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  • Chapter 1: Introduction To Flying › Selecting a Flight School › Student Pilot Solo Requirements

    Student Pilot Solo Requirements Once a student has accrued sufficient training and experience, a CFI can endorse the student’s logbook to authorize limited solo flight in a specific type (make and model) of aircraft. A student pilot ... aircraft outside of the various endorsements provided by the flight instructor. There is no minimum aeronautical knowledge or experience requirement for the issuance of a Student Pilot Certificate, however, the applicant must be at least 16 years…

  • Chapter 15: Airspace › Air Traffic Control and the National Airspace System › Operating Rules and Pilot/Equipment Requirements

    recreational pilot certificate and all requirements contained within 14 CFR part 61, section 61.101(d), or the requirements for a student pilot seeking a recreational pilot certificate in 14 CFR part 61, section 61.94. 3. A sport pilot certificate ... requirements contained within 14 CFR part 61, section 61.325, or the requirements for a student pilot seeking a recreational pilot certificate in 14 CFR part 61, section 61.94, or the aircraft is operated by a student pilot…

  • Chapter 17: Aeromedical Factors › Obtaining a Medical Certificate

    certificate needed depends on the type of flying the pilot plans to perform. A third-class medical certificate is required for a private or recreational pilot certificate. It is valid for 5 years for those individuals who have not reached ... otherwise it is valid for 2 years. A commercial pilot certificate requires at least a second-class medical certificate, which is valid for 1 year. First-class medical certificates are required for airline transport pilots and are valid…

  • Chapter 1: Introduction To Flying › Pilot Certifications › Recreational Pilot

    least 17 years old • Be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language • Pass the required knowledge test • Meet the aeronautical experience requirements in either a single-engine airplane, a helicopter, or a gyroplane. • Obtain a logbook endorsement ... from an instructor • Pass the required practical test • Obtain a third-class medical certificate issued under 14 CFR part 67 As a recreational pilot, cross-country flight is limited to a 50 NM range from the departure airport…

  • 14 CFR § 61.215 Ground instructor privileges.

    holds a basic ground instructor rating is authorized to provide— (1) Ground training in the aeronautical knowledge areas required for the issuance of a sport pilot certificate, recreational pilot certificate, private pilot certificate, or associated ratings under this part ... Ground training required for a sport pilot, recreational pilot, and private pilot flight review; and (3) A recommendation for a knowledge test required for the issuance of a sport pilot certificate, recreational pilot certificate, or private pilot certificate under this…

  • 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. see § 61.14); as listed in appendix A of this part appropriate to the rating held, in an aircraft that ... type certificated for more than one pilot flight crewmember or is turbojet powered; (2) The practical test required for a type rating, in an aircraft that is type certificated for more than one required pilot flight crewmember or is turbojet…