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  • 14 CFR § 91.1063 Testing and training: Applicability and terms used.

    leadership and command training in §§ 121.409(b)(2)(ii)(B)(6), 121.419(c)(1), 121.424(b) and 121.427(d)(1) of this chapter, and mentoring training in §§ 121.419(c)(2) and 121.427(d)(1) of this chapter in initial ... operations under this subpart when those operations use only one pilot. (c) If authorized by the Administrator, a program manager may comply with the applicable training and testing sections of subparts G and H of part 135 of this chapter…

  • Chapter 1: Introduction To Flying › The Role of the FAA › The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

    Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) The FAA is empowered by regulations to promote aviation safety and establish safety standards for civil aviation. The FAA achieves these objectives under the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), which is the codification ... aspects of civil aviation from how to earn a pilot’s certificate to maintenance of an aircraft. Title 14 CFR Chapter 1, Federal Aviation Administration, is broken down into subchapters A through N as illustrated in Figure…

  • 14 CFR § 61.57 Recent flight experience: Pilot in command.

    CFR § 61.57 Recent flight experience: Pilot in command. (ii) A person authorized by the U.S. Armed Forces to conduct instrument flight tests, provided the person being tested is a member of the U.S. Armed Forces; (iii) A company check pilot ... authorized to conduct instrument flight tests under part 121, 125, or 135 of this chapter or subpart K of part 91 of this chapter, and provided that both the check pilot and the pilot being tested are employees of that…

  • Chapter 3: Aircraft Construction › Aircraft Design, Certification, and Airworthiness

    engines, and propellers. Each of these products has been designed to a set of airworthiness standards. These standards are parts of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), published by the FAA. The airworthiness standards were developed ... standards apply to the different categories of aviation products as follows: • Normal, Utility, Acrobatic, and Commuter Category Airplanes- 14 CFR part 23 • Transport Category Airplanes—14 CFR part 25 • Normal Category—14 CFR part 27 • Transport Category Rotorcraft—14 CFR…

  • 14 CFR § 61.58 Pilot-in-command proficiency check: Operation of an aircraft that requires more than one pilot flight crewmember or is turbojet-powered.

    CFR § 61.58 Pilot-in-command proficiency check: Operation of an aircraft that requires more than one pilot flight crewmember or is turbojet-powered. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, to serve as pilot in command of an aircraft ... required pilot flight crewmember or is turbojet-powered. (b) This section does not apply to persons conducting operations under subpart K of part 91, part 121, 125, 133, 135, or 137 of this chapter, or persons maintaining continuing qualification under…

  • 14 CFR § 61.165 Additional aircraft category and class ratings.

    CFR § 61.165 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 category rating must: (1) Meet the eligibility requirements of § 61.153 of this part; (2) Pass a knowledge test on the aeronautical knowledge areas of § 61.155(c) of this part; (3) Comply with the requirements in § 61.157(b) of this…