Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

Section 61.313

(k) Aeronautical decision making
and risk management.
(l) Preflight actions that include - 
(1) How to get information on runway
lengths at airports of intended use,
data on takeoff and landing distances,
weather reports and forecasts, and fuel
requirements; and
(2) How to plan for alternatives if the
planned flight cannot be completed or
if you encounter delays.
[Doc. No. FAA-2001-11133, 69 FR 44869, July
27, 2004, as amended by Amdt. 61-125, 75 FR
5221, Feb. 1, 2010]

Section 61.311 What flight proficiency requirements must I meet to apply for
a sport pilot certificate?

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To apply for a sport pilot certificate
you must receive and log ground and
flight training from an authorized instructor on the following areas of operation, as appropriate, for airplane single-engine land or sea, glider, gyroplane, airship, balloon, powered parachute land or sea, and weight-shift-control aircraft land or sea privileges:
(a) Preflight preparation.
(b) Preflight procedures.

(c) Airport, seaplane base, and
gliderport operations, as applicable.
(d) Takeoffs (or launches), landings,
and go-arounds.
(e) Performance maneuvers, and for
gliders, performance speeds.
(f) Ground reference maneuvers (not
applicable to gliders and balloons).
(g) Soaring techniques (applicable
only to gliders).
(h) Navigation.
(i) Slow flight (not applicable to
lighter-than-air aircraft and powered
parachutes).
(j) Stalls (not applicable to lighterthan-air aircraft, gyroplanes, and powered parachutes).
(k) Emergency operations.
(l) Post-flight procedures.
[Doc. No. FAA-2001-11133, 69 FR 44869, July
27, 2004, as amended by Amdt. 61-125, 75 FR
5221, Feb. 1, 2010]

Section 61.313 What aeronautical experience
must I have to apply for a sport
pilot certificate?
Use the following table to determine
the aeronautical experience you must
have to apply for a sport pilot certificate:

If you are applying for a sport pilot certificate with . . .

Then you must log at least . . .

Which must include at least . . .

(a) Airplane category and single-engine
land or sea class privileges,

(1) 20 hours of flight time, including at
least 15 hours of flight training from an
authorized instructor in a single-engine
airplane and at least 5 hours of solo
flight training in the areas of operation
listed in Section 61.311,

(b) Glider category privileges, and you
have not logged at least 20 hours of
flight time in a heavier-than-air aircraft,

(1) 10 hours of flight time in a glider, including 10 flights in a glider receiving
flight training from an authorized instructor and at least 2 hours of solo
flight training in the areas of operation
listed in Section 61.311,

(c) Glider category privileges, and you
have logged 20 hours flight time in a
heavier-than-air aircraft,

(1) 3 hours of flight time in a glider, including five flights in a glider while receiving flight training from an authorized instructor and at least 1 hour of
solo flight training in the areas of operation listed in Section 61.311,

(i) 2 hours of cross-country flight training,
(ii) 10 takeoffs and landings to a full
stop (with each landing involving a
flight in the traffic pattern) at an airport,
(iii) One solo cross-country flight of at
least 75 nautical miles total distance,
with a full-stop landing at a minimum
of two points and one segment of the
flight consisting of a straight-line distance of at least 25 nautical miles between the takeoff and landing locations, and (iv) 2 hours of flight training
with an authorized instructor on those
areas of operation specified in
Section 61.311 in preparation for the practical
test within the preceding 2 calendar
months from the month of the test.
(i) Five solo launches and landings, and
(ii) at least 3 training flights with an authorized instructor on those areas of
operation specified in Section 61.311 in preparation for the practical test within the
preceding 2 calendar months from the
month of the test.
(i) Three solo launches and landings,
and (ii) at least 3 training flights with
an authorized instructor on those
areas of operation specified in
Section 61.311 in preparation for the practical
test within the preceding 2 calendar
months from the month of the test.

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