Definition
Category A with respect to transport category rotorcraft, means multiengine rotorcraft designed with engine and system isolation features specified in Part 29 and utilizing scheduled takeoff and landing operations under a critical engine failure concept which assures adequate designated surface area and adequate performance capability for continued safe flight in the event of engine failure.
Source: 14 CFR § 1.1 (verbatim from the Federal Aviation Regulations).
Where This Term Is Used
- 14 CFR § 91.1037 — § 91.1037 Large transport category airplanes: Turbine engine powered; Limitations; Destination and alternate airports.
- 14 CFR § 91.325 — § 91.325 Primary category aircraft: Operating limitations.
- 14 CFR § 61.317 — § 61.317 — Sport Pilot Certificate Category and Class Ratings
- 14 CFR § 61.417 — § 61.417 — Aircraft Category and Class Listed on a Sport Pilot Instructor Certificate
- 14 CFR § 61.165 — § 61.165 — Additional Aircraft Category and Class Ratings
- 14 CFR § 91.605 — § 91.605 Transport category civil airplane weight limitations.
- 14 CFR § 91.327 — § 91.327 Aircraft issued a special airworthiness certificate in the light-sport category: Operating limitations.
- 14 CFR § 91.315 — § 91.315 Limited category civil aircraft: Operating limitations.
- 14 CFR § 91.313 — § 91.313 Restricted category civil aircraft: Operating limitations.
- 14 CFR § 91.193 — § 91.193 Certificate of authorization for certain Category II operations.
- 14 CFR § 91.191 — § 91.191 Category II and Category III manual.
- 14 CFR § 91.189 — § 91.189 Category II and III operations: General operating rules.
- 14 CFR § 61.321 — § 61.321 — How do I obtain privileges to operate an additional category or class of light-sport aircraft?
- 14 CFR § 61.419 — § 61.419 — Obtaining Privileges to Provide Training in an Additional Category or Class
- 14 CFR § 61.67 — § 61.67 — Category II Pilot Authorization Requirements
- 14 CFR § 61.68 — § 61.68 — Category III Pilot Authorization Requirements
- 14 CFR § 61.156 — § 61.156 — Training Requirements: Airline Transport Pilot Certificate Issued with an Airplane Category Multiengine Class Rating
- 14 CFR § 61.159 — § 61.159 — Aeronautical Experience: Airplane Category Rating (Multiengine)
- 14 CFR § 61.161 — § 61.161 — Aeronautical Experience: Airplane Category Rating (Single-Engine)
- 14 CFR § 61.163 — § 61.163 — Aeronautical Experience: Rotorcraft Category Rating
- 14 CFR § 61.21 — § 61.21 — Duration of a Category II and Category III Pilot Authorization
- 14 CFR § 91.1715 — § 91.1715 Currency requirements and flight review.
- 14 CFR § 91.1711 — § 91.1711 Aeronautical experience.
- 14 CFR § 91.1091 — § 91.1091 Qualifications: Flight instructors (aircraft) and flight instructors (simulator).
- 14 CFR § 91.1095 — § 91.1095 Initial and transition training and checking: Flight instructors (aircraft), flight instructors (simulator).
- 14 CFR § 91.1089 — § 91.1089 Qualifications: Check pilots (aircraft) and check pilots (simulator).
- 14 CFR § 91.1055 — § 91.1055 Pilot operating limitations and pairing requirement.
- 14 CFR § 91.1025 — § 91.1025 Program operating manual contents.
- 14 CFR § 91.603 — § 91.603 Aural speed warning device.
- 14 CFR § 91.609 — § 91.609 Flight data recorders and cockpit voice recorders.
- 14 CFR § 91.613 — § 91.613 Materials for compartment interiors.
- 14 CFR § 91.531 — § 91.531 Second in command requirements.
- 14 CFR § 91.527 — § 91.527 Operating in icing conditions.
- 14 CFR § 91.521 — § 91.521 Shoulder harness.
- 14 CFR § 91.326 — § 91.326 Exception to operating certain aircraft for the purposes of flight training, flightcrew member checking, or flightcrew member testing.
- 14 CFR § 91.319 — § 91.319 Aircraft having experimental certificates: Operating limitations.
- 14 CFR § 91.113 — § 91.113 Right-of-way rules: Except water operations.
- 14 CFR § 91.109 — § 91.109 Flight instruction; Simulated instrument flight and certain flight tests.
- 14 CFR § 61.51 — § 61.51 — Pilot Logbooks
- 14 CFR § 61.52 — § 61.52 — Use of Aeronautical Experience Obtained in Ultralight Vehicles
- 14 CFR § 61.55 — § 61.55 — Second-in-Command Qualifications
- 14 CFR § 91.1719 — § 91.1719 Credit for prior training.
- 14 CFR § 91.1507 — § 91.1507 Fuel tank system inspection program.
- 14 CFR § 91.1065 — § 91.1065 Initial and recurrent pilot testing requirements.
- 14 CFR § 91.905 — § 91.905 List of rules subject to waivers.
- 14 CFR § 91.601 — § 91.601 Applicability.
- 14 CFR § 91.409 — § 91.409 Inspections.
- 14 CFR § 91.323 — § 91.323 Increased maximum certificated weights for certain airplanes operated in Alaska.
- 14 CFR § 91.227 — § 91.227 Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out equipment performance requirements.
- 14 CFR § 91.205 — § 91.205 Powered civil aircraft with standard U.S. airworthiness certificates: Instrument and equipment requirements.
- 14 CFR § 91.176 — § 91.176 Straight-in landing operations below DA/DH or MDA using an enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) under IFR.
- 14 CFR § 91.175 — § 91.175 Takeoff and landing under IFR.
- 14 CFR § 61.49 — § 61.49 — Retesting After Failure
- 14 CFR § 61.57 — § 61.57 — Recent Flight Experience: Pilot in Command
54 sections reference this term in their FAR Decoded content.