vides information concerning the submission of

applications for the issuance of waivers of certain

sections of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 91.

2. DISCUSSION. Policy and procedures for the

issuance of waivers for specific sections of part 91

are contained in s 91.903. Waivers are issued by

the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on FAA

Form 7711-1, Certificate of Waiver or Authorization,

and may contain special provisions with which the

holder is required to comply. The FAA may issue

a waiver for the purpose of providing the applicant

temporary relief from certain designated sections of

part 91 for a specific operation or series of related

operations. If an applicant requires long-term or

continuing regulatory relief, the applicant should

apply for an exemption under the provisions of

14 CFR part 11, s 11.25, petitions for Rulemaking

or Exemptions.

3. APPLICATIONS. An applicant can obtain an

FAA Form 771“1-2, Application for Certificate of

Waiver or Authorization, from any Flight Standards

District Office (FSDO). The application should be

completed as follows:

a. All Items - Type or print.

b. Items 1 through 8- Each item must be completely answered by all applicants.

c. Ztems 9 through 14- Complete only for an

aerial demonstration of an acrobatic nature or a

closed course air race. Describe the proposed operation in detail, listing speeds, altitudes, areas, time

periods, and other applicable items. For the purpose

tionally maneuvering the aircraft in sustained

inverted flight or rolling the aircraft from upright

to inverted or from inverted to an upright position.

d. Ztem 15 (Certifkation) - All applicants must

complete this item. Include a statement in the

Remarks box that describes the means by which a

level of safety equal to that afforded by the waivered

regulation can be achieved.

4. SUBMISSION.

a. General. Except as noted in paragraphs 5

and 6 below, applications for waivers should be

submitted at least 30 days in advance of the proposed

operation. Any FSDO or FAA air traffic control

facility will accept the application. In some areas,

the accepting facility will process the request for

waiver. In other cases, the facility will forward it

to the office having the appropriate waiver authority.

b. IndustriaUAgricultural and Airshow Activities. In order to conduct some types of activities,

an applicant may apply for waivers from several sections of part 91. However, the applicant should submit only one application. For the following operations, the applicant may send the completed application directly to the nearest FSDO:

(1) Towing.

(2) Restricted category civil aircraft.

(3) Law enforcement.

(4) Exploration.

(5) Patrol.
(1) Section 91.119, Minimum safe altitudes:

general.

(2) Section 91.175, Takeoff and landing under

IFR.

(3) Section 91.209, Aircraft lights.

(4) Section 91.303, Acrobatic flight.

(5) Any rules listed under S 91.905, as

applicable to acrobatic demonstrations and other

aviation events.

(6) Section 105.15, Jumps over or into congested areas or open air assembly of persons, as

applicable to acrobatic demonstrations and other

aviation events. Applications for waivers of

s 105.15 should be submitted at least 4 days in

advance of the proposed operation.

b. The Air Traf& Service is responsible for

granting or denying certificates of waiver or

authorization pertaining to sections of part 91 other

than those listed under paragraph 5a.

AND MEETS. The FAA will issue a waiver

authorizing an acrobatic aerial demonstration only

if the demonstration can be conducted without creating a hazard to persons or property in the air or on

the surface and the demonstration will not cause

undue hardship to other flight operations. A suitable

airshow site must be available since such waivers

will contain special provisions to prohibit conduct

of the demonstration over congested areas such as

cities, towns, settlements, or open-air assemblies of

persons. The current edition of AC 91-45, Waivers:

Aviation Events, provides sponsors with more

detailed information for planning and conducting

safe aerial demonstrations and air races. Applications

for waivers for aviation events should be submitted

at least 45 days in advance of the proposed event.

William J. White

Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service

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