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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition) 

§ 61.56 

subpart K of part 91, part 121 or part 135 
of this chapter. 

(j) When an applicant for an initial 

second-in-command qualification for a 
particular type of aircraft receives all 
the training in a flight simulator, that 
applicant must satisfactorily complete 
one takeoff and one landing in an air-
craft of the same type for which the 
qualification is sought. This require-
ment does not apply to an applicant 
who completes a proficiency check 
under part 121 or competency check 
under subpart K, part 91, part 125, or 
part 135 for the particular type of air-
craft. 

[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997; 
Amdt. 61–103, 62 FR 40898, July 30, 1997; 
Amdt. 61–109, 68 FR 54559, Sept. 17, 2003; 
Amdt. 61–113, 70 FR 45271, Aug. 4, 2005; Amdt. 
61–109, 70 FR 61890, Oct. 27, 2005; Amdt. 61–124, 
74 FR 42550, Aug. 21, 2009; Amdt. 61–128, 76 FR 
54105, Aug. 31, 2011; Amdt. 61–130, 78 FR 42374, 
July 15, 2013; Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt. 
61–141, 83 FR 9170, Mar. 5, 2018] 

§ 61.56

Flight review. 

(a) Except as provided in paragraphs 

(b) and (f) of this section, a flight re-
view consists of a minimum of 1 hour 
of flight training and 1 hour of ground 
training. The review must include: 

(1) A review of the current general 

operating and flight rules of part 91 of 
this chapter; and 

(2) A review of those maneuvers and 

procedures that, at the discretion of 
the person giving the review, are nec-
essary for the pilot to demonstrate the 
safe exercise of the privileges of the 
pilot certificate. 

(b) Glider pilots may substitute a 

minimum of three instructional flights 
in a glider, each of which includes a 
flight to traffic pattern altitude, in 
lieu of the 1 hour of flight training re-
quired in paragraph (a) of this section. 

(c) Except as provided in paragraphs 

(d), (e), and (g) of this section, no per-
son may act as pilot in command of an 
aircraft unless, since the beginning of 
the 24th calendar month before the 
month in which that pilot acts as pilot 
in command, that person has— 

(1) Accomplished a flight review 

given in an aircraft for which that 
pilot is rated by an authorized instruc-
tor and 

(2) A logbook endorsed from an au-

thorized instructor who gave the re-

view certifying that the person has sat-
isfactorily completed the review. 

(d) A person who has, within the pe-

riod specified in paragraph (c) of this 
section, passed any of the following 
need not accomplish the flight review 
required by this section: 

(1) A pilot proficiency check or prac-

tical test conducted by an examiner, an 
approved pilot check airman, or a U.S. 
Armed Force, for a pilot certificate, 
rating, or operating privilege. 

(2) A practical test conducted by an 

examiner for the issuance of a flight in-
structor certificate, an additional rat-
ing on a flight instructor certificate, 
renewal of a flight instructor certifi-
cate, or reinstatement of a flight in-
structor certificate. 

(e) A person who has, within the pe-

riod specified in paragraph (c) of this 
section, satisfactorily accomplished 
one or more phases of an FAA-spon-
sored pilot proficiency award program 
need not accomplish the flight review 
required by this section. 

(f) A person who holds a flight in-

structor certificate and who has, with-
in the period specified in paragraph (c) 
of this section, satisfactorily com-
pleted a renewal of a flight instructor 
certificate under the provisions in 
§ 61.197 need not accomplish the one 
hour of ground training specified in 
paragraph (a) of this section. 

(g) A student pilot need not accom-

plish the flight review required by this 
section provided the student pilot is 
undergoing training for a certificate 
and has a current solo flight endorse-
ment as required under § 61.87 of this 
part. 

(h) The requirements of this section 

may be accomplished in combination 
with the requirements of § 61.57 and 
other applicable recent experience re-
quirements at the discretion of the au-
thorized instructor conducting the 
flight review. 

(i) A flight simulator or flight train-

ing device may be used to meet the 
flight review requirements of this sec-
tion subject to the following condi-
tions: 

(1) The flight simulator or flight 

training device must be used in accord-
ance with an approved course con-
ducted by a training center certificated 
under part 142 of this chapter. 

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