passenger-seat configuration of 30 seats or fewer, excluding each crewmember, and a payload capacity of 7,500 pounds or less, and any rotorcraft (as applicable):
- (1)A cockpit voice recorder as required by § 135.151 of this chapter as applicable to the aircraft specified in that section.
- (2)A flight recorder as required by § 135.152 of this chapter as applicable to the aircraft specified in that section.
- (3)A terrain awareness and warning system as required by § 135.154 of this chapter as applicable to the aircraft specified in that section.
- (4)A traffic alert and collision avoidance system as required by § 135.180 of this chapter as applicable to the aircraft specified in that section.
- (5)As applicable to the aircraft specified in that section, either: