{"data":{"id":"us/14-cfr-31.16","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 CFR 31.16","heading":"Empty weight.","body":"The empty weight must be determined by weighing the balloon with installed equipment but without lifting gas or heater fuel.","path":["Title 14—Aeronautics and Space","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER C—AIRCRAFT","PART 31—AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: MANNED FREE BALLOONS","Subpart B—Flight Requirements"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-14.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:20Z","sha256":"1c637921acaecaf2b1bad460b4787bdde32be2cf51c4092956e3de969e857f47","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/14-cfr-31.14","next":"us/14-cfr-31.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}