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FAR 61.57 INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE FAR 91.3 PIC RESPONSIBILITY FAR 91.103 PREFLIGHT ACTION FAR 91.123 COMPLIANCE WITH ATC FAR 91.125 ATC LIGHT SIGNALS FAR 91.153 VFR FLIGHT PLAN INFO FAR 91.155 BASIC VFR WX MINIMUMS FAR 91.157 SPECIAL VFR FAR 91.167 IFR FUEL REQUIREMENTS FAR 91.169 IFR FLIGHT PLAN FAR 91.171 VOR CHECK FOR IFR FAR 91.173 ATC CLEARANCE AND FLIGHT PLAN FAR 91.175 T/O AND LANDING UNDER IFR FAR 91.177 MINIMUM IFR ALTITUDE FAR 91.179 IFR CRUISING ALTITUDES FAR 91.181 COURSE TO BE FLOWN FAR 91.183 IFR RADIO COMMUNICATIONS FAR 91.185 IFR COMM FAILURE FAR 91.187 IFR MALFUNCTION REPORTS FAR 91.205 EQUIPMENT REQ. FAR 91.211 SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN FAR 91.215 ATC TRANSPONDER AND ALTITUDE REPORTING EQUIPMENT |
FAR 91.177 MINIMUM IFR ALTITUDE
(a) Operation of aircraft at minimum altitudes. Except when necessary for
takeoff or landing, no person may operate an aircraft under IFR below--
(1) The applicable minimum altitudes prescribed in Parts 95 and 97 of this
chapter; or
(2) If no applicable minimum altitude is prescribed in those parts--
(i) In the case of operations over an area designated as a mountainous area
in part 95, an altitude of 2,000 feet above the highest obstacle within a
horizontal distance of 4 nautical miles from the course to be flown; or
(ii) In any other case, an altitude of 1,000 feet above the highest
obstacle within a horizontal distance of 4 nautical miles from the course to
be flown.
However, if both a MEA and a MOCA are prescribed for a particular route or
route segment, a person may operate an aircraft below the MEA down to, but
not below, the MOCA, when within 22 nautical miles of the VOR concerned
(based on the pilot's reasonable estimate of that distance).
(b) Climb. Climb to a higher minimum IFR altitude shall begin immediately
after passing the point beyond which that minimum altitude applies, except
that when ground obstructions intervene, the point beyond which that higher
minimum altitude applies shall be crossed at or above the applicable MCA.
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