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Link to FAA page Documents Associated with 14 CFR Part 117
Link to the latest official version of the FAR:
FAR 117 – Amendment from 16-May-2012
FAR 117 – Amendment from 05-Feb-2013
FAR 117 – Amendment from 19Nov2013
FAA order 8900.1:
FSIMS 8900.1 Volume 3 Chapter 58
Link to interpretations of FAR 117 from the FAA Chief Counsel:
Official link to the FAA Chief Counsels Office: FAR 117 Interpretations
FAA Letter of Clarification 30-Nov-2012
FAA Letters of Response 05-Mar-2013
| Title | Description |
| Hughes-United Airlines – (2013) Legal Interpretation | Cumulative Flight Time and FDP limitations |
| Wykoff and Mullen – (2013) Legal Interpretation | Cumulative Flight Time and FDP limitations |
| Schneider – (2013) Legal Interpretation | 30 hour rest requirement |
| Edwards-IslandAir – (2014) Legal Interpretation | Fitness for duty |
| Healy-Jeppesen – (2014) Legal Interpretation | Definition of Night Duty |
| de Cubas-ALPA – (2014) Legal Interpretation | Planned Fuel Stop known before takeoff |
| A4A – ALPA full letter final (4) | Acclimatization, FDP Start Time, FDP Extensions |
| Silverberg-Silverberg, Goldman & Bikoff | Definition of Flight Time |
| Foltz – (2014) Legal Interpretation | Application of combined RAP and FDP |
| Borozenets – (2014) Legal Interpretation | Split Duty and Airport Standby |
| McFadden-UAL – (2014) Legal Interpretation | Rest Definition |
| Anderson-Teamsters357 – (2014) Legal Interpretation | Application of required Rest Period |
| Tutt – (2014) Legal Interpretation | Volunteering for FDP |
| Garciglia – (2014) Legal Interpretation | Concurrence of FDP Extension |
| Phelan-PPA Global Energy – (2014) Legal Interpretation | Definition of Duty and the Impact of Rest Requirements |
| Anderson-Teamsters357 -1- (2014) Legal Interpretation | Refusal of FDP extension |
| Johnson-ALPA – (2014) Legal Interpretation | Definition of Flight Time |
| Hryniw – (2014) Legal Interpretation | Application of combined RAP and FDP |
| Anderson – (2014) Legal Interpretation | Check Pilot and FDP |
| Breckeen-ExpressJet Airlines – (2014) Legal Interpretation | Extension of Short-Call combined RAP/FDP |
| Edwards-USAPA – (2014) Legal Interpretation | Consecutive Night Time Operations |
| Wykoff-ALPA – (2014) Legal Interpretation | Calculation of Cumulative Flight Time Limitations |
| Adams-Events Air Cargo – (2014) Legal Interpretation | Application of part 121 flights to part 117 |
| McEldowney – (2014) Legal Interpretation | Interrupted Sleep Opportunity |
| Yu-Southwest (2014) | Concurrence of FDP Extensions |
| Wykoff_ALPAI – (2015) Legal Interpretation | FDP Extension and Cumulative Limits |
| Fowler – (2015) Legal Interpretation | Re-assignment of DHD as FDP |
| Wykoff-ALPAI-2 – (2015) Legal Interpretation | FDP Extensions |
| Johnstone – (2015) Legal Interpretation | “Other commercial Flying” and the relation to part 117. |
| McEldowney – (2015) Legal Interpretation | Voluntary distance learning, Definition of Duty, Rest Requirements |
| Bonner-Alegiant Travel – (2015) Legal Interpretation | Drug test, Duty, FDP |
| Schnaubelt-Japek Flightcrew Management – (2015) Legal Interpretation | FAR 117.5 “Fitness for Duty” and 117.25(e) “Rest Period” |
| White – (2015) Legal Interpretation | FAR 117.5 “Fitness for Duty” |
| Nelson – (2015) Legal Interpretation | FAR 117.17 “Inflight rest with Augmented Flight Crews” |
| Duncan, Oliver – (2015) Legal Interpretation | FAR 117.25 (g) “Compensatory Rest Following Time in DHD Transportation” |
| Slater – (2015) Legal Interpretation | FAR 117.1 “Applicability of Part 91 Tail-end ferry flight to FAR 117” |
| Johnson – (2016) Legal Interpretation | FAR 1.1 “Definition of Flight Time and Diversions” |
| Amaya – (2016) Legal Interpretation | FAR 117.25 (b) “FDP extensions and 117.25(b) Required rest in 168 hours” |
| Anderson – (2016) Legal Interpretation | FAR 117.5 “Fitness for Duty with respect to a rescheduled FDP” |
| Remsen – (2016) Legal Interpretation | FAR 117.17 “Inflight rest with Augmented Flight Crews” |
| Snieder – (2017) Legal Interpretation | FAR 117.17 “Inflight rest with Augmented Flight Crews” |
| Schnaubelt – (2017) Legal Interpretation | FAR 117.5 “Fitness for Duty” |
| Putek-Allied Pilots Association Training Committee – (2017) Legal Interpretation | FAR 117.25 “Voluntary distance learning” |
| Schnaubelt – (2017) Legal Interpretation | FAR 117.5 “Fitness for Duty” |
| Batman-PenAir – (2017) Legal Interpretation | FAR 117.19 FDP “Extensions Regarding Aircraft Repositioning on the Ground” |
| Wykoff-ALPA International – (2017) Legal Interpretation | FAR 117.19 FDP “Multiple Extensions beyond 30 minutes in the same FDP” |
| Slater-KaiserAir – (2018) Legal Interpretation | FAR 117.17 “Inflight rest with Augmented Flight Crews” |
| Eperson – (2018) Legal Interpretation | FAR 117.25(b) “30:00 rest in 168:00” |
| Ennis-Air Transport International – (2018) Legal Interpretation | FAR 117.25( d) rest period requirements to mixed type (passenger-carrying and all-cargo) operations. |
| Dewey-Hawaiian Airlines – (2018) Legal Interpretation | FAR 117.11, 117.13 & 117.17 Mixed Augmented and Unaugmented FDP Schedule |
| Schnaubelt-Japek Flightcrew Management – (2018) Legal Interpretation | FAR 117.5 “Fitness for Duty” |
| Carbone-JetBlue – (2018) Legal Interpretation | Part 117 Definition of “duty” and Activities during Commuting |
| Kravit – (2019) Legal Interpretation | FAR 117.5 “Fitness for Duty” |
Understanding FAR 117 