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§ 61.55

(b) Before January 31, 2012, a person

may use aeronautical experience ob-
tained in an ultralight vehicle to meet
the provisions of § 61.69.

rience obtained in an ultralight vehicle
to meet the requirements for a certifi-
cate or rating specified in paragraph
(a) of this section or the requirements
of paragraph (b) of this section must—

(1) Have been a registered ultralight

pilot with an FAA-recognized ultra-
light organization when that aero-
nautical experience was obtained;

(2) Document and log that aero-

nautical experience in accordance with
the provisions for logging aeronautical
experience specified by an FAA-recog-
nized ultralight organization and in ac-
cordance with the provisions for log-
ging pilot time in aircraft as specified
in § 61.51;

(3) Obtain the aeronautical experi-

ence in a category and class of vehicle
corresponding to the rating or privilege
sought; and

(4) Provide the FAA with a certified

copy of his or her ultralight pilot
records from an FAA-recognized ultra-
light organization, that —

(i) Document that he or she is a reg-

istered ultralight pilot with that FAA-
recognized ultralight organization; and

(ii) Indicate that he or she is recog-

nized to operate the category and class
of aircraft for which sport pilot privi-
leges are sought.

[Doc. No. FAA–2001–11133, 69 FR 44865, July
27, 2004, as amended by Amdt. 61–125, 75 FR
5220, Feb. 1, 2010]

§ 61.53

Prohibition on operations dur-

ing medical deficiency.

(a)

Operations that require a medical

certificate.

Except as provided for in

paragraph (b) of this section, no person
who holds a medical certificate issued
under part 67 of this chapter may act
as pilot in command, or in any other
capacity as a required pilot flight
crewmember, while that person:

(1) Knows or has reason to know of

any medical condition that would
make the person unable to meet the re-
quirements for the medical certificate
necessary for the pilot operation; or

(2) Is taking medication or receiving

other treatment for a medical condi-
tion that results in the person being

unable to meet the requirements for
the medical certificate necessary for
the pilot operation.

(b)

Operations that do not require a

medical certificate.

For operations pro-

vided for in § 61.23(b) of this part, a per-
son shall not act as pilot in command,
or in any other capacity as a required
pilot flight crewmember, while that
person knows or has reason to know of
any medical condition that would
make the person unable to operate the
aircraft in a safe manner.

(c)

Operations requiring a medical cer-

tificate or a U.S. driver’s license.

For op-

erations provided for in § 61.23(c), a per-
son must meet the provisions of—

(1) Paragraph (a) of this section if

that person holds a medical certificate
issued under part 67 of this chapter and
does not hold a U.S. driver’s license.

(2) Paragraph (b) of this section if

that person holds a U.S. driver’s li-
cense.

[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997, as
amended by Amdt. 61–110, 69 FR 44866, July
27, 2004; Amdt. 61–124, 74 FR 42550, Aug. 21,
2009]

§ 61.55

Second-in-command qualifica-

tions.

(a) A person may serve as a second-

in-command of an aircraft type certifi-
cated for more than one required pilot
flight crewmember or in operations re-
quiring a second-in-command pilot
flight crewmember only if that person
holds:

(1) At least a private pilot certificate

with the appropriate category and
class rating; and

(2) An instrument rating or privilege

that applies to the aircraft being flown
if the flight is under IFR; and

(3) At least a pilot type rating for the

aircraft being flown unless the flight
will be conducted as domestic flight
operations within the United States
airspace.

(b) Except as provided in paragraph

(e) of this section, no person may serve
as a second-in-command of an aircraft
type certificated for more than one re-
quired pilot flight crewmember or in
operations requiring a second-in-com-
mand unless that person has within the
previous 12 calendar months:

(1) Become familiar with the fol-

lowing information for the specific

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