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149 ms- §61.61REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Applicability
This subpart prescribes the requirements for the issuance of additional aircraft ratings after a pilot certificate is issued, issuance of a type rating concurrently with a pilot certificate, and the requirements for and limitations of pilot
- §61.63REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Additional aircraft ratings (other than for ratings at the airline transport pilot certification level)
(a) General. For an additional aircraft rating on a pilot certificate, other than for an airline transport pilot certificate, a person must meet the requirements of this section appropriate to the additional aircraft rating sought. (b) Add
- §61.64REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Use of a flight simulator and flight training device
(a) Use of a flight simulator or flight training device. If an applicant for a certificate or rating uses a flight simulator or flight training device for training or any portion of the practical test, the flight simulator and flight traini
- §61.65REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Instrument rating requirements
(a) General. A person who applies for an instrument rating must: (1) Hold at least a current private pilot certificate, or be concurrently applying for a private pilot certificate, with an airplane, helicopter, or powered-lift rating appro
- §61.66REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Enhanced Flight Vision System Pilot Requirements
(a) Ground training. (1) Except as provided under paragraphs (f) and (h) of this section, no person may manipulate the controls of an aircraft or act as pilot in command of an aircraft during an EFVS operation conducted under § 91.176(a) or
- §61.67REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Category II pilot authorization requirements
(a) General. A person who applies for a Category II pilot authorization must hold: (1) At least a private or commercial pilot certificate with an instrument rating or an airline transport pilot certificate; (2) A type rating for the aircr
- §61.68REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Category III pilot authorization requirements
(a) General. A person who applies for a Category III pilot authorization must hold: (1) At least a private pilot certificate or commercial pilot certificate with an instrument rating or an airline transport pilot certificate; (2) A type r
- §61.69REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Glider and unpowered ultralight vehicle towing: Experience and training requirements
(a) No person may act as pilot in command for towing a glider or unpowered ultralight vehicle unless that person— (1) Holds a private, commercial or airline transport pilot certificate with a category rating for powered aircraft; (2) Has
- §61.71REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Graduates of an approved training program other than under this part: Special rules
(a) A person who graduates from an approved training program under part 141 or part 142 of this chapter is considered to have met the applicable aeronautical experience, aeronautical knowledge, and areas of operation requirements of this pa
- §61.73REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Military pilots or former military pilots: Special rules
(a) General. Except for a person who has been removed from flying status for lack of proficiency or because of a disciplinary action involving aircraft operations, a U.S. military pilot or former military pilot who meets the requirements of
- §61.75REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Private pilot certificate issued on the basis of a foreign pilot license
(a) General. A person who holds a foreign pilot license at the private pilot level or higher that was issued by a contracting State to the Convention on International Civil Aviation may apply for and be issued a U.S. private pilot certifica
- §61.77REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Special purpose pilot authorization: Operation of a civil aircraft of the United States and leased by a non-U.S. citizen
(a) General. The holder of a foreign pilot license issued by a contracting State to the Convention on International Civil Aviation who meets the requirements of this section may be issued a special purpose pilot authorization by the Adminis
- §61.81REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Applicability
This subpart prescribes the requirements for the issuance of student pilot certificates, the conditions under which those certificates are necessary, and the general operating rules and limitations for the holders of those certificates.
- §61.83REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Eligibility requirements for student pilots
To be eligible for a student pilot certificate, an applicant must: (a) Be at least 16 years of age for other than the operation of a glider or balloon. (b) Be at least 14 years of age for the operation of a glider or balloon. (c) Be able
- §61.85REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Application
An applicant for a student pilot certificate: (a) Must make that application in a form acceptable to the Administrator; and (b) Must submit the application to a Flight Standards office, a designated pilot examiner, an airman certification
- §61.87REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Solo requirements for student pilots
(a) General. A student pilot may not operate an aircraft in solo flight unless that student has met the requirements of this section. The term “solo flight” as used in this subpart means that flight time during which a student pilot is the
- §61.89REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
General limitations
(a) A student pilot may not act as pilot in command of an aircraft: (1) That is carrying a passenger; (2) That is carrying property for compensation or hire; (3) For compensation or hire; (4) In furtherance of a business; (5) On an int
- §61.93REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Solo cross-country flight requirements
(a) General. (1) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, a student pilot must meet the requirements of this section before— (i) Conducting a solo cross-country flight, or any flight greater than 25 nautical miles from the airp
- §61.94REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
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
(a) A student pilot seeking a sport pilot certificate or a recreational pilot certificate who wants to obtain privileges to operate in Class B, C, and D airspace, at an airport located in Class B, C, or D airspace, and to, from, through, or
- §61.95REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Operations in Class B airspace and at airports located within Class B airspace
(a) A student pilot may not operate an aircraft on a solo flight in Class B airspace unless: (1) The student pilot has received both ground and flight training from an authorized instructor on that Class B airspace area, and the flight tra