in weather conditions less than the minimums prescribed for VFR flight unless (1) In the case of a helicopter, he holds a helicopter instrument rating, or an airline transport pilot certificate with a rotorcraft category and helicopter class rating not limited to VFR; a (2) In the case of an airship, he holds commercial pilot certificate with lighter-than-air category and airship class ratings; or (3) In the case of an aircraft other than a helicopter or airship, he holds an instrument rating or an airline transport pilot certificate. (g) Category II pilot authorization. (1) No person may act as pilot in command of a civil aircraft in a Category II operation unless he holds a current Category II pilot authorization for that type aircraft or, in the case of a civil aircraft of foreign registry, he is authorized by the country of registry to act as pilot in command of that aircraft in Category II operations. (2) No person may act as second in command of a civil aircraft in a Category II operation unless he holds a current instrument rating or an airline transport pilot certificate or, in the case of a civil aircraft of foreign registry, he is authorized by the country of registry to act as second in command of that aircraft in Category II operations. (3) This paragraph does not apply to operations conducted by the holder of a certificate issued under Part 121 of this chapter. (Secs. 3, 6, 9, 80 Stat. 931, 49 U.S.C. 1652, 1655, 1657, 72 Stat. 776, sec. 602, 49 U.S.C. 1422, 1423) [Amdt. 61-4, 28 F.R. 8445, Aug. 17, 1963, as amended by Amdt. 61-18, 30 F.R. 8257, June 29, 1965; Amdt. 61-22, 31 F.R. 8355, June 15, 1966; Amdt. 61-25, 31 F.R. 13522, Oct. 20, 1966. Docket No. 8084, 32 F.R. 5769, Apr. 11, 1967; Amdt. 61-32, 32 F.R. 6905, May 5, 1967; Amdt. 61-33, 32 F.R. 7249, May 16, 1967] § 61.5 Application and issue. (a) An application for a certificate and rating, or for an additional rating, under this part is made on a form and in a manner prescribed by the Administrator. (b) An applicant who meets the requirements of this part is entitled to an appropriate pilot or flight instructor certificate with appropriate aircraft ratings. Additional aircraft category, class, and type ratings, and instrument ratings for which the applicant is qualified, are added to his certificate. (c) An applicant who cannot comply with all of the skill requirements prescribed by or under this part for a particular certificate because special characteristics of the aircraft used in flight test prohibit the required procedures or maneuvers, but who meets all other requirements for the certificate concerned, is entitled to a pilot certificate with appropriate limitations. (d) An applicant for a pilot certificate who holds a medical certificate under § 67.19 with special limitations on it and who meets all other requirements for that pilot certificate, is entitled to a pilot certificate containing such operating limitations as the Administrator determines are necessary because of the applicant's physical deficiency. (e) A Category II pilot authorization is issued as a part of the applicant's instrument rating or airline transport pilot certificate. Upon original issue the authorization contains a limitation for Category II operations of 1,600 feet RVR and a 150-foot decision height. This limitation is removed when the holder shows that since the beginning of the sixth preceding calendar month he has made three Category II ILS approaches to a landing under actual or simulated instrument conditions with a 150-foot decision height. (f) Unless authorized by the Administrator (1) A person whose pilot certificate is suspended may not apply for any pilot or flight instructor certificate or rating during the period of suspension; and (2) A person whose flight instructor certificate only is suspended may not apply for any rating to be added to that certificate during the period of suspension. (g) Unless the order of revocation provides otherwise (1) A person whose pilot certificate is revoked may not apply for any pilot or flight instructor certificate or rating for 1 year after the date of revocation; and (2) A person whose flight instructor certificate only is revoked may not apply for any flight instructor certificate for 1 year after the date of revocation. (Sec. 602, 72 Stat. 776, 49 U.S.C. 1422, 1423) [Doc. No. 1179, 27 F.R. 7956, Aug. 10, 1962, as amended by Amdt. 61-25, 31 F.R. 13523, Oct. 20, 1966; Amdt. 61-32, 32 F.R. 6905, May 5, 1967] § 61.7 Temporary certificate. A pilot certificate or rating effective for a period of not more than 90 days may be issued to a qualified applicant, pending the issue of the certificate or rating for which he applied. [Doc. No. 1179, 27 F.R. 7956, Aug. 10, 1962] § 61.9 Duration of certificates. (a) Student pilot certificate. A student pilot certificate expires at the end of the 24th month after the month in which it is issued. (b) Flight instructor certificates. (1) A limited flight instructor certificate expires at the end of the 24th month after the month in which it was issued, but the holder of an expired limited flight instructor certificate may obtain a flight instructor certificate under § 61.176. (2) A flight instructor certificate issued before September 26, 1965, expires at the end of the holder's next birth month following September 1966, but the holder thereof may obtain another certificate under § 61.177. (3) A flight instructor certificate issued or