Definition
Operate with respect to aircraft, means use, cause to use or authorize to use aircraft, for the purpose (except as provided in § 91.13 of this chapter) of air navigation including the piloting of aircraft, with or without the right of legal control (as owner, lessee, or otherwise).
Source: 14 CFR § 1.1 (verbatim from the Federal Aviation Regulations).
Where This Term Is Used
- 14 CFR § 91.323 — § 91.323 Increased maximum certificated weights for certain airplanes operated in Alaska.
- 14 CFR § 61.321 — § 61.321 — How do I obtain privileges to operate an additional category or class of light-sport aircraft?
- 14 CFR § 61.325 — § 61.325 — How do I obtain privileges to operate an aircraft at an airport within, or in airspace within, Class B, C, and D airspace, or in other airspace with an airport having an operational control tower?
- 14 CFR § 61.316 — § 61.316 — Performance Limits and Design Requirements for Aircraft a Sport Pilot May Operate
- 14 CFR § 61.327 — § 61.327 — Are there specific endorsement requirements to operate an aircraft based on V_H?
- 14 CFR § 61.329 — § 61.329 — How do I obtain privileges to operate an aircraft at night?
- 14 CFR § 61.331 — § 61.331 — How do I obtain privileges to operate an aircraft with retractable landing gear or an airplane with a manual controllable pitch propeller?
- 14 CFR § 91.23 — § 91.23 Truth-in-leasing clause requirement in leases and conditional sales contracts.
- 14 CFR § 91.1717 — § 91.1717 Operating requirements.
- 14 CFR § 91.1505 — § 91.1505 Repairs assessment for pressurized fuselages.
- 14 CFR § 91.1507 — § 91.1507 Fuel tank system inspection program.
- 14 CFR § 91.1613 — § 91.1613 Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 107—Prohibition Against Certain Flights in the Territory and Airspace of Somalia.
- 14 CFR § 91.1701 — § 91.1701 Applicability.
- 14 CFR § 91.1703 — § 91.1703 Compliance and eligibility.
- 14 CFR § 91.1705 — § 91.1705 Required pilot training.
- 14 CFR § 91.1115 — § 91.1115 Inoperable instruments and equipment.
- 14 CFR § 91.1415 — § 91.1415 CAMP: Mechanical reliability reports.
- 14 CFR § 91.1443 — § 91.1443 CAMP: Airworthiness release or aircraft maintenance log entry.
- 14 CFR § 91.1045 — § 91.1045 Additional equipment requirements.
- 14 CFR § 91.1047 — § 91.1047 Drug and alcohol misuse education program.
- 14 CFR § 91.1055 — § 91.1055 Pilot operating limitations and pairing requirement.
- 14 CFR § 91.1009 — § 91.1009 Clarification of operational control.
- 14 CFR § 91.1015 — § 91.1015 Management specifications.
- 14 CFR § 91.1023 — § 91.1023 Program operating manual requirements.
- 14 CFR § 91.1027 — § 91.1027 Recordkeeping.
- 14 CFR § 91.1029 — § 91.1029 Flight scheduling and locating requirements.
- 14 CFR § 91.1039 — § 91.1039 IFR takeoff, approach and landing minimums.
- 14 CFR § 91.865 — § 91.865 Phased compliance for operators with base level.
- 14 CFR § 91.869 — § 91.869 Carry-forward compliance.
- 14 CFR § 91.877 — § 91.877 Annual reporting of Hawaiian operations.
- 14 CFR § 91.881 — § 91.881 Final compliance: Civil subsonic jet airplanes weighing 75,000 pounds or less.
- 14 CFR § 91.883 — § 91.883 Special flight authorizations for jet airplanes weighing 75,000 pounds or less.
- 14 CFR § 91.1001 — § 91.1001 Applicability.
- 14 CFR § 91.1005 — § 91.1005 Prohibitions and limitations.
- 14 CFR § 91.1007 — § 91.1007 Flights conducted under part 121 or part 135 of this chapter.
- 14 CFR § 91.713 — § 91.713 Operation of civil aircraft of Cuban registry.
- 14 CFR § 91.715 — § 91.715 Special flight authorizations for foreign civil aircraft.
- 14 CFR § 91.801 — § 91.801 Applicability: Relation to part 36.
- 14 CFR § 91.803 — § 91.803 Part 125 operators: Designation of applicable regulations.
- 14 CFR § 91.805 — § 91.805 Final compliance: Subsonic airplanes.
- 14 CFR § 91.815 — § 91.815 Agricultural and fire fighting airplanes: Noise operating limitations.
