WAIVERS AND AUTHORIZATIONS 

A. WAIVERS/AUTHORIZATIONS - FAA Form 7711-1 

1. The Certificate of Waiver is associated mostly with aviation events other 

than parachuting operations and constitutes a waiver of only those regulations stated, 

to the degree and for the period of time specified in the certificate. The Certificate of 

Waiver does not constitute a waiver of any state law or local ordinance. Should the 

proposed operation conflict with any state law, local ordinance, or required 

permission of local authorities or property owners, it shall be the applicant's 

responsibility to resolve the difficulty. The provisions of the waiver shall apply, 

regardless of the statements contained in the application for Certificate of Waiver. 

The waiver shall be considered void upon completion of the authorized schedule of 

events or at the latest time shown on the face of the Certificate of Waiver, whichever 

occurs earlier. The air show will consist of only those maneuvers or events specified 

in Item 14 of the application, or in an attachment to the Application for Certificate of 

Waiver. 

2. The Certificate of Authorization is similar to the certificate of waiver but does 

not waive any regulations but the regulation requires specific requirement to ensure 

safety that are expressed in the standard and special provisions attached to the 

Authorization Certificate. Authorization Certificates are normally issued for the 

purpose of parachuting demonstrations in accordance with 14 CFR 105.

B. APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF WAIVER USING FAA Form 

7711-2. 

Note: Applications for air shows or air races should be submitted at least 90 days 

before the date of the event if possible. The 90 days is not an absolute requirement 

but will allow sufficient time for processing by the FSDO. The FSDO will process 

the application within 30 days. The initial approval and special provisions issued 

by the FSDO may be modified or adjusted once all information for the event is 

submitted by the applicant. 

Item 1. [Name of organization] The organization sponsoring the event shall retain 

sole responsibility for safeguarding persons and property on the surface and shall 

inform the [Name of issuing FSDO] Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) in 

writing of the person named to ensure operational safety of the event. When 

applicable, IIC's should insert the name of the responsible person, found in Item 2 of 

the application, into the text of the special provisions to indicate the holder of the 

Certificate of Waiver or Authorization. 

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Item 2. The responsible person must have been determined to be competent and 

knowledgeable concerning the terms and provisions of this Certificate of Waiver or 

Authorization and the aviation event governed by the FAA. This person will be 

responsible to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the safe conduct of the 

event on all waiver/authorization matters. For air shows this person is usually 

referred to as the air boss. 

Item 3. This information refers to the holder of the Certificate of Waiver or 

Authorization listed in Item 1. If no organization is listed in Item 1 then the 

information pertains to the name in Item 2. 

Item 4. N/A should be entered unless the application is for banner towing. 

Item 5. N/A should be entered unless the application is for banner towing. 

Item 6. The list of waiverable regulations is found in 14 CFR Part 91.905. Include 

all appropriate regulations in accordance with FAA Order 8900.1, Volume 3, Chapter 

6. 

Item 7. Include as much detail in this block as necessary to describe the event so the 

FSDO will know which special provisions and air space requirements may apply. 

Item 8. Refer to FAA Order 8900.1, Volume 3, Chapter 6, for show line and 

reference lines distance from spectator areas requirements. For Military 

performances go to the specific military performers web site or contact them for air 

space requirements. 

Item 9. The beginning date and hour pertains to the time the actual event begins such 

as the first act, fly by or parachute jump (The arrival of the first invited guest pertains 

to security, emergency assets and crowd control). 

Item 10. Fill in as much of the columns in this area as possible. It is easier to delete 

air space requirements for performers than to add them later. If you expect a military 

parachuting, jet team, tactical demonstration team, Air Force Heritage or Navy Tail 

Hook Legacy flight, list them on the initial application. 

Items 11 through 16 and required attachments refer to FAA Order 8900.1, Volume 3, 

Chapter 6, Paragraph 3-144 page 8 and/or contact the local FSDO for detailed 

information. 

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C. APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORIZATION FOR 

PARACHUTING USING FAA Form 7711-2. 

Applications for parachute jump authorizations made over or into a congested area or 

open-air assembly of people should be presented at least 10 working days before an event 

if possible to allow for processing time. Approval or denial of the application must be 

completed within 5 working days of receipt by the FSDO. 

Item 1. [Name of organization] The organization sponsoring the event shall retain sole 

responsibility for safeguarding persons and property on the surface and shall inform the 

[Name of issuing FSDO] Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) in writing of the 

person named to ensure operational safety of the event. When applicable, IIC's should 

insert the name of the responsible person, found in Item 2 of the application, into the text 

of the special provisions to indicate the holder of the Certificate of Waiver or 

Authorization. 

Item 2. The responsible person must have been determined to be competent and 

knowledgeable concerning the terms and provisions of this Certificate of Authorization. 

The application may be submitted by the organizer for a sanctioned military team but 

must be submitted by a team member if not a sanctioned military team. This person will 

be responsible to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the safe conduct of the 

event on all authorization matters. 

Item 3. This information refers to the holder of the Certificate of Authorization listed in 

either Item 1 or 2. If no organization is listed in Item 1 then the information pertains to 

the name in Item 2. 

Item 4. N/A should be entered unless the application is for banner towing. 

Item 5. N/A should be entered unless the application is for banner towing. 

Item 6. Enter NONE 

Item 7. Example: A four person sky diving exhibition with flags, banners, smoke and 

pyrotechnics. 

Item 8. Example 1: 1.0 Nm in radius from a point 7.3 Nm on the CVG 270 degree radial 

from surface to 8,000 feet MS or Example 2: 1.0 Nm in radius from the center of W66 

airport.. 

Item 9a. The beginning date and hour of the first jump using UTC (GMT aka Zulu 

time).pertains to the time the jump aircraft arrives over the jump site. 

Item 9b. The date and hour the last jumper is on the ground using UTC. 

Item 10. Aircraft make and model to be used, back-up aircraft, pilot(s) name(s) 

certificate number(s), and home address (also include N number of aircraft in block a if 

known). 

Items 11 through 16 are not required for parachuting authorizations, however, the 

jumpers' names, USPA certificate level and number (if USPA members) should be 

submitted either in the remarks block or on a separate sheet of paper attached.