Which FAA exams test 14 CFR 117.11?

This regulation is tested on the following FAA exams: ATP, ADX. These include the FAA Airline Transport Pilot (ATP), FAA Aircraft Dispatcher (ADX).

Part 117Flight and Duty Limitations and Rest Requirements

14 CFR 117.11 — Flight Time Limitations

Limits Part 121 flight crew to maximum flight time based on time of start and number of flight segments. Absolute maximum of 100 hours in 672 consecutive hours.

Regulation Text

No certificate holder may schedule and no flightcrew member may accept an assignment if the total flight time will exceed the limits specified in the flight time table based on the time of report and the number of flight segments. In any case, no flightcrew member may exceed 100 hours of flight time in any 672 consecutive hours, or 1,000 hours in any 365 consecutive calendar day period.

Note: This is an excerpt. Refer to the full regulation in eCFR for the complete text.

Plain-English Explanation

Part 117 is the modern fatigue rule for Part 121 (airline) operations, replacing the old Part 121 Subpart Q. It limits how much you can fly based on when your duty period starts (early morning flights have tighter limits because fatigue is worse) and how many segments you fly. The hard caps are 100 flight hours per 28 days and 1,000 per year. These science-based limits were a major safety improvement, directly addressing fatigue-related accidents like Colgan Air 3407.