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§ 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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