Emergency locator transmitters

§ 44712. Emergency locator transmitters (a) Installation.—An emergency locator transmitter must be installed on a fixed-wing powered civil aircraft for use in air commerce. (b) Nonapplication.—Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to (1) turbojet-powered aircraft; (2) aircraft when used in scheduled flights by scheduled air carriers holding certificates issued by the Secretary of Transportation under subpart II of this part; (3) aircraft when used in training operations conducted entirely within a 50 mile radius of the airport from which the training operations begin; (4) aircraft when used in flight operations related to design and testing, the manufacture, preparation, and delivery of the aircraft, or the aerial application of a substance for an agricultural purpose; (5) aircraft holding certificates from the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration for research and development; (6) aircraft when used for showing compliance with regulations, crew training, exhibition, air racing, or market surveys; and (7) aircraft equipped to carry only one individual. (c) Removal.—The Administrator shall prescribe regulations specifying the conditions under which an aircraft subject to subsection (a) of this section may operate when its emergency locator transmitter has been removed for inspection, repair, alteration, or replacement.