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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 61.19 

law enforcement officer in accordance 
with § 91.17(c) of this chapter, or a re-
fusal to furnish or authorize the re-
lease of the test results requested by 
the Administrator in accordance with 
§ 91.17(c) or (d) of this chapter, is 
grounds for: 

(a) Denial of an application for any 

certificate, rating, or authorization 
issued under this part for a period of up 
to 1 year after the date of that refusal; 
or 

(b) Suspension or revocation of any 

certificate, rating, or authorization 
issued under this part. 

§ 61.17

Temporary certificate. 

(a) A temporary pilot, flight instruc-

tor, or ground instructor certificate or 
rating is issued for up to 120 days, at 
which time a permanent certificate 
will be issued to a person whom the Ad-
ministrator finds qualified under this 
part. 

(b) A temporary pilot, flight instruc-

tor, or ground instructor certificate or 
rating expires: 

(1) On the expiration date shown on 

the certificate; 

(2) Upon receipt of the permanent 

certificate; or 

(3) Upon receipt of a notice that the 

certificate or rating sought is denied or 
revoked. 

§ 61.18

Security disqualification. 

(a) 

Eligibility standard. 

No person is 

eligible to hold a certificate, rating, or 
authorization issued under this part 
when the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration (TSA) has notified the 
FAA in writing that the person poses a 
security threat. 

(b) 

Effect of the issuance by the TSA of 

an Initial Notification of Threat Assess-
ment. 

(1) The FAA will hold in abey-

ance pending the outcome of the TSA’s 
final threat assessment review an ap-
plication for any certificate, rating, or 
authorization under this part by any 
person who has been issued an Initial 
Notification of Threat Assessment by 
the TSA. 

(2) The FAA will suspend any certifi-

cate, rating, or authorization issued 
under this part after the TSA issues to 
the holder an Initial Notification of 
Threat Assessment. 

(c) 

Effect of the issuance by the TSA of 

a Final Notification of Threat Assessment. 

(1) The FAA will deny an application 
for any certificate, rating, or author-
ization under this part to any person 
who has been issued a Final Notifica-
tion of Threat Assessment. 

(2) The FAA will revoke any certifi-

cate, rating, or authorization issued 
under this part after the TSA has 
issued to the holder a Final Notifica-
tion of Threat Assessment. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2003–14293, 68 FR 3774, Jan. 24, 
2003] 

§ 61.19

Duration of pilot and instructor 

certificates and privileges. 

(a) 

General. 

(1) The holder of a certifi-

cate 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 pilot certifi-
cate 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 who have not 

reached their 40th birthday, 60 calendar 
months after the month of the date of 
examination shown on the medical cer-
tificate. 

(2) For student pilots who have 

reached their 40th birthday, 24 calendar 
months after the month of the date of 
examination shown on the medical cer-
tificate. 

(3) For student pilots seeking a glider 

rating, balloon rating, or a sport pilot 
certificate, 60 calendar months after 
the month of the date issued, regard-
less of the person’s age. 

(c) 

Pilot certificates. 

(1) A pilot certifi-

cate (including a student pilot certifi-
cate issued after April 1, 2016 issued 
under this part is issued without a spe-
cific expiration date. 

(2) The holder of a pilot certificate 

issued on the basis of a foreign pilot li-
cense may exercise the privileges of 
that certificate only while that per-
son’s foreign pilot license is effective. 

(d) 

Flight instructor certificate. 

Except 

as specified in § 61.197(b), a flight in-
structor certificate expires 24 calendar 
months from the month in which it 
was issued, renewed, or reinstated, as 
appropriate. 

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