renewed after September 25, 1965, expires at the end of the 24th month after the month in which it was issued or renewed, but the holder thereof may obtain another certificate under § 61.177. (4) A flight instructor certificate is effective only while the holder has a current pilot certificate as prescribed in § 61.172. (c) [Reserved] (d) Special purpose pilot certificate. A pilot certificate, with any amendment thereto, issued under § 61.33, expires at the end of the 24th month after the month in which the certificate was issued or renewed. However, the holder may exercise the privileges of that certificate only while the foreign pilot license on which that certificate is based is effective. (e) Other pilot certificates. Any pilot certificate issued under this part and not covered by paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section is issued without a specific expiration date. (f) Surrender, suspension, revocation. Any pilot certificate issued under this part ceases to be effective if it is surrendered, suspended, or revoked. (g) Return of certificate. The holder of any certificate issued under this part that is suspended or revoked shall, upon the Administrator's request, return it to the Administrator. (Sec. 602, 72 Stat. 776, 49 U.S.C. 1422) [Doc. No. 1179, 27 F.R. 7956, Aug. 10, 1962, as amended by Amdt. 61-14, 30 F.R. 2925, Mar. 6, 1965; Amdt. 61-18, 30 F.R. 8257, June 29, 1965; Amdt. 61-25, 31 F.R. 13523, Oct. 20, 1966; Amdt. 61-33, 32 F.R. 7249, May 16, 1967; Amdt. 61-38, 32 F.R. 15919, Nov. 21, 1967] § 61.9a Reissuance: Expired certificates-airline transport pilot and lighter-than-air category rating. (a) An airline transport pilot certificate or pilot certificate with a lighterthan-air category rating bearing an expiration date and issued after September 26, 1950, to a person who was not a citizen of the United States may be reissued to that person without an expiration date. (b) The holder of a certificate with an expiration date may not after that date exercise the privileges of the certificate without obtaining its reissuance. [Amdt. 61-38, 32 F.R. 15919, Nov. 21, 1967] § 61.10 Duration of Category II pilot authorization. A Category II pilot authorization expires at the end of the sixth calendar month after it was issued or renewed. Upon passing a practical test it is renewed for each type airplane for which an authorization is held. However, an authorization for a particular type airplane will not be renewed to extend beyond the end of the 12th calendar month after the practical test was passed in that type airplane. If the holder of the authorization passes the practical test for a renewal in the calendar month before the authorization expires, he is considered to have passed it during the calendar month the authorization expired. (Sec. 602, 72 Stat. 776, 49 U.S.C. 1422-23) [Amdt. 61-32, 32 F.R. 6905, May 5, 1967] § 61.11 Exchange of certificate. The holder of a pilot certificate issued under this part may apply for a pilot certificate of a lower grade. If he so applies, he must include the following statement or its equivalent: This request is made for my own reasons, with full knowledge that my [insert of name of certificate] may not be reissued to me unless I again pass the tests prescribed for its issue. [Doc. No. 1179, 27 F.R. 7956, Aug. 10, 1962] § 61.13 Change of name; replacement of lost or destroyed certificate. (a) An application for a change of name on a certificate issued under this part must be accompanied by the applicant's current certificate and the marriage license, court order, or other document verifying the change. The documents are returned to the applicant after inspection. (b) An application for a replacement of a lost or destroyed certificate is made by letter to the FAA, Airman Certificate Branch, Federal Aviation Administration, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The letter must (1) Contain any available information regarding the grade, number, and date of issue of the certificate, the name in which it was issued, and the ratings on it; and (2) Be accompanied by a check or money order for $2.00, payable to the Federal Aviation Administration. (c) An application for replacement of a lost or destroyed medical certificate is made by letter to the Aeromedical Certification Branch, Civil Aeromedical Institute, Federal Aviation Administration, Post Office Box 1082, Oklahoma City, Okla. 73101, accompanied by a check or money order for $2. (d) A person whose certificate issued under this part or medical certificate, or both, has been lost may obtain a telegram from the FAA confirming that it was issued. The telegram may be carried as a certificate pending his receiving a duplicate certificate under paragraph (b) or (c) of this section, unless he has been notified that the certificate has been suspended or revoked. The request for such a telegram may be made by prepaid telegram, stating the date upon which a duplicate certificate was requested, or including the request for a duplicate and a money order for the necessary amount. The request for a telegraphic certificate should be sent to the office prescribed in paragraph (b) or (c) of this section, as appropriate. However, a request for both at the same time should be sent to the office prescribed in paragraph (b) of this section. [Doc. No. 1179, 27 F.R. 7956, Aug. 10, 1962, as amended by Amdt. 61-25, 31 F.R. 13523, Oct. 20, 1966; Doc. No. 8084, 32 F.R. 