14 C.F.R. § 61.313 What aeronautical experience must I have to apply for a sport pilot certificate?
Title 14 - Aeronautics and Space
Except as specified in §61.329, use the following table to determine the aeronautical experience you must have to apply for a sport pilot certificate:
Title 14: Aeronautics and Space
PART 61—CERTIFICATION: PILOTS, FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS, AND GROUND INSTRUCTORS
Subpart J—Sport Pilots
§ 61.313 What aeronautical experience must I have to apply for a sport pilot certificate?
------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you are applying for a sport Then you must log Which must include pilot certificate with . . . at least . . . at least . . .------------------------------------------------------------------------(a) Airplane category and single- (1) 20 hours of (i) 2 hours of engine land or sea class flight time, cross-country privileges, including at flight training, least 15 hours of (ii) 10 takeoffs flight training and landings to a from an full stop (with authorized each landing instructor in a involving a single-engine flight in the airplane and at traffic pattern) least 5 hours of at an airport, solo flight (iii) One solo training in the cross-country areas of flight of at operation listed least 75 nautical in § 61.311, miles total distance, with a full-stop landing at a minimum of two points and one segment of the flight consisting of a straight-line distance of at least 25 nautical miles between the takeoff and landing locations, and (iv) 3 hours of flight training on those areas of operation specified in § 61.311 preparing for the practical test within 60 days before the date of the test.(b) Glider category privileges, (1) 10 hours of (i) Five solo and you have not logged at flight time in a launches and least 20 hours of flight time glider, including landings, and in a heavier-than-air aircraft, 10 flights in a (ii) 3 hours of glider receiving flight training flight training on those areas of from an operation authorized specified in instructor and at § 61.311 least 2 hours of preparing for the solo flight practical test training in the within 60 days areas of before the date operation listed of the test. in § 61.311,(c) Glider category privileges, (1) 3 hours of (i) Three solo and you have logged 20 hours flight time in a launches and flight time in a heavier-than- glider, including landings, and air aircraft, five flights in a (ii) 3 hours of glider while flight training receiving flight on those areas of training from an operation authorized specified in instructor and at § 61.311, least 1 hour of preparing for the solo flight practical test training in the within 60 days areas of before the date operation listed of the test. in § 61.311,(d) Rotorcraft category and (1) 20 hours of (i) 2 hours of gyroplane class privileges, flight time, cross-country including 15 flight training, hours of flight (ii) 10 takeoffs training from an and landings to a authorized full stop (with instructor in a each landing gyroplane and at involving a least 5 hours of flight in the solo flight traffic pattern) training in the at an airport, areas of (iii) One solo operation listed cross-country in § 61.311, flight of at least 50 nautical miles total distance, with a full-stop landing at a minimum of two points, and one segment of the flight consisting of a straight-line distance of at least 25 nautical miles between the takeoff and landing locations, and (iv) 3 hours of flight training on those areas of operation specified in § 61.311 preparing for the practical test within 60 days before the date of the test.(e) Lighter-than-air category (1) 20 hours of (i) 2 hours of and airship class privileges, flight time, cross-country including 15 flight training, hours of flight (ii) Three training from an takeoffs and authorized landings to a instructor in an full stop (with airship and at each landing least 3 hours involving a performing the flight in the duties of pilot traffic pattern) in command in an at an airport, airship with an (iii) One cross- authorized country flight of instructor in the at least 25 areas of nautical miles operation listed between the in § 61.311, takeoff and landing locations, and (iv) 3 hours of flight training on those areas of operation specified in § 61.311 preparing for the practical test within 60 days before the date of the test.(f) Lighter-than-air category (1) 7 hours of (i) 2 hours of and balloon class privileges, flight time in a cross-country balloon, flight training, including three and (ii) 3 hours flights with an of flight authorized training on those instructor and areas of one flight operation performing the specified in duties of pilot § 61.311 in command in a preparing for the balloon with an practical test authorized within 60 days instructor in the before the date areas of of the test. operation listed in § 61.311,(g) Powered parachute category (1) 12 hours of (i) 1 hour of land or sea class privileges, flight time in a cross-country powered flight training, parachute, (ii) 20 takeoffs including 10 and landings to a hours flight full stop in a training and, and powered parachute at least 2 hours with each landing solo flight involving flight training in the in the traffic areas of pattern at an operation listed airport; (iii) 10 in § 61.311. solo takeoffs and landings to a full stop (with each landing involving a flight in the traffic pattern) at an airport, (iv) One solo flight with a landing at a different airport and one segment of the flight consisting of a straight-line distance of at least 10 nautical miles between takeoff and landing locations, and (v) 3 hours of flight training on those areas of operation specified in § 61.311 preparing for the practical test within 60 days before the date of the test.(h) Weight-shift-control (1) 20 hours of (i) 2 hours of aircraft category land or sea light time, cross-country class privileges, including 15 flight training, hours of flight (ii) 10 takeoffs training from an and landings to a authorized full stop (with instructor in a each landing weight-shift- involving a control aircraft flight in the and at least 5 traffic pattern) hours of solo at an airport, flight training (iii) One solo in the areas of cross-country operation listed flight of at in § 61.311, least 50 nautical miles total distance, with a full-stop landing at a minimum of two points, and one segment of the flight consisting of a straight-line distance of at least 25 nautical miles between takeoff and landing locations, and (iv) 3 hours of flight training on those areas of operation specified in § 61.311 preparing for the practical test within 60 days before the date of the test.------------------------------------------------------------------------
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