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14CFR91

14 CFR Part 91 - General Operating and Flight Rules

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FAA
Edition
eCFR current as of 2026-08-20 (Title 14 latest amended 2026-08-17)
Last verified
October 2026
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14 CFR Part 91 - General Operating and Flight Rules is a federal regulation, not a fixed PDF. It is amended in place, so the authoritative version is the live electronic Code of Federal Regulations. Aviator IQ questions that cite it carry the exact regulatory text they test, checked against the edition below.

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What this regulation covers

A section-by-section map of 14CFR91. Every topic below is something the exams built on this source can ask about, and on Aviator IQ each of those questions carries a verbatim quote from this document, so you can trace an answer straight back to the page it came from.

  1. 01General operating rulesThe pilot in command as final authority under 91.3, the preflight action required by 91.103, and the careless-or-reckless prohibition.
  2. 02Right-of-way and altitudesWho yields under 91.113, the minimum safe altitudes of 91.119, and the aircraft speed limits of 91.117.
  3. 03VFR and IFR requirementsThe basic VFR weather minimums of 91.155, special VFR, the VFR cruising altitudes, and the day and night fuel reserves.
  4. 04Required equipment and inspectionsThe VFR day and night instrument list of 91.205, the ELT, the inspection cycle of 91.409, and inoperative-instrument rules.
  5. 05Airspace operationsThe clearance and equipment rules for operating in Class B, C, and D airspace, and the supplemental-oxygen requirements of 91.211.

Why Aviator IQ cites this source

14 CFR Part 91 - General Operating and Flight Rules is a US government public-domain document. Every Aviator IQ question that draws on it stores the exact sentence it tests and checks that quote against this edition (eCFR current as of 2026-08-20 (Title 14 latest amended 2026-08-17)), last verified October 2026. If the FAA reissues it, the citing questions are pulled for review before the new edition ships.