Commercial Pilot for Rotorcraft Category Helicopter Rating › I. Preflight Preparation › Task A. Pilot Qualifications

CH.I.A.S1

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Apply requirements to act as pilot-in-command (PIC) under Visual Flight Rules (VFR) in a scenario given by the evaluator.

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14 CFR Part 61 — Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground Instructors Open
14 CFR § 61.51 Pilot logbooks.
Pilot logbooks. (iii) Simulated instrument conditions in flight, a full flight simulator, flight training device, or aviation training device. (iv) Use of night vision goggles in an aircraft in flight, in a full flight simulator, or in a flight training ... device. (c) Logging of pilot time. The pilot time described in this section may be used to: (1) Apply for a certificate or rating issued under this part or a privilege authorized under this part; or (2) Satisfy the recent…
14 CFR Part 61 — Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground Instructors Open
14 CFR § 61.73 Military pilots or former military pilots: Special rules.
Military pilots or former military pilots: Special rules. If the U.S. military instructor pilot or pilot examiner already holds a flight instructor certificate, holding of a flight instructor certificate suffices for the knowledge test report. (ii) An official U.S. Armed ... Forces record or order that shows the person is or was qualified as a U.S. Armed Forces military instructor pilot or pilot examiner for the flight instructor rating sought. (iii) An official U.S. Armed Forces record or order that shows…
14 CFR Part 61 — Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground Instructors Open
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.
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 that ... type certificated for more than one required pilot flight crewmember or is turbojet-powered, a person must— (1) Within the preceding 12 calendar months, complete a pilot-in-command proficiency check in an aircraft that is type certificated for more…
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 ... ground training, 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…