§ 135.183 - Performance requirements: Land aircraft operated over water.  


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  • § 135.183 Performance requirements: Land aircraft operated over water.

    No person may operate a land aircraft carrying passengers over water unless -

    (a) It is operated at an altitude that allows it to reach land in the case of engine failure;

    (b) It is necessary for takeoff or landing;

    (c) It is a multiengine aircraft operated at a weight that will allow it to climb, with the critical engine inoperative, at least 50 feet a minute, at an altitude of 1,000 feet above the surface; or

    (d) It is a helicopter equipped with helicopter flotation devices.