Contents
- 61.1 Applicability and definitions.
- 61.100 Pilots based on small islands.
- 61.101 Recreational pilot privileges and limitations.
- 61.102 Applicability.
- 61.103 Eligibility requirements: General.
- 61.105 Aeronautical knowledge.
- 61.107 Flight proficiency.
- 61.109 Aeronautical experience.
- 61.11 Expired pilot certificates and re-issuance.
- 61.110 Night flying exceptions.
- 61.111 Cross-country flights: Pilots based on small islands.
- 61.113 Private pilot privileges and limitations: Pilot in command.
- 61.115 Balloon rating: Limitations.
- 61.117 Private pilot privileges and limitations: Second in command of aircraft requiring more than one pilot.
- 61.118-61.120 -61.120 [Reserved]
- 61.121 Applicability.
- 61.123 Eligibility requirements: General.
- 61.125 Aeronautical knowledge.
- 61.127 Flight proficiency.
- 61.129 Aeronautical experience.
- 61.13 Issuance of airman certificates, ratings, and authorizations.
- 61.131 Exceptions to the night flying requirements.
- 61.133 Commercial pilot privileges and limitations.
- 61.135-61.141 -61.141 [Reserved]
- 61.14 Incorporation by Reference.
- 61.15 Offenses involving alcohol or drugs.
- 61.151 Applicability.
- 61.153 Eligibility requirements: General.
- 61.155 Aeronautical knowledge.
- 61.156 Training requirements: Airplane category—multiengine class or multiengine airplane type rating concurrently with an airline transport pilot certificate.
- 61.157 Flight proficiency.
- 61.158 [Reserved]
- 61.159 Aeronautical experience: Airplane category rating.
- 61.16 Refusal to submit to an alcohol test or to furnish test results.
- 61.160 Aeronautical experience—airplane category restricted privileges.
- 61.161 Aeronautical experience: Rotorcraft category and helicopter class rating.
- 61.163 Aeronautical experience: Powered-lift category rating.
- 61.165 Additional aircraft category and class ratings.
- 61.167 Airline transport pilot privileges and limitations.
- 61.169 Letters of authorization for institutions of higher education.
- 61.17 Temporary certificate.
- 61.170-69.171 -69.171 [Reserved]
- 61.18 [Reserved]
- 61.181 Applicability.
- 61.183 Eligibility requirements.
- 61.185 Aeronautical knowledge.
- 61.187 Flight proficiency.
- 61.189 Flight instructor records.
- 61.19 Duration of pilot and instructor certificates and privileges.
- 61.191 Additional flight instructor ratings.
- 61.193 Flight instructor privileges.
- 61.195 Flight instructor limitations and qualifications.
- 61.197 Recent experience requirements for flight instructor certification.
- 61.199 Reinstatement of flight instructor privileges.
- 61.2 Exercise of Privilege.
- 61.201 [Reserved]
- 61.21 Duration of a Category II and a Category III pilot authorization (for other than part 121 and part 135 use).
- 61.211 Applicability.
- 61.213 Eligibility requirements.
- 61.215 Ground instructor privileges.
- 61.217 Recent experience requirements.
- 61.23 Medical certificates: Requirement and duration.
- 61.25 Change of name.
- 61.27 Voluntary surrender or exchange of certificate.
- 61.29 Replacement of a lost or destroyed airman or medical certificate or knowledge test report.
- 61.3 Requirement for certificates, ratings, privileges, and authorizations.
- 61.301 What is the purpose of this subpart and to whom does it apply?
- 61.303 If I want to operate an aircraft that satisfies the limitations identified in § 61.316, what operating limits and endorsement requirements in this subpart must I comply with?
- 61.305 What are the age and language requirements for a sport pilot certificate?
- 61.307 What tests do I have to take to obtain a sport pilot certificate?
- 61.309 What aeronautical knowledge must I have to apply for a sport pilot certificate?
- 61.31 Type rating requirements, additional training, and authorization requirements.
- 61.311 What flight proficiency requirements must I meet to apply for a sport pilot certificate?
- 61.313 What aeronautical experience must I have to apply for a sport pilot certificate?
- 61.315 What are the privileges and limits of my sport pilot certificate?
- 61.316 What are the performance limits and design requirements for the aircraft that a sport pilot may operate?
- 61.317 Is my sport pilot certificate issued with aircraft category and class ratings?
- 61.319 [Reserved]
- 61.321 How do I obtain privileges to operate an additional category or class of aircraft?
- 61.323 [Reserved]
- 61.325 How do I obtain privileges to operate an aircraft at an airport within, or in airspace within, Class B, C, and D airspace, or in other airspace with an airport having an operational control tower?