- 14 CFR § 91.817 — § 91.817 Civil aircraft sonic boom.
- 14 CFR § 91.818 — § 91.818 Special flight authorization to exceed Mach 1.
- 14 CFR § 91.819 — § 91.819 Civil supersonic airplanes that do not comply with part 36.
- 14 CFR § 91.821 — § 91.821 Civil supersonic airplanes: Noise limits.
- 14 CFR § 91.851 — § 91.851 Definitions.
- 14 CFR § 91.853 — § 91.853 Final compliance: Civil subsonic airplanes.
- 14 CFR § 91.855 — § 91.855 Entry and nonaddition rule.
- 14 CFR § 91.858 — § 91.858 Special flight authorizations for non-revenue Stage 2 operations.
- 14 CFR § 91.859 — § 91.859 Modification to meet Stage 3, Stage 4, or Stage 5 noise levels.
- 14 CFR § 91.533 — § 91.533 Flight attendant requirements.
- 14 CFR § 91.603 — § 91.603 Aural speed warning device.
- 14 CFR § 91.605 — § 91.605 Transport category civil airplane weight limitations.
- 14 CFR § 91.607 — § 91.607 Emergency exits for airplanes carrying passengers for hire.
- 14 CFR § 91.609 — § 91.609 Flight data recorders and cockpit voice recorders.
- 14 CFR § 91.611 — § 91.611 Authorization for ferry flight with one engine inoperative.
- 14 CFR § 91.613 — § 91.613 Materials for compartment interiors.
- 14 CFR § 91.701 — § 91.701 Applicability.
- 14 CFR § 91.703 — § 91.703 Operations of civil aircraft of U.S. registry outside of the United States.
- 14 CFR § 91.706 — § 91.706 Operations within airspace designed as Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum Airspace.
- 14 CFR § 91.707 — § 91.707 Flights between Mexico or Canada and the United States.
- 14 CFR § 91.709 — § 91.709 Operations to Cuba.
- 14 CFR § 91.711 — § 91.711 Special rules for foreign civil aircraft.
- 14 CFR § 91.501 — § 91.501 Applicability.
- 14 CFR § 91.507 — § 91.507 Equipment requirements: Over-the-top or night VFR operations.
- 14 CFR § 91.511 — § 91.511 Communication and navigation equipment for overwater operations.
- 14 CFR § 91.513 — § 91.513 Emergency equipment.
- 14 CFR § 91.515 — § 91.515 Flight altitude rules.
- 14 CFR § 91.517 — § 91.517 Passenger information.
- 14 CFR § 91.521 — § 91.521 Shoulder harness.
- 14 CFR § 91.529 — § 91.529 Flight engineer requirements.
- 14 CFR § 91.531 — § 91.531 Second in command requirements.
- 14 CFR § 91.317 — § 91.317 Provisionally certificated civil aircraft: Operating limitations.
- 14 CFR § 91.319 — § 91.319 Aircraft having experimental certificates: Operating limitations.
- 14 CFR § 91.325 — § 91.325 Primary category aircraft: Operating limitations.
- 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 § 91.327 — § 91.327 Aircraft issued a special airworthiness certificate in the light-sport category: Operating limitations.
- 14 CFR § 91.403 — § 91.403 General.
- 14 CFR § 91.407 — § 91.407 Operation after maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuilding, or alteration.
- 14 CFR § 91.409 — § 91.409 Inspections.
- 14 CFR § 91.411 — § 91.411 Altimeter system and altitude reporting equipment tests and inspections.
- 14 CFR § 91.213 — § 91.213 Inoperative instruments and equipment.
- 14 CFR § 91.215 — § 91.215 ATC transponder and altitude reporting equipment and use.
- 14 CFR § 91.217 — § 91.217 Data correspondence between automatically reported pressure altitude data and the pilot’s altitude reference.
- 14 CFR § 91.219 — § 91.219 Altitude alerting system or device: Turbojet-powered civil airplanes.
- 14 CFR § 91.223 — § 91.223 Terrain awareness and warning system.
- 14 CFR § 91.225 — § 91.225 Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out equipment and use.
- 14 CFR § 91.303 — § 91.303 Aerobatic flight.
- 14 CFR § 91.309 — § 91.309 Towing: Gliders and unpowered ultralight vehicles.
- 14 CFR § 91.313 — § 91.313 Restricted category civil aircraft: Operating limitations.
- 14 CFR § 91.315 — § 91.315 Limited category civil aircraft: Operating limitations.