5769, Apr. 11, 1967] § 61.15 Aircraft ratings. (a) The category ratings to be placed on private, commercial, and airline transport pilot certificates are→→ (1) Airplanes; (2) Rotorcraft; (4) Lighter-than-air. (b) When applicable, the airplane class ratings to be placed on private, commercial, and airline transport pilot certificates are (1) Single-engine land; (2) Multiengine land; (c) Where applicable, the rotorcraft class ratings to be placed on pilot certificates are (1) Gyroplane; and (2) Helicopter. (d) When applicable, the lighterthan-air class ratings to be placed on pilot certificates are (1) Airship; and (2) Free balloon. (e) The holder of a lighter-than-air pilot certificate, a pilot certificate with a lighter-than-air category rating, or a free balloon pilot certificate, may continue to exercise the privileges of that rating or certificate. However, if he does exchange his pilot certificate— (1) The holder of a private pilot certificate with a lighter-than-air category rating is issued (i) A private pilot certificate with a lighter-than-air category rating and an airship class rating; and (ii) A commercial pilot certificate with a lighter-than-air category rating and a free balloon class rating; (2) The holder of a commercial pilot certificate with a lighter-than-air category rating is issued a commercial pilot certificate with a lighter-than-air category rating and an airship and free balloon class rating; and (3) The holder of a free balloon pilot certificate is issued a commercial pilot certificate with a lighter-than-air category rating and free balloon class rating. (f) In addition to the category and class ratings in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this section, the name of each type of large aircraft and each turbojet powered airplane for which a pilot is rated is placed on his certificate if that type of aircraft is certificated by the Administrator for civil operations. In the case of airline transport pilots, a helicopter type rating is issued for each type of helicopter. Type ratings are not issued for lighter-than-air aircraft. (g) The holder of a pilot certificate with a rotorcraft category rating issued before July 12, 1962, may not continue to exercise the privileges of that rating, but may, without a further showing of competence, exchange his rotorcraft category rating for a rotorcraft category rating with a class rating determined by the class of rotorcraft in which he originally qualified for a rotorcraft rating, whether by flight test or on the basis of military competence. (h) The holder of a current pilot certificate with a helicopter or autogiro category rating may not continue to exercise the privileges of that rating, but may, without a further showing of competence, exchange his helicopter rating for a rotorcraft category rating with a helicopter class rating, and his autogiro category rating for a rotorcraft category rating with a gyroplane class rating, by presenting his certificate for exchange. (i) Notwithstanding paragraph (g) or (h) of this section, the holder of an airline transport pilot certificate with (1) A helicopter category rating; (2) An autogiro category rating; or (3) A rotorcraft category rating without a helicopter or gyroplane class rating; may continue to exercise the privileges of that rating until June 30, 1966. (j) The holder of an airline transport pilot certificate with a rating specified in paragraph (i) of this section may not exercise the privileges of that rating after June 30, 1966, unless he has, without a further showing of competence, exchanged his— (1) Helicopter category rating for a rotorcraft category rating with a helicopter class and type rating; (2) Autogiro category rating for a rotorcraft category rating with gyroplane class rating; or (3) Rotorcraft category rating without a class rating for a rating in accordance with paragraph (g) or (h) of this section, as applicable. If he qualified originally in a hellcopter, he may, until December 31, 1966, obtain a gyroplane class rating without a further showing if he has had at least 10 hours as pilot in command of a gyroplane within the 12-month period before he applies. (k) The holder of a certificate named in paragraph (g), (h), or (j) need not have a current medical certificate to make the exchange of ratings specified in those paragraphs. (1) At any time before October 17, 1968, the holder of a pilot certificate that permits him to operate helicopters under instrument flight conditions on the basis of an exemption granted by the Administrator may obtain a helicopter instrument rating or the removal of the VFR only restriction from his airline transport pilot certificate, as the case may be, without a further showing of instrument competency in a helicopter. [Doc. No. 1179, 27 F.R. 7956, Aug. 10, 1962, as amended by Amdt. 61-14, 30 F.R. 2925, Mar. 6, 1965; Amdt. 61-20, 30 F.R. 11904, Sept. 19, 1965; Amdt. 61-24, 31 F.R. 12400, Sept. 17, 1966] § 61.16 General limitations. (a) Type ratings required. No person may act as pilot in command of any of the following aircraft unless he holds a type rating for that aircraft: (1) A large aircraft (except lighterthan-air). (2) A helicopter, for operations requiring an airline transport pilot certificate. (3) After March 31, 1966, a turbojet powered airplane. However, subparagraphs (1) and (3) of this paragraph do not apply to an aircraft operated under an authorization issued by a Flight