- 61.327 Are there specific endorsement requirements to operate an aircraft based on VH?
- 61.329 How do I obtain privileges to operate an aircraft at night?
- 61.33 Tests: General procedure.
- 61.331 How do I obtain privileges to operate an aircraft with retractable landing gear or an airplane with a manual controllable pitch propeller?
- 61.35 Knowledge test: Prerequisites and passing grades.
- 61.37 Knowledge tests: Cheating or other unauthorized conduct.
- 61.39 Prerequisites for practical tests.
- 61.4 Qualification and approval of flight simulators and flight training devices.
- 61.40 Relief for U.S. Military and civilian personnel who are assigned outside the United States in support of U.S. Armed Forces operations.
- 61.401 What is the purpose of this subpart?
- 61.403 What are the age, language, and pilot certificate requirements for a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?
- 61.405 What tests do I have to take to obtain a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?
- 61.407 What aeronautical knowledge must I have to apply for a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?
- 61.409 What flight proficiency requirements must I meet to apply for a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?
- 61.41 Flight training received from flight instructors not certificated by the FAA.
- 61.411 What aeronautical experience must I have to apply for a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?
- 61.412 Do I need additional training to provide instruction on control and maneuvering an airplane solely by reference to the instruments in an aircraft based on VH?
- 61.413 What are the privileges of my flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?
- 61.415 What are the limits of a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?
- 61.417 Will my flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating list aircraft category and class ratings?
- 61.419 How do I obtain privileges to provide training in an additional category or class of aircraft?
- 61.421 May I give myself an endorsement?
- 61.423 What are the recordkeeping requirements for a flight instructor with a sport pilot rating?
- 61.425 How do I establish recent experience for my flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?
- 61.427 How do I reinstate my flight instructor privileges if I fail to establish recent experience for my flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?
- 61.429 May I exercise the privileges of a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating if I hold a flight instructor certificate with another rating?
- 61.43 Practical tests: General procedures.
- 61.45 Practical tests: Required aircraft and equipment.
- 61.47 Status and responsibilities of an examiner who is authorized by the Administrator to conduct practical tests.
- 61.49 Retesting after failure.
- 61.5 Certificates and ratings issued under this part.
- 61.51 Pilot logbooks.
- 61.52 Use of aeronautical experience obtained in ultralight vehicles.
- 61.53 Prohibition on operations during medical deficiency.
- 61.55 Second-in-command qualifications.
- 61.56 Flight review.
- 61.57 Recent flight experience: Pilot in command.
- 61.58 Pilot-in-command proficiency check: Operation of an aircraft that requires more than one pilot flight crewmember or is turbojet-powered.
- 61.59 [Reserved]
- 61.60 Change of address.
- 61.61 Applicability.
- 61.63 Additional aircraft ratings (other than for ratings at the airline transport pilot certification level).
- 61.64 Use of a flight simulator and flight training device.
- 61.65 Instrument rating requirements.
- 61.66 Enhanced Flight Vision System Pilot Requirements.
- 61.67 Category II pilot authorization requirements.
- 61.68 Category III pilot authorization requirements.
- 61.69 Glider and unpowered ultralight vehicle towing: Experience and training requirements.
- 61.7 Obsolete certificates and ratings.
- 61.71 Graduates of an approved training program other than under this part: Special rules.
- 61.73 Military pilots or former military pilots: Special rules.
- 61.75 Private pilot certificate issued on the basis of a foreign pilot license.
- 61.77 Special purpose pilot authorization: Operation of a civil aircraft of the United States and leased by a non-U.S. citizen.
- 61.8 Inapplicability of unmanned aircraft operations.
- 61.81 Applicability.
- 61.83 Eligibility requirements for student pilots.
- 61.85 Application.
- 61.87 Solo requirements for student pilots.
- 61.89 General limitations.
- 61.9 Inapplicability of simplified flight controls aircraft experience credit.
- 61.91 [Reserved]
- 61.93 Solo cross-country flight requirements.
- 61.94 Student pilot seeking a sport pilot certificate or a recreational pilot certificate: Operations at airports within, and in airspace located within, Class B, C, and D airspace, or at airports with an operational control tower in other airspace.
- 61.95 Operations in Class B airspace and at airports located within Class B airspace.
- 61.96 Applicability and eligibility requirements: General.
- 61.97 Aeronautical knowledge.
- 61.98 Flight proficiency.
- 61.99 Aeronautical experience.
Contents
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- 61.1 · Applicability and definitions.
- 61.100 · Pilots based on small islands.
- 61.101 · Recreational pilot privileges and limitations.
- 61.102 · Applicability.
