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99 ms- §61.157REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Flight proficiency
(a) General. (1) The practical test for an airline transport pilot certificate is given for— (i) An airplane category and single engine class rating. (ii) An airplane category and multiengine class rating. (iii) A rotorcraft category and
- §91.157REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Special VFR weather minimums
(a) Except as provided in appendix D, section 3, of this part, special VFR operations may be conducted under the weather minimums and requirements of this section, instead of those contained in § 91.155, below 10,000 feet MSL within the air
- §61.159REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Aeronautical experience: Airplane category rating
(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of this section, a person who is applying for an airline transport pilot certificate with an airplane category and class rating must have at least 1,500 hours of total time as a pilot t
- §91.159REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
VFR cruising altitude or flight level
Except while holding in a holding pattern of 2 minutes or less, or while turning, each person operating an aircraft under VFR in level cruising flight more than 3,000 feet above the surface shall maintain the appropriate altitude or flight
- §61.160REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Aeronautical experience—airplane category restricted privileges
(a) 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 U.S. military pilot may apply for an airline transpor
- §61.161REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Aeronautical experience: Rotorcraft category and helicopter class rating
(a) A person who is applying for an airline transport pilot certificate with a rotorcraft category and helicopter class rating, must have at least 1,200 hours of total time as a pilot that includes at least: (1) 500 hours of cross-country
- §91.161REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Special awareness training required for pilots flying under visual flight rules within a 60-nautical mile radius of the Washington, DC VOR/DME
(a) Operations within a 60-nautical mile radius of the Washington, DC VOR/DME under visual flight rules (VFR). Except as provided under paragraph (e) of this section, no person may serve as a pilot in command or as second in command of an a
- §61.163REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Aeronautical experience: Powered-lift category rating
(a) A person who is applying for an airline transport pilot certificate with a powered-lift category rating must have at least 1,500 hours of total time as a pilot that includes at least: (1) 500 hours of cross-country time; (2) 100 hours
- §61.165REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Additional aircraft category and class ratings
(a) Rotorcraft category and helicopter class rating. A person applying for an airline transport certificate with a rotorcraft category and helicopter class rating who holds an airline transport pilot certificate with another aircraft catego
- §61.167REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Airline transport pilot privileges and limitations
(a) Privileges. (1) A person who holds an airline transport pilot certificate is entitled to the same privileges as a person who holds a commercial pilot certificate with an instrument rating. (2) A person who holds an airline transport pi
- §91.167REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Fuel requirements for flight in IFR conditions
(a) No person may operate a civil aircraft in IFR conditions unless it carries enough fuel (considering weather reports and forecasts and weather conditions) to— (1) Complete the flight to the first airport of intended landing; (2) Except
- §91.169REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
IFR flight plan: Information required
(a) Information required. Unless otherwise authorized by ATC, each person filing an IFR flight plan must include in it the following information: (1) Information required under § 91.153 (a) of this part; (2) Except as provided in paragrap
- §61.169REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Letters of authorization for institutions of higher education
(a) An institution of higher education that is accredited, as defined in § 61.1, may apply for a letter of authorization for the purpose of certifying its graduates for an airline transport pilot certificate under the academic and aeronauti
- §91.171REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
VOR equipment check for IFR operations
(a) No person may operate a civil aircraft under IFR using the VOR system of radio navigation unless the VOR equipment of that aircraft— (1) Is maintained, checked, and inspected under an approved procedure; or (2) Has been operationally
- §91.173REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
ATC clearance and flight plan required
No person may operate an aircraft in controlled airspace under IFR unless that person has— (a) Filed an IFR flight plan; and (b) Received an appropriate ATC clearance.
- §91.175REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Takeoff and landing under IFR
(a) Instrument approaches to civil airports. Unless otherwise authorized by the FAA, when it is necessary to use an instrument approach to a civil airport, each person operating an aircraft must use a standard instrument approach procedure
- §91.176REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Straight-in landing operations below DA/DH or MDA using an enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) under IFR
(a) EFVS operations to touchdown and rollout. Unless otherwise authorized by the Administrator to use an MDA as a DA/DH with vertical navigation on an instrument approach procedure, or unless paragraph (d) of this section applies, no person
- §91.177REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Minimum altitudes for IFR operations
(a) Operation of aircraft at minimum altitudes. Except when necessary for takeoff or landing, or unless otherwise authorized by the FAA, no person may operate an aircraft under IFR below— (1) The applicable minimum altitudes prescribed in
- §91.179REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
IFR cruising altitude or flight level
Unless otherwise authorized by ATC, the following rules apply— (a) In controlled airspace. Each person operating an aircraft under IFR in level cruising flight in controlled airspace shall maintain the altitude or flight level assigned tha
- §91.180REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Operations within airspace designated as Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum airspace
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, no person may operate a civil aircraft in airspace designated as Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) airspace unless: (1) The operator and the operator's aircraft comply with