Parachutes During Aerobatics
Parachute usage is covered in 14 CFR 91.307. Section (c) of this
regulation applies to aircraft during aerobatic maneuvers. It states:
"(c) Unless each occupant of the aircraft is wearing an approved
parachute, no pilot of a civil aircraft carrying any person (other than
a crewmember) may execute any intentional maneuver that exceeds --
(1) A bank of 60 degrees relative to the horizon; or
(2) A nose-up or nose-down attitude of 30 degrees relative to the
horizon."
Note that this regulation states that, during aerobatic flight, all
persons in the aircraft must have a parachute whenever people OTHER THAN
CREWMEMBER'S) are carried. Therefore, when the only person on board is
the pilot, and no others are carried, a parachute is not required.
However, when a passenger is carried in an aircraft during aerobatics,
all persons on board INCLUDING crewmember(s) are required to be wearing
parachutes.
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