Standards District Office. (b) Small aircraft: carrying another person or operating for compensation or hire. Unless he holds a category and class rating for that aircraft, a person may not act as pilot in command of a small aircraft that is carrying another person or is operated for compensation or hire. In addition, he may not act as pilot in command of that aircraft for compensation or hire. (c) Small aircraft: soloing not for compensation or hire. No person may act as pilot in command of a small aircraft in operations conducted other than under paragraph (b) of this section unless he meets at least one of the following conditions: (1) He holds a category and class rating appropriate to that aircraft. (2) He has soloed and logged that flight time in that category and class of aircraft before December 16, 1965. (3) He has made and logged at least three takeoffs and landings to a full stop in that category and class of aircraft, as the sole manipulator of the controls, while accompanied by a pilot who is entitled to carry passengers in that aircraft. (4) He has made and logged at least three takeoffs and landings to a full stop while operating under an authorization issued by a Flight Standards District Office. However, the holder of a pilot certificate with an airplane category rating may solo gliders without complying with this paragraph. (d) Exception. This section does not require a class rating for gliders. In addition, the rating limitations of this section do not apply to— (1) The holder of a student pilot certificate; (2) The holder of a pilot certificate when operating an aircraft under the authority of an experimental or provisional type certificate; (3) The holder of a pilot certificate when taking a flight test given by the Administrator; or (4) The holder of a pilot certificate with a lighter-than-air category rating when operating a free balloon. [Amdt. 61-20, 30 F.R. 11904, Sept. 17, 1965] § 61.17 Type ratings and additional aircraft ratings (other than airline transport and lighter-than-air). (a) General. To be eligible for an additional aircraft rating (other than a type rating) after his certificate is issued to him, an applicant must meet the requirements of paragraphs (b) through (i) of this section, as appropriate to the rating sought. Each applicant must perform the procedures and maneuvers specified in those paragraphs, as applicable, that are not required for the certificates and ratings that he already holds. An applicant for an original or additional type rating must meet the requirements of paragraph (j) of this section. However, if he is applying for a type rating and will receive a category rating or original issue of a pilot certificate based on that type of aircraft, he must also meet the other requirements for that rating or certificate, as the case may be. (b) Rotorcraft. A pilot holding an airplane rating who applies for a rotorcraft rating must pass an appropriate flight test, and (1) In the case of gyroplanes, have had a total of at least 15 hours of flight 11 time in gyroplanes consisting of (i) flight instruction from an appropriately rated flight instructor and (ii) at least 5 hours of solo flight time; and (2) In the case of helicopters, have had a total of at least 25 hours of flight time in helicopters consisting of (i) flight instruction from an appropriately rated flight instructor and (ii) at least 5 hours of solo flight time. (c) Glider. A pilot holding an airplane or rotorcraft rating who applies for a glider rating must have a total of at least 2 hours of flight instruction (from an appropriately rated flight instructor) and solo flight time in gliders, including at least 10 solo glider flights in which he made a 360° turn, and must pass an appropriate flight test. (d) Airplane or rotorcraft. A pilot holding a glider rating who applies for an airplane or rotorcraft rating must meet the requirements for the original issue of a certificate with an airplane or rotorcraft rating, including the flight test. (e) Airplane. A pilot holding a rotorcraft rating who applies for an airplane rating must have the flight time required for the original issue of a certificate with an airplane rating, including at least 5 hours of solo flight time in airplanes and must pass an appropriate flight test. (f) Lighter-than-air. A pilot holding an aircraft rating for a heavier-than-air aircraft who applies for a lighter-thanair category rating must meet the requirements for the original issue of a certificate with a lighter-than-air category rating and a free balloon or airship class rating, as the case may be. (g) Heavier-than-air. A pilot holding a lighter-than-air category rating who applies for a category rating in a heavier-than-air aircraft must meet the requirements for the original issue of a certificate with that category rating. (h) Additional class. An applicant for an additional class rating must (1) Have made at least five takeoffs and landings in an aircraft of the class for which he seeks a rating, in solo flight or as the only manipulator of the controls accompanied by a pilot rated to carry passengers in that aircraft, or, in the case of a Douglas DC-3, a Lockheed 18, or an aircraft that requires more than one pilot, as pilot in command or as second in command performing the duties of a pilot in command while the instructor or check pilot performed the duties of a second in command; and (2) Pass an appropriate flight test. |