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14 CFR §91.1045

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No person may operate a program aircraft on a program flight unless the aircraft is equipped with the following—
  1. (a)Airplanes having a passenger-seat configuration of more than 30 seats or a payload capacity of more than 7,500 pounds:
    1. (1)A cockpit voice recorder as required by § 121.359 of this chapter as applicable to the aircraft specified in that section.
    2. (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. (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. (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. (5)Airborne weather radar as required by § 121.357 of this chapter, as applicable to the aircraft specified in that section.
  2. (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. (1)A cockpit voice recorder as required by § 135.151 of this chapter as applicable to the aircraft specified in that section.
    2. (2)A flight recorder as required by § 135.152 of this chapter as applicable to the aircraft specified in that section.
    3. (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. (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. (5)As applicable to the aircraft specified in that section, either:
      1. (i)Airborne thunderstorm detection equipment as required by § 135.173 of this chapter; or
      2. (ii)Airborne weather radar as required by § 135.175 of this chapter.