AK HB167

Changes AS 02.35.110(a) to apply to aircraft operators rather than airmen, with the same emergency equipment requirements for flights inside Alaska

Requires summer minimum equipment including rations for one week per occupant, axe, first aid kit, fishing tackle, knife, fire starter, mosquito headnets, and signaling devices

Requires additional winter equipment from October 15 to April 1 including snowshoes, sleeping bag, and wool blankets for occupants over four

Exempts four categories of aircraft from emergency equipment requirements: aircraft equipped per FAA standards, commercial carriers with real-time satellite tracking systems, commercial carriers with 406 megahertz emergency locator transmitters, and commercial carriers with both systems installed and operational