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§ 61.71 

the person seeking towing privileges; 
and 

(2) Logged at least 10 flights as pilot 

in command of an aircraft while towing 
a glider or unpowered ultralight vehi-
cle. 

(d) If the pilot described in paragraph 

(a)(4) of this section holds only a pri-
vate pilot certificate, then that pilot 
must have— 

(1) Logged at least 100 hours of pilot- 

in-command time in airplanes, or 200 
hours of pilot-in-command time in a 
combination of powered and other- 
than-powered aircraft; and 

(2) Performed and logged at least 

three flights within the 12 calendar 
months preceding the month that pilot 
accompanies or endorses the logbook of 
a person seeking towing privileges— 

(i) In an aircraft while towing a glid-

er or unpowered ultralight vehicle ac-
companied by another pilot who meets 
the requirements of this section; or 

(ii) As pilot in command of a glider 

or unpowered ultralight vehicle being 
towed by another aircraft. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2001–11133, 69 FR 44866, July 
27, 2004, as amended by Amdt. 61–124, 74 FR 
42555, Aug. 21, 2009] 

§ 61.71

Graduates of an approved 

training program other than under 
this part: Special rules. 

(a) A person who graduates from an 

approved training program under part 
141 or part 142 of this chapter is consid-
ered to have met the applicable aero-
nautical experience, aeronautical 
knowledge, and areas of operation re-
quirements of this part if that person 
presents the graduation certificate and 
passes the required practical test with-
in the 60-day period after the date of 
graduation. 

(b) A person may apply for an airline 

transport pilot certificate, type rating, 
or both under this part, and will be 
considered to have met the applicable 
requirements under § 61.157, except for 
the airline transport pilot certification 
training program required by § 61.156, 
for that certificate and rating, if that 
person has: 

(1) Satisfactorily accomplished an 

approved training program and a pro-
ficiency check for that airplane type 
that includes all the tasks and maneu-
vers required to serve as pilot in com-

mand in accordance with the require-
ments of subparts N and O of part 121 of 
this chapter; and 

(2) Applied for an airline transport 

pilot certificate, type rating, or both 
within the 60-day period from the date 
the person satisfactorily accomplished 
the requirements of paragraph (b)(1) for 
that airplane type. 

(c) A person who holds a foreign pilot 

license and is applying for an equiva-
lent U.S. pilot certificate on the basis 
of a Bilateral Aviation Safety Agree-
ment and associated Implementation 
Procedures for Licensing may be con-
sidered to have met the applicable 
aeronautical experience, aeronautical 
knowledge, and areas of operation re-
quirements of this part. 

[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997; 
Amdt. 61–103, 62 FR 40901, July 30, 1997; 
Amdt. 61–128, 76 FR 54107, Aug. 31, 2011; 
Amdt. 61–130, 78 FR 42374, July 15, 2013] 

§ 61.73

Military pilots or former mili-

tary pilots: Special rules. 

(a) 

General. 

Except for a person who 

has been removed from flying status 
for lack of proficiency or because of a 
disciplinary action involving aