Commercial Pilot for Airplane Category › I. Preflight Preparation › Task A. Pilot Qualifications

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Medical certificates: class, expiration, privileges, temporary disqualifications.

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14 CFR Part 61 — Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground Instructors Open
14 CFR § 61.23 Medical certificates: Requirement and duration.
Medical certificates: Requirement and duration. flight training), a flight engineer certificate, or an air traffic control tower operator certificate | 12th month after the month of the date of examination shown on the medical certificate. (ii) Under age 40 | a recreational ... pilot certificate, a private pilot certificate, a flight instructor certificate (when acting as pilot in command or a required pilot flight crewmember in operations other than glider or balloon), a student pilot certificate, or a sport pilot certificate (when…
14 CFR Part 61 — Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground Instructors Open
14 CFR § 61.413 What are the privileges of my flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?
What are the privileges of my flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating? (a) If you hold a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating, you are authorized, within the limits of your certificate and rating, to conduct ... flight training, certain checking events, and to issue endorsements related to: (1) A student pilot seeking a sport pilot certificate; (2) A sport pilot certificate; (3) A flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating; (4) A powered parachute…
14 CFR Part 61 — Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground Instructors Open
14 CFR § 61.11 Expired pilot certificates and re-issuance.
Expired pilot certificates and re-issuance. (a) No person who holds an expired pilot certificate or rating may act as pilot in command or as a required pilot flight crewmember of an aircraft of the same category or class that ... listed on that expired pilot certificate or rating. (b) The following pilot certificates and ratings have expired and will not be reissued: (1) An airline transport pilot certificate issued before May 1, 1949, or an airline transport pilot certificate that…
14 CFR Part 61 — Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground Instructors Open
14 CFR § 61.19 Duration of pilot and instructor certificates and privileges.
Duration of pilot and instructor certificates and privileges. (a) General. (1) The holder of a certificate with an expiration date may not, after that date, exercise the privileges of that certificate. (2) Except for a certificate issued with an expiration ... date, a certificate issued under this part is valid unless it is surrendered, suspended, or revoked. (b) Paper student pilot certificate. A student pilot certificate issued under this part prior to April 1, 2016 expires: (1) For student pilots…