(a) Airplanes manufactured after March 29, 2002. Except as
provided in paragraph (d) of this section, no person may operate a
turbine-powered U.S.-registered airplane configured with six or more
passenger seats, excluding any pilot seat, unless that airplane is
equipped with an approved terrain awareness and warning system that as a
minimum meets the requirements for Class B equipment in Technical Standard
Order (TSO)-C151.
(b) Airplanes manufactured on or before March 29, 2002. Except
as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, no person may operate a
turbine-powered U.S.-registered airplane configured with six or more
passenger seats, excluding any pilot seat, after March 29, 2005, unless
that airplane is equipped with an approved terrain awareness and warning
system that as a minimum meets the requirements for Class B equipment in
Technical Standard Order (TSO)-C151.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control
number 2120-0631)
(c) Airplane Flight Manual. The Airplane Flight Manual shall
contain appropriate procedures for --
(1) The use of the terrain awareness and warning system; and
(2) Proper flight crew reaction in response to the terrain awareness
and warning system audio and visual warnings.
(d) Exceptions. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section do not
apply to --
(1) Parachuting operations when conducted entirely within a 50 nautical
mile radius of the airport from which such local flight operations began.
(2) Firefighting operations.
(3) Flight operations when incident to the aerial application of
chemicals and other substances.