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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 61.63 

permanent mailing address, or if the 
permanent mailing address includes a 
post office box number, then the hold-
er’s current residential address. 

Subpart B—Aircraft Ratings and 

Pilot Authorizations 

§ 61.61

Applicability. 

This subpart prescribes the require-

ments for the issuance of additional 
aircraft ratings after a pilot certificate 
is issued, issuance of a type rating con-
currently with a pilot certificate, and 
the requirements for and limitations of 
pilot authorizations issued by the Ad-
ministrator. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2006–26661, 76 FR 78143, Dec. 
16, 2011] 

§ 61.63

Additional aircraft ratings 

(other than for ratings at the air-
line transport pilot certification 
level). 

(a) 

General. 

For an additional aircraft 

rating on a pilot certificate, other than 
for an airline transport pilot certifi-
cate, a person must meet the require-
ments of this section appropriate to 
the additional aircraft rating sought. 

(b) 

Additional aircraft category rating. 

A person who applies to add a category 
rating to a pilot certificate: 

(1) Must complete the training and 

have the applicable aeronautical expe-
rience. 

(2) Must have a logbook or training 

record endorsement from an authorized 
instructor attesting that the person 
was found competent in the appro-
priate aeronautical knowledge areas 
and proficient in the appropriate areas 
of operation. 

(3) Must pass the practical test. 
(4) Need not take an additional 

knowledge test, provided the applicant 
holds an airplane, rotorcraft, powered- 
lift, weight-shift-control aircraft, pow-
ered parachute, or airship rating at 
that pilot certificate level. 

(c) 

Additional aircraft class rating. 

A 

person who applies for an additional 
class rating on a pilot certificate: 

(1) Must have a logbook or training 

record endorsement from an authorized 
instructor attesting that the person 
was found competent in the appro-
priate aeronautical knowledge areas 

and proficient in the appropriate areas 
of operation. 

(2) Must pass the practical test. 
(3) Need not meet the specified train-

ing time requirements prescribed by 
this part that apply to the pilot certifi-
cate for the aircraft class rating 
sought; unless, the person only holds a 
lighter-than-air category rating with a 
balloon class rating and is seeking an 
airship class rating, then that person 
must receive the specified training 
time requirements and possess the ap-
propriate aeronautical experience. 

(4) Need not take an additional 

knowledge test, provided the applicant 
holds an airplane, rotorcraft, powered- 
lift, weight-shift-control aircraft, pow-
ered parachute, or airship rating at 
that pilot certificate level. 

(d) 

Additional aircraft type rating. 

Ex-

cept as provided under paragraph (d)(6) 
of this section, a person who applies for 
an aircraft type rating or an aircraft 
type rating to be completed concur-
rently with an aircraft category or 
class rating— 

(1) Must hold or concurrently obtain 

an appropriate instrument rating, ex-
cept as provided in paragraph (e) of 
this section. 

(2) Must have a logbook or training 

record endorsement from an authorized 
instructor attesting that the person is 
competent in the appropriate aero-
nautical knowledge areas and pro-
ficient in the appropriate areas of oper-
ation at the airline transport pilot cer-
tification level. 

(3) Must pass the practical test at the 

airline transport pilot certification 
level. 

(4) Must perform the practical test in 

actual or simulated instrument condi-
tions, except as provided in paragraph 
(e) of this section. 

(5) Need not take an additional 

knowledge test if the applicant holds 
an airplane, rotorcraft, powered-lift, or 
airship rating on the pilot certificate. 

(6) In the case of a pilot employee of 

a part 121 or part 135 certificate holder 
or of a fractional ownership program 
manager under subpart K of part 91 of 
this chapter, the pilot must— 

(i) Meet the appropriate require-

ments under paragraphs (d)(1), (d)(3), 
and (d)(4) of this section; and 

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