C.F.R. » Title 14 » CHAPTER I—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › SUBCHAPTER C—AIRCRAFT › PART 27—AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: NORMAL CATEGORY ROTORCRAFT › Subpart G—Operating Limitations and Information

14 C.F.R. § 27.1581

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(a) Furnishing information. A Rotorcraft Flight Manual must be furnished with each rotorcraft, and it must contain the following:

(1) Information required by §§ 27.1583 through 27.1589.

(2) Other information that is necessary for safe operation because of design, operating, or handling characteristics.

(b) Approved information. Each part of the manual listed in §§ 27.1583 through 27.1589, that is appropriate to the rotorcraft, must be furnished, verified, and approved, and must be segregated, identified, and clearly distinguished from each unapproved part of that manual.

(c) [Reserved]

(d) Table of contents. Each Rotorcraft Flight Manual must include a table of contents if the complexity of the manual indicates a need for it.

(Secs. 313(a), 601, 603, 604, and 605 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1354(a), 1421, 1423, 1424, and 1425); and sec. 6(c) of the Dept. of Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 1655(c))) [Amdt. 27-14, 43 FR 2325, Jan. 16, 1978]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2000–2025 · leading case: Burton v. Twin Commander Aircraft, LLC, 148 Wash. App. 606 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009).
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Burton v. Twin Commander Aircraft, LLC, 148 Wash. App. 606 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009). “at 1157 (quoting 14 C.F.R. § 27.1581 (a)(2)). The court in Caldwell also cited federal regulations that specifically require the flight manual to contain information about a gas tank and usable fuel supply.”
Burton v. Twin Commander Aircraft, LLC, 221 P.3d 290 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009). “3d at 1157 (citing 14 C.F.R. 27.1581(a)(2)). ¶ 25 There is no dispute that Twin Commander issued SB 235 in April 2003, 13 months before the accident in May 2004.”
Blackwell v. Panhandle Helicopter, Inc., 94 F. Supp. 3d 1205 (D. Or. 2015). · cites it 3× “1503), as well as approved rotoreraft flight manual material ( 14 C.F.R. §§ 27.1581 -.1589, 29.1581-.1589).”
Caldwell v. Enstrom Helicopter Corp., 230 F.3d 1155 (9th Cir. 2000). “” 14 C.F.R. § 27.1581 (a)(2). The manual specifically must include information about a gas tank’s unusable fuel supply, if the unusable portion exceeds one gallon or five percent of the tank capacity.”
Rogers v. Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., 185 Cal. App. 4th 1403 (Cal. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “” Just as federal regulations require that a flight manual must be furnished with each helicopter ( 14 C.F.R. § 27.1581 (a) (2010)), Bell asserts that federal regulations require “[t]he manufacturer [to] provide a copy of the maintenance manual to the aircraft’s owner.”
Weiss v. Cont'l Aerospace Techs. (N.C. Ct. App. 2025). “” 14 C.F.R. § 27.1581 (a)(2). The manual specifically must include information about a gas tank’s unusable fuel supply, if the unusable portion exceeds one gallon or five percent of the tank capacity.”
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Burton v. Twin Commander Aircraft, LLC, 221 P.3d 290 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009). “3d at 1157 (citing 14 C.F.R. 27.1581(a)(2)). ¶ 25 There is no dispute that Twin Commander issued SB 235 in April 2003, 13 months before the accident in May 2004.”
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