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147 ms- §61.415REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
What are the limits of a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?
If you hold a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating, you may only provide flight training in a light-sport aircraft and are subject to the following limits: (a) You may not provide ground or flight training in any aircraf
- §91.417REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Maintenance records
(a) Except for work performed in accordance with §§ 91.411 and 91.413, each registered owner or operator shall keep the following records for the periods specified in paragraph (b) of this section: (1) Records of the maintenance, preventiv
- §61.417REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Will my flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating list aircraft category and class ratings?
Your flight instructor certificate does not list aircraft category and class ratings. When you successfully pass the practical test for a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating, regardless of the aircraft privileges you see
- §61.419REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
How do I obtain privileges to provide training in an additional category or class of aircraft?
If you hold a flight instructor certificate issued under subpart H of this part or a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating and seek privileges to provide training under subpart K in an additional category or class of aircr
- §91.419REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Transfer of maintenance records
Any owner or operator who sells a U.S.-registered aircraft shall transfer to the purchaser, at the time of sale, the following records of that aircraft, in plain language form or in coded form at the election of the purchaser, if the coded
- §61.421REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
May I give myself an endorsement?
No. If you hold a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating, you may not give yourself an endorsement for any certificate, privilege, rating, flight review, authorization, practical test, knowledge test, or proficiency check r
- §91.421REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Rebuilt engine maintenance records
(a) The owner or operator may use a new maintenance record, without previous operating history, for an aircraft engine rebuilt by the manufacturer or by an agency approved by the manufacturer. (b) Each manufacturer or agency that grants ze
- §61.423REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
What are the recordkeeping requirements for a flight instructor with a sport pilot rating?
(a) As a flight instructor with a sport pilot rating you must: (1) Sign the logbook of each person to whom you have given flight training or ground training. (2) Keep a record of the name, date, and type of endorsement for: (i) Each pers
- §61.425REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
How do I establish recent experience for my flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?
(a) If you hold a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating issued after December 1, 2024, you must establish recent experience in accordance with § 61.197. (b) If you hold an unexpired flight instructor certificate with a sp
- §61.427REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
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?
If you fail to establish recent experience for your flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating, you must reinstate your flight instructor privileges by satisfactorily completing one of the following reinstatement requirements:
- §61.429REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
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?
If you hold a flight instructor certificate, a commercial pilot certificate with an airship rating, or a commercial pilot certificate with a balloon rating issued under this part, and you seek to exercise the privileges of a flight instruct
- §91.501REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Applicability
(a) This subpart prescribes operating rules, in addition to those prescribed in other subparts of this part, governing the operation of large airplanes of U.S. registry, turbojet-powered multiengine civil airplanes of U.S. registry, and fra
- §91.503REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Flying equipment and operating information
(a) The pilot in command of an airplane shall ensure that the following flying equipment and aeronautical charts and data, in current and appropriate form, are accessible for each flight at the pilot station of the airplane: (1) A flashlig
- §91.505REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Familiarity with operating limitations and emergency equipment
(a) Each pilot in command of an airplane shall, before beginning a flight, become familiar with the Airplane Flight Manual for that airplane, if one is required, and with any placards, listings, instrument markings, or any combination there
- §91.507REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Equipment requirements: Over-the-top or night VFR operations
No person may operate an airplane over-the-top or at night under VFR unless that airplane is equipped with the instruments and equipment required for IFR operations under § 91.205(d) and one electric landing light for night operations. Each
- §91.509REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Survival equipment for overwater operations
(a) No person may take off an airplane for a flight over water more than 50 nautical miles from the nearest shore unless that airplane is equipped with a life preserver or an approved flotation means for each occupant of the airplane. (b)
- §91.511REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Communication and navigation equipment for overwater operations
(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (c), (d), and (f) of this section, no person operating under this subpart may take off an airplane for a flight over water more than 30 minutes flying time or 100 nautical miles from the nearest shore un
- §91.513REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Emergency equipment
(a) No person may operate an airplane unless it is equipped with the emergency equipment listed in this section. (b) Each item of equipment— (1) Must be inspected in accordance with § 91.409 to ensure its continued serviceability and imme
- §91.515REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Flight altitude rules
(a) Notwithstanding § 91.119, and except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, no person may operate an airplane under VFR at less than— (1) One thousand feet above the surface, or 1,000 feet from any mountain, hill, or other obstr
- §91.517REGULATION — LEGALLY BINDING
Passenger information
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, no person may operate an airplane carrying passengers unless it is equipped with signs that are visible to passengers and flight attendants to notify them when smoking is prohibited a