Operation over congested areas: Pilots and aircraft.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 14

(a) (b) (1) 25 hours of pilot-in-command flight time in the make and basic model of the aircraft, at least 10 hours of which must have been acquired within the preceding 12 calendar months; and (2) 100 hours of flight experience as pilot in command in dispensing agricultural materials or chemicals. (c) (ii) If it is a large or turbine-powered multiengine civil airplane of U.S. registry, have been inspected in accordance with the applicable inspection program requirements of § 91.409 of this chapter. (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.

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 14:§ 137.53