§ 125.224 - Collision avoidance system.  


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  • § 125.224 Collision avoidance system.

    Effective January 1, 2005, any airplane you operate under this part 125 must be equipped and operated according to the following table:

    Collision Avoidance Systems

    If you operate any . . . Then you must operate that airplane with:
    (a) Turbine-powered airplane of more than 33,000 pounds maximum certificated takeoff weight (1) An appropriate class of Mode S transponder that meets Technical Standard Order (TSO) C-112, or a later version, and one of the following approved units:
    (i) TCAS II that meets TSO C-119b (version 7.0), or a later version.
    (ii) TCAS II that meets TSO C-119a (version 6.04A Enhanced) that was installed in that airplane before May 1, 2003. If that TCAS II version 6.04A Enhanced no longer can be repaired to TSO C-119a standards, it must be replaced with a TCAS II that meets TSO C-119b (version 7.0), or a later version.
    (iii) A collision avoidance system equivalent to TSO C-119b (version 7.0), or a later version, capable of coordinating with units that meet TSO C-119a (version 6.04A Enhanced), or a later version.
    (b) Piston-powered airplane of more than 33,000 pounds maximum certificated takeoff weight (1) TCAS I that meets TSO C-118, or a later version, or
    (2) A collision avoidance system equivalent to TSO C-118, or a later version, or
    (1)(3) A collision avoidance system and Mode S transponder that meet paragraph (a)(1) of this section.

    [Doc. No. FAA-2001-10910, 68 FR 15903, Apr. 1, 2003]