---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 23.2005"
title: "14"
number: "23.2005"
heading: "Certification of normal category airplanes."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/23.2005"
---

# §23.2005. Certification of normal category airplanes.

- (a) Certification in the normal category applies to airplanes with a passenger-seating configuration of 19 or less and a maximum certificated takeoff weight of 19,000 pounds or less.
- (b) **Airplane certification levels are—**
  - (1) **Level 1—** for airplanes with a maximum seating configuration of 0 to 1 passengers.
  - (2) **Level 2—** for airplanes with a maximum seating configuration of 2 to 6 passengers.
  - (3) **Level 3—** for airplanes with a maximum seating configuration of 7 to 9 passengers.
  - (4) **Level 4—** for airplanes with a maximum seating configuration of 10 to 19 passengers.
- (c) **Airplane performance levels are—**
  - (1) **Low speed—** for airplanes with a VNO and VMO ≤ 250 Knots Calibrated Airspeed (KCAS) and a MMO ≤ 0.6.
  - (2) **High speed—** for airplanes with a VNO or VMO > 250 KCAS or a MMO > 0.6.
- (d) Airplanes not certified for aerobatics may be used to perform any maneuver incident to normal flying, including—
  - (1) Stalls (except whip stalls); and
  - (2) **Lazy eights, chandelles, and steep turns, in which the angle of bank is not more than 60 degrees.**
- (e) Airplanes certified for aerobatics may be used to perform maneuvers without limitations, other than those limitations established under subpart G of this part.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40113, 44701-44702, 44704, Pub. L. 113-53, 127 Stat. 584 (49 U.S.C. 44704) note.

### Source

Source: Doc. No. FAA-2015-1621, Amdt. 23-64, 81 FR 96689, Dec. 30, 2016, unless otherwise noted.