- 61.103 · Eligibility requirements: General.
- 61.105 · Aeronautical knowledge.
- 61.107 · Flight proficiency.
- 61.109 · Aeronautical experience.
- 61.11 · Expired pilot certificates and re-issuance.
- 61.110 · Night flying exceptions.
- 61.111 · Cross-country flights: Pilots based on small islands.
- 61.113 · Private pilot privileges and limitations: Pilot in command.
- 61.115 · Balloon rating: Limitations.
- 61.117 · Private pilot privileges and limitations: Second in command of aircraft requiring more than one pilot.
- 61.118-61.120 · -61.120 [Reserved]
- 61.121 · Applicability.
- 61.123 · Eligibility requirements: General.
- 61.125 · Aeronautical knowledge.
- 61.127 · Flight proficiency.
- 61.129 · Aeronautical experience.
- 61.13 · Issuance of airman certificates, ratings, and authorizations.
- 61.131 · Exceptions to the night flying requirements.
- 61.133 · Commercial pilot privileges and limitations.
- 61.135-61.141 · -61.141 [Reserved]
- 61.14 · Incorporation by Reference.
- 61.15 · Offenses involving alcohol or drugs.
- 61.151 · Applicability.
- 61.153 · Eligibility requirements: General.
- 61.155 · Aeronautical knowledge.
- 61.156 · Training requirements: Airplane category—multiengine class or multiengine airplane type rating concurrently with an airline transport pilot certificate.
- 61.157 · Flight proficiency.
- 61.158 · [Reserved]
- 61.159 · Aeronautical experience: Airplane category rating.
- 61.16 · Refusal to submit to an alcohol test or to furnish test results.
- 61.160 · Aeronautical experience—airplane category restricted privileges.
- 61.161 · Aeronautical experience: Rotorcraft category and helicopter class rating.
- 61.163 · Aeronautical experience: Powered-lift category rating.
- 61.165 · Additional aircraft category and class ratings.
- 61.167 · Airline transport pilot privileges and limitations.
- 61.169 · Letters of authorization for institutions of higher education.
- 61.17 · Temporary certificate.
- 61.170-69.171 · -69.171 [Reserved]
- 61.18 · [Reserved]
- 61.181 · Applicability.
- 61.183 · Eligibility requirements.
- 61.185 · Aeronautical knowledge.
- 61.187 · Flight proficiency.
- 61.189 · Flight instructor records.
- 61.19 · Duration of pilot and instructor certificates and privileges.
- 61.191 · Additional flight instructor ratings.
- 61.193 · Flight instructor privileges.
- 61.195 · Flight instructor limitations and qualifications.
- 61.197 · Recent experience requirements for flight instructor certification.
- 61.199 · Reinstatement of flight instructor privileges.
- 61.2 · Exercise of Privilege.
- 61.201 · [Reserved]
- 61.21 · Duration of a Category II and a Category III pilot authorization (for other than part 121 and part 135 use).
- 61.211 · Applicability.
- 61.213 · Eligibility requirements.
- 61.215 · Ground instructor privileges.
- 61.217 · Recent experience requirements.
- 61.23 · Medical certificates: Requirement and duration.
- 61.25 · Change of name.
- 61.27 · Voluntary surrender or exchange of certificate.
- 61.29 · Replacement of a lost or destroyed airman or medical certificate or knowledge test report.
- 61.3 · Requirement for certificates, ratings, privileges, and authorizations.
- 61.301 · What is the purpose of this subpart and to whom does it apply?
- 61.303 · If I want to operate an aircraft that satisfies the limitations identified in § 61.316, what operating limits and endorsement requirements in this subpart must I comply with?
- 61.305 · What are the age and language requirements for a sport pilot certificate?
- 61.307 · What tests do I have to take to obtain a sport pilot certificate?
- 61.309 · What aeronautical knowledge must I have to apply for a sport pilot certificate?
- 61.31 · Type rating requirements, additional training, and authorization requirements.
- 61.311 · What flight proficiency requirements must I meet to apply for a sport pilot certificate?
- 61.313 · What aeronautical experience must I have to apply for a sport pilot certificate?
- 61.315 · What are the privileges and limits of my sport pilot certificate?
- 61.316 · What are the performance limits and design requirements for the aircraft that a sport pilot may operate?
- 61.317 · Is my sport pilot certificate issued with aircraft category and class ratings?
- 61.319 · [Reserved]
- 61.321 · How do I obtain privileges to operate an additional category or class of aircraft?
- 61.323 · [Reserved]
- 61.325 · How do I obtain privileges to operate an aircraft at an airport within, or in airspace within, Class B, C, and D airspace, or in other airspace with an airport having an operational control tower?
