(a) This subpart contains requirements for performing the flight safety analysis required by §417.107(f).

(b) The flight safety analysis requirements of this subpart apply to the flight of any launch vehicle that must use a flight safety system as required by §417.107(a), except as permitted by paragraph (d) of this section.

(c) The flight safety analysis requirements of §§417.203, 417.205, 417.207, 417.211, 417.223, 417.224, 417.225, 417.227, 417.229, 417.231, and 417.233 apply to the flight of any unguided suborbital launch vehicle that uses a wind-weighting safety system. Appendices B, C, and I of this part also apply.

(d) For any alternative flight safety system approved by the FAA under §417.301(b), the FAA will determine during the licensing process which of the analyses required by this subpart apply.