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139 ms- §61.29REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Replacement of a lost or destroyed airman or medical certificate or knowledge test report
(a) A request for the replacement of a lost or destroyed airman certificate issued under this part must be made: (1) By letter to the Department of Transportation, FAA, Airmen Certification Branch, P.O. Box 25082, Oklahoma City, OK 73125,
- §61.31REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Type rating requirements, additional training, and authorization requirements
(a) Type ratings required. A person who acts as a pilot in command of any of the following aircraft must hold a type rating for that aircraft: (1) Large aircraft (except lighter-than-air). (2) Turbojet-powered airplanes. (3) Powered-lift
- §61.33REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Tests: General procedure
Tests prescribed by or under this part are given at times and places, and by persons designated by the Administrator.
- §61.35REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Knowledge test: Prerequisites and passing grades
(a) An applicant for a knowledge test must have: (1) Received an endorsement, if required by this part, from an authorized instructor certifying that the applicant accomplished the appropriate ground-training or a home-study course require
- §61.37REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Knowledge tests: Cheating or other unauthorized conduct
(a) An applicant for a knowledge test may not: (1) Copy or intentionally remove any knowledge test; (2) Give to another applicant or receive from another applicant any part or copy of a knowledge test; (3) Give assistance on, or receive
- §61.39REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Prerequisites for practical tests
(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b), (c), (e), and (f) of this section, to be eligible for a practical test for a certificate or rating issued under this part, an applicant must: (1) Pass the required knowledge test: (i) Within the 2
- §61.40REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Relief for U.S. Military and civilian personnel who are assigned outside the United States in support of U.S. Armed Forces operations
(a) Relief. A person who satisfies the requirements of paragraph (b) of this section may use the following documents to demonstrate eligibility to renew a flight instructor certificate, establish recent flight instructor experience, take a
- §61.41REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Flight training received from flight instructors not certificated by the FAA
(a) A person may credit flight training toward the requirements of a pilot certificate or rating issued under this part, if that person received the training from: (1) A flight instructor of an Armed Force in a program for training militar
- §61.43REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Practical tests: General procedures
(a) Completion of the practical test for a certificate or rating consists of— (1) Performing the tasks specified in the areas of operation contained in the applicable Airman Certification Standards or Practical Test Standards (incorporated
- §61.45REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Practical tests: Required aircraft and equipment
(a) General. Except as provided in paragraph (a)(2) of this section or when permitted to accomplish the entire flight increment of the practical test in a flight simulator or a flight training device, an applicant for a certificate or ratin
- §61.47REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Status and responsibilities of an examiner who is authorized by the Administrator to conduct practical tests
(a) An examiner represents the Administrator for the purpose of conducting practical tests for certificates and ratings issued under this part and to observe an applicant's ability to perform the areas of operation on the practical test. (
- §61.49REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Retesting after failure
(a) An applicant for a knowledge or practical test who fails that test may reapply for the test only after the applicant has received: (1) The necessary training from an authorized instructor who has determined that the applicant is profic
- §61.51REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Pilot logbooks
(a) Training time and aeronautical experience. Each person must document and record the following time in a manner acceptable to the Administrator: (1) Training and aeronautical experience used to meet the requirements for a certificate, r
- §61.52REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Use of aeronautical experience obtained in ultralight vehicles
(a) Before January 31, 2012, a person may use aeronautical experience obtained in an ultralight vehicle to meet the requirements for the following certificates and ratings issued under this part: (1) A sport pilot certificate. (2) A fligh
- §61.53REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Prohibition on operations during medical deficiency
(a) Operations that require a medical certificate. Except as provided for in paragraph (b) of this section, no person who holds a medical certificate issued under part 67 of this chapter may act as pilot in command, or in any other capacity
- §61.55REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Second-in-command qualifications
(a) A person may serve as a second-in-command of an aircraft type certificated for more than one required pilot flight crewmember or in operations requiring a second-in-command pilot flight crewmember only if that person meets the following
- §61.56REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Flight review
(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (f) of this section, a flight review consists of a minimum of 1 hour of flight training and 1 hour of ground training. The review must include: (1) A review of the current general operating and
- §61.57REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Recent flight experience: Pilot in command
(a) General experience. (1) Except as provided in paragraph (e) of this section, no person may act as a pilot in command of an aircraft carrying persons or of an aircraft certificated for more than one pilot flight crewmember unless that pe
- §61.58REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Pilot-in-command proficiency check: Operation of an aircraft that requires more than one pilot flight crewmember or is turbojet-powered
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, to serve as pilot in command of an aircraft that is type certificated for more than one required pilot flight crewmember or is turbojet-powered, a person must— (1) Within the preceding 12 c
- §61.60REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Change of address
The holder of a pilot, flight instructor, or ground instructor certificate who has made a change in permanent mailing address may not, after 30 days from that date, exercise the privileges of the certificate unless the holder has notified i