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14 C.F.R. § 91.303

Aerobatic flight

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No person may operate an aircraft in aerobatic flight—

(a) Over any congested area of a city, town, or settlement;

(b) Over an open air assembly of persons;

(c) Within the lateral boundaries of the surface areas of Class B, Class C, Class D, or Class E airspace designated for an airport;

(d) Within 4 nautical miles of the center line of any Federal airway;

(e) Below an altitude of 1,500 feet above the surface; or

(f) When flight visibility is less than 3 statute miles.

For the purposes of this section, aerobatic flight means an intentional maneuver involving an abrupt change in an aircraft's attitude, an abnormal attitude, or abnormal acceleration, not necessary for normal flight. [Docket 18834, 54 FR 34308, Aug. 18, 1989, as amended by Amdt. 91-227, 56 FR 65661, Dec. 17, 1991]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases, 1985–2014 · leading case: Andrzejewski v. Fed. Aviation Admin., 563 F.3d 796 (9th Cir. 2009).
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Andrzejewski v. Fed. Aviation Admin., 563 F.3d 796 (9th Cir. 2009). · cites it 4× “a hearing, the ALJ had found in Andrzejewski’s favor and had reversed a Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) Emergency Order of Revocation (“Revocation Order”), handed down without a hearing, which revoked Andrzejewski’s commercial pilot’s license on the ground that…”
Capitol Technical Servs., Inc. v. Fed. Aviation Admin., Dep't of Transp., 791 F.2d 964 (D.C. Cir. 1986). · cites it 3× “See 14 C.F.R. § 91.303 (1985). 2 . 49 U.S.C. § 1431 (1982).”
Andrzejewski v. Fed. Aviation Admin., 548 F.3d 1257 (9th Cir. 2008). · cites it 4× “hearing, the ALJ had found in Andrzejew-ski’s favor and had reversed a Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) Emergency Order of Revocation (“Revocation Order”), handed down without a hearing, which revoked Andrzejewski’s commercial pilot’s license on the ground that…”
Aeromar, C. Por A. v. Dep't of Transp., Fed. Aviation Admin., 767 F.2d 1491 (11th Cir. 1985). · cites it 2× “1 On March 29, 1984, Aeromar filed a petition with the FAA seeking an exemption from the requirements of 14 C.F.R. § 91.303 (1985), a regulation establishing a January 1, 1985 deadline for compliance with noise level standards imposed on four-engine jet aircraft in commercial…”
Int'l Aerobatics Club Chapter 1 v. City of Morris, 76 F. Supp. 3d 767 (N.D. Ill. 2014). “See 14 C.F.R. § 91.303 . Under the regulations, no person may operate an aircraft in aerobatic flight: over any congested area of a city, town, or settlement; over an open air assembly of persons; within the lateral boundaries of the surface areas of certain airspace designated…”
Lineas Aereas del Caribe, S.A. v. Dep't of Transp., 791 F.2d 972 (D.C. Cir. 1986). · cites it 3× “See 14 C.F.R. § 91.303 (1985). Thus, carriers operating non-complying aircraft faced two decisions as 1985 approached.”
Arrow Air, Inc. v. Port Auth. of New York, 602 F. Supp. 314 (S.D.N.Y. 1985). “See 14 C.F.R. § 91.303 . The Port Authority enacted a new Aircraft Noise Abatement Program on April 7, 1982.”
Airmark Corp. v. Fed. Aviation Admin., 758 F.2d 685 (D.C. Cir. 1985). “TAMM, Circuit Judge: These expedited eases raise a series of related questions concerning the appropriate administration of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authority to grant exemptions from 14 C.F.R. § 91.303 (1984), a regulation that imposes noise standards on…”
Andrzejewski v. Faa (9th Cir. 2008). · cites it 4× “fter a hearing, the ALJ had found in Andrzejewski’s favor and had reversed a Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) Emergency Order of Revocation (“Revocation Order”), handed down without a hearing, which revoked Andrzejewski’s commercial pilot’s license on the ground that…”
Andrzejewski v. Faa (9th Cir. 2009). · cites it 4× “fter a hearing, the ALJ had found in Andrzejewski’s favor and had reversed a Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) Emergency Order of Revocation (“Revocation Order”), handed down without a hearing, which revoked Andrzejewski’s commercial pilot’s license on the ground that…”
Indep. Air, Inc. v. Dep't of Transp., Fed. Aviation Admin., 767 F.2d 1488 (11th Cir. 1985). “(Independent Air) filed this petition to review the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) denial of its petition for an exemption from 14 C.F.R. § 91.303 (1985), a regulation setting a January 1, 1985 date for compliance with noise level standards imposed on subsonic turbojet…”
Rosenbalm Aviation Inc. v. Port Auth. of New York & New Jersey, 636 F. Supp. 212 (S.D.N.Y. 1986). “14 C.F.R. §§ 91.303 , 91.305. On April 7, 1982, the Port Authority adopted its own Aircraft Noise Restrictions, imposing stricter standards on air carriers using any of the Port Authority airports.”
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