14 C.F.R. PART 61--CERTIFICATION: PILOTS, FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS, AND GROUND INSTRUCTORS
TITLE 14--Aeronautics and Space
CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
SUBCHAPTER D--AIRMEN
PART 61--CERTIFICATION: PILOTS, FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS, AND GROUND INSTRUCTORS
Subpart A--GENERAL
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Applicability and definitions.
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Requirement for certificates, ratings, and authorizations.
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Qualification and approval of flight simulators and flight training devices.
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Certificates and ratings issued under this part.
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Obsolete certificates and ratings.
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Expired pilot certificates and reissuance.
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Issuance of airman certificates, ratings, and authorizations.
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Refusal to submit to a drug or alcohol test.
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Offenses involving alcohol or drugs.
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Refusal to submit to an alcohol test or to furnish test results.
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Security disqualification.
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Duration of pilot and instructor certificates.
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Duration of a Category II and a Category III pilot authorization (for other than part 121 and part 135 use).
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Medical certificates: Requirement and duration.
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Voluntary surrender or exchange of certificate.
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Replacement of a lost or destroyed airman or medical certificate or knowledge test report.
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Type rating requirements, additional training, and authorization requirements.
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Tests: General procedure.
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Knowledge test: Prerequisites and passing grades.
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Knowledge tests: Cheating or other unauthorized conduct.
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Prerequisites for practical tests.
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Flight training received from flight instructors not certificated by the FAA.
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Practical tests: General procedures.
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Practical tests: Required aircraft and equipment.
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Status of an examiner who is authorized by the Administrator to conduct practical tests.
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Use of aeronautical experience obtained in ultralight vehicles.
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Prohibition on operations during medical deficiency.
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Second-in-command qualifications.
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Recent flight experience: Pilot in command.
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Pilot-in-command proficiency check: Operation of aircraft requiring more than one pilot flight crewmember.
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Falsification, reproduction, or alteration of applications, certificates, logbooks, reports, or records.
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Subpart B--AIRCRAFT RATINGS AND PILOT AUTHORIZATIONS
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Additional aircraft ratings (other than on an airline transport pilot certificate).
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Instrument rating requirements.
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Category II pilot authorization requirements.
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Category III pilot authorization requirements.
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Glider and unpowered ultralight vehicle towing: Experience and training requirements.
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Graduates of an approved training program other than under this part: Special rules.
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Military pilots or former military pilots: Special rules.
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Private pilot certificate issued on the basis of a foreign pilot license.
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Special purpose pilot authorization: Operation of U.S.-registered civil aircraft leased by a person who is not a U.S. citizen.
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Subpart C--STUDENT PILOTS
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Eligibility requirements for student pilots.
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Solo requirements for student pilots.
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Solo cross-country flight requirements.
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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.
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Operations in Class B airspace and at airports located within Class B airspace.
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Subpart D--RECREATIONAL PILOTS
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Applicability and eligibility requirements: General.
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Pilots based on small islands.
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Recreational pilot privileges and limitations.
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Subpart E--PRIVATE PILOTS
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Eligibility requirements: General.
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Cross-country flights: Pilots based on small islands.
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Private pilot privileges and limitations: Pilot in command.
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Balloon rating: Limitations.
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Private pilot privileges and limitations: Second in command of aircraft requiring more than one pilot.
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Subpart F--COMMERCIAL PILOTS
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Eligibility requirements: General.
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Exceptions to the night flying requirements.
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Commercial pilot privileges and limitations.
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Subpart G--AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOTS
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Eligibility requirements: General.
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Aeronautical experience: Airplane category rating.
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Aeronautical experience: Rotorcraft category and helicopter class rating.
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Aeronautical experience: Powered-lift category rating.
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Additional aircraft category and class ratings.
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Subpart H--FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS OTHER THAN FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS WITH A SPORT PILOT RATING
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Eligibility requirements.
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Flight instructor records.
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Additional flight instructor ratings.
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Flight instructor privileges.
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Flight instructor limitations and qualifications.
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Renewal of flight instructor certificates.
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Expired flight instructor certificates and ratings.
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Subpart I--GROUND INSTRUCTORS
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Eligibility requirements.
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Ground instructor privileges.
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Recent experience requirements.
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Subpart J--SPORT PILOTS
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What is the purpose of this subpart and to whom does it apply?
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If I want to operate a light-sport aircraft, what operating limits and endorsement requirements in this subpart must I comply with?
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What are the age and language requirements for a sport pilot certificate?
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What tests do I have to take to obtain a sport pilot certificate?
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What aeronautical knowledge must I have to apply for a sport pilot certificate?
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What flight proficiency requirements must I meet to apply for a sport pilot certificate?
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What aeronautical experience must I have to apply for a sport pilot certificate?
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What are the privileges and limits of my sport pilot certificate?
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Is my sport pilot certificate issued with aircraft category and class ratings?
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Can I operate a make and model of aircraft other than the make and model aircraft for which I have received an endorsement?
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How do I obtain privileges to operate an additional category or class of light-sport aircraft?
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How do I obtain privileges to operate a make and model of light-sport aircraft in the same category and class within a different set of aircraft?
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How do I obtain privileges to operate a light-sport aircraft at an airport within, or in airspace within, Class B, C, and D airspace, or in other airspace with an airport having an operational control tower?
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How do I obtain privileges to operate a light-sport aircraft that has a V greater than 87 knots CAS?
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Are there special provisions for obtaining a sport pilot certificate for persons who are registered ultralight pilots with an FAA-recognized ultralight organization?
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Subpart K--FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS WITH A SPORT PILOT RATING
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What is the purpose of this subpart?
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What are the age, language, and pilot certificate requirements for a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?
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What tests do I have to take to obtain a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?
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What aeronautical knowledge must I have to apply for a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?
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What flight proficiency requirements must I meet to apply for a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?
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What aeronautical experience must I have to apply for a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?
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What are the privileges of my flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?
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What are the limits of a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?
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Will my flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating list aircraft category and class ratings?
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How do I obtain privileges to provide training in an additional category or class of light-sport aircraft?
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May I give myself an endorsement?
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What are the recordkeeping requirements for a flight instructor with a sport pilot rating?
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How do I renew my flight instructor certificate?
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What must I do if my flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating expires?
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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?
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Are there special provisions for obtaining a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating for persons who are registered ultralight instructors with an FAA-recognized ultralight organization?
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