- 61.327 · Are there specific endorsement requirements to operate an aircraft based on VH?
- 61.329 · How do I obtain privileges to operate an aircraft at night?
- 61.33 · Tests: General procedure.
- 61.331 · How do I obtain privileges to operate an aircraft with retractable landing gear or an airplane with a manual controllable pitch propeller?
- 61.35 · Knowledge test: Prerequisites and passing grades.
- 61.37 · Knowledge tests: Cheating or other unauthorized conduct.
- 61.39 · Prerequisites for practical tests.
- 61.4 · Qualification and approval of flight simulators and flight training devices.
- 61.40 · Relief for U.S. Military and civilian personnel who are assigned outside the United States in support of U.S. Armed Forces operations.
- 61.401 · What is the purpose of this subpart?
- 61.403 · What are the age, language, and pilot certificate requirements for a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?
- 61.405 · What tests do I have to take to obtain a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?
- 61.407 · What aeronautical knowledge must I have to apply for a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?
- 61.409 · What flight proficiency requirements must I meet to apply for a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?
- 61.41 · Flight training received from flight instructors not certificated by the FAA.
- 61.411 · What aeronautical experience must I have to apply for a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?
- 61.412 · Do I need additional training to provide instruction on control and maneuvering an airplane solely by reference to the instruments in an aircraft based on VH?
- 61.413 · What are the privileges of my flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?
- 61.415 · What are the limits of a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?
- 61.417 · Will my flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating list aircraft category and class ratings?
- 61.419 · How do I obtain privileges to provide training in an additional category or class of aircraft?
- 61.421 · May I give myself an endorsement?
- 61.423 · What are the recordkeeping requirements for a flight instructor with a sport pilot rating?
- 61.425 · How do I establish recent experience for my flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?
- 61.427 · How do I reinstate my flight instructor privileges if I fail to establish recent experience for my flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?
- 61.429 · May I exercise the privileges of a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating if I hold a flight instructor certificate with another rating?
- 61.43 · Practical tests: General procedures.
- 61.45 · Practical tests: Required aircraft and equipment.
- 61.47 · Status and responsibilities of an examiner who is authorized by the Administrator to conduct practical tests.
- 61.49 · Retesting after failure.
- 61.5 · Certificates and ratings issued under this part.
- 61.51 · Pilot logbooks.
- 61.52 · Use of aeronautical experience obtained in ultralight vehicles.
- 61.53 · Prohibition on operations during medical deficiency.
- 61.55 · Second-in-command qualifications.
- 61.56 · Flight review.
- 61.57 · Recent flight experience: Pilot in command.
- 61.58 · Pilot-in-command proficiency check: Operation of an aircraft that requires more than one pilot flight crewmember or is turbojet-powered.
- 61.59 · [Reserved]
- 61.60 · Change of address.
- 61.61 · Applicability.
- 61.63 · Additional aircraft ratings (other than for ratings at the airline transport pilot certification level).
- 61.64 · Use of a flight simulator and flight training device.
- 61.65 · Instrument rating requirements.
- 61.66 · Enhanced Flight Vision System Pilot Requirements.
- 61.67 · Category II pilot authorization requirements.
- 61.68 · Category III pilot authorization requirements.
- 61.69 · Glider and unpowered ultralight vehicle towing: Experience and training requirements.
- 61.7 · Obsolete certificates and ratings.
- 61.71 · Graduates of an approved training program other than under this part: Special rules.
- 61.73 · Military pilots or former military pilots: Special rules.
- 61.75 · Private pilot certificate issued on the basis of a foreign pilot license.
- 61.77 · Special purpose pilot authorization: Operation of a civil aircraft of the United States and leased by a non-U.S. citizen.
- 61.8 · Inapplicability of unmanned aircraft operations.
- 61.81 · Applicability.
- 61.83 · Eligibility requirements for student pilots.
- 61.85 · Application.
- 61.87 · Solo requirements for student pilots.
- 61.89 · General limitations.
- 61.9 · Inapplicability of simplified flight controls aircraft experience credit.
- 61.91 · [Reserved]
- 61.93 · Solo cross-country flight requirements.
- 61.94 · Student pilot seeking a sport pilot certificate or a recreational pilot certificate: Operations at airports within, and in airspace located within, Class B, C, and D airspace, or at airports with an operational control tower in other airspace.
- 61.95 · Operations in Class B airspace and at airports located within Class B airspace.
- 61.96 · Applicability and eligibility requirements: General.
- 61.97 · Aeronautical knowledge.
- 61.98 · Flight proficiency.
- 61.99 · Aeronautical experience.
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