[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR23.233]

[Page 196]
 
                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 23--AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: NORMAL, UTILITY, ACROBATIC, AND COMMUTER 
CATEGORY AIRPLANES--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart B--Flight
 
Sec. 23.233  Directional stability and control.

    (a) A 90 degree cross-component of wind velocity, demonstrated to be 
safe for taxiing, takeoff, and landing must be established and must be 
not less than 0.2 VSO.
    (b) The airplane must be satisfactorily controllable in power-off 
landings at normal landing speed, without using brakes or engine power 
to maintain a straight path until the speed has decreased to at least 50 
percent of the speed at touchdown.
    (c) The airplane must have adequate directional control during 
taxiing.
    (d) Seaplanes must demonstrate satisfactory directional stability 
and control for water operations up to the maximum wind velocity 
specified in paragraph (a) of this section.

[Doc. No. 4080, 29 FR 17955, Dec. 18, 1964, as amended by Amdt. 23-45, 
58 FR 42159, Aug. 6, 1993; Amdt. 23-50, 61 FR 5192, Feb. 9, 1996]