Section 6.5 draws a clear line for the Basic Air Show: airbornepyrotechnics are permitted, ground-based pyrotechnic displays are not.That distinction is not a technicality — it reflects fundamentally differentoperational and safety requirements that fall outside the Basic Air Bossscope.

So a performer who shoots wingtip pyro or smoke during an aerobatic act— that’s airborne pyro, and it’s in scope?

Correct, provided one condition is met: the Air Boss has verified theperforming pilot holds an Aerobatic Competency Evaluator endorsementspecifically for pyrotechnics. That verification happens before the act isauthorized, not during the show. You don’t accept the pilot’s word — yousee the endorsement.

What does the briefing for that act look like? It can’t just fold into thegeneral performers briefing.

It doesn’t. The pyrotechnic act gets a separate, specialized briefing afterthe main brief. Three items must be confirmed: de-confliction altitude —the altitude below which pyro is not armed or fired — wind direction andhow it affects smoke and debris, and KIO procedures specific to that act.ARFF also gets briefed on the pyrotechnic act with an appropriateresponse plan.

The de-confliction altitude piece is critical. If another act is scheduledclose in time, that smoke doesn’t just disappear.

Right — smoke dissipation affects the Flying Display Area visibility. That’scovered in more detail in the show-day management slide, but the briefingis where you establish the altitude floor and the wind threshold. If thebriefed conditions aren’t met on show day, the act doesn’t fly with pyro.The briefing decision holds.