Definition
Parachute means a device used or intended to be used to retard the fall of a body or object through the air.
Source: 14 CFR § 1.1 (verbatim from the Federal Aviation Regulations).
Where This Term Is Used
- 14 CFR § 91.307 — § 91.307 Parachutes and parachuting.
- 14 CFR § 91.213 — § 91.213 Inoperative instruments and equipment.
- 14 CFR § 91.145 — § 91.145 Management of aircraft operations in the vicinity of aerial demonstrations and major sporting events.
- 14 CFR § 91.155 — § 91.155 Basic VFR weather minimums.
- 14 CFR § 91.119 — § 91.119 Minimum safe altitudes: General.
- 14 CFR § 61.52 — § 61.52 — Use of Aeronautical Experience Obtained in Ultralight Vehicles
6 sections reference this term in their FAR Decoded content.