- 14 CFR § 91.177 — § 91.177 Minimum altitudes for IFR operations.
- 14 CFR § 91.180 — § 91.180 Operations within airspace designated as Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum airspace.
- 14 CFR § 91.181 — § 91.181 Course to be flown.
- 14 CFR § 91.183 — § 91.183 IFR communications.
- 14 CFR § 91.187 — § 91.187 Operation under IFR in controlled airspace: Malfunction reports.
- 14 CFR § 91.189 — § 91.189 Category II and III operations: General operating rules.
- 14 CFR § 91.191 — § 91.191 Category II and Category III manual.
- 14 CFR § 91.203 — § 91.203 Civil aircraft: Certifications required.
- 14 CFR § 91.205 — § 91.205 Powered civil aircraft with standard U.S. airworthiness certificates: Instrument and equipment requirements.
- 14 CFR § 91.207 — § 91.207 Emergency locator transmitters.
- 14 CFR § 91.209 — § 91.209 Aircraft lights.
- 14 CFR § 91.211 — § 91.211 Supplemental oxygen.
- 14 CFR § 91.143 — § 91.143 Flight limitation in the proximity of space flight operations.
- 14 CFR § 91.144 — § 91.144 Temporary restriction on flight operations during abnormally high barometric pressure conditions.
- 14 CFR § 91.145 — § 91.145 Management of aircraft operations in the vicinity of aerial demonstrations and major sporting events.
- 14 CFR § 91.146 — § 91.146 Passenger-carrying flights for the benefit of a charitable, nonprofit, or community event.
- 14 CFR § 91.155 — § 91.155 Basic VFR weather minimums.
- 14 CFR § 91.167 — § 91.167 Fuel requirements for flight in IFR conditions.
- 14 CFR § 91.171 — § 91.171 VOR equipment check for IFR operations.
- 14 CFR § 91.173 — § 91.173 ATC clearance and flight plan required.
- 14 CFR § 91.175 — § 91.175 Takeoff and landing under IFR.
- 14 CFR § 91.117 — § 91.117 Aircraft speed.
- 14 CFR § 91.119 — § 91.119 Minimum safe altitudes: General.
- 14 CFR § 91.123 — § 91.123 Compliance with ATC clearances and instructions.
- 14 CFR § 91.126 — § 91.126 Operating on or in the vicinity of an airport in Class G airspace.
- 14 CFR § 91.127 — § 91.127 Operating on or in the vicinity of an airport in Class E airspace.
- 14 CFR § 91.129 — § 91.129 Operations in Class D airspace.
- 14 CFR § 91.130 — § 91.130 Operations in Class C airspace.
- 14 CFR § 91.131 — § 91.131 Operations in Class B airspace.
- 14 CFR § 91.133 — § 91.133 Restricted and prohibited areas.
- 14 CFR § 91.135 — § 91.135 Operations in Class A airspace.
- 14 CFR § 91.137 — § 91.137 Temporary flight restrictions in the vicinity of disaster/hazard areas.
- 14 CFR § 91.138 — § 91.138 Temporary flight restrictions in national disaster areas in the State of Hawaii.
- 14 CFR § 91.139 — § 91.139 Emergency air traffic rules.
- 14 CFR § 91.141 — § 91.141 Flight restrictions in the proximity of the Presidential and other parties.
- 14 CFR § 91.1 — § 91.1 Applicability.
- 14 CFR § 91.5 — § 91.5 Pilot in command of aircraft requiring more than one required pilot.
- 14 CFR § 91.7 — § 91.7 Civil aircraft airworthiness.
- 14 CFR § 91.9 — § 91.9 Civil aircraft flight manual, marking, and placard requirements.
- 14 CFR § 91.11 — § 91.11 Prohibition on interference with crewmembers.
- 14 CFR § 91.13 — § 91.13 Careless or reckless operation.
- 14 CFR § 91.19 — § 91.19 Carriage of narcotic drugs, marihuana, and depressant or stimulant drugs or substances.
- 14 CFR § 91.21 — § 91.21 Portable electronic devices.
- 14 CFR § 91.108 — § 91.108 Use of supplemental restraint systems.
- 14 CFR § 91.109 — § 91.109 Flight instruction; Simulated instrument flight and certain flight tests.
- 14 CFR § 91.111 — § 91.111 Operating near other aircraft.
- 14 CFR § 61.51 — § 61.51 — Pilot Logbooks
- 14 CFR § 61.53 — § 61.53 — Prohibition on Operations During Medical Deficiency
139 sections reference this term in their FAR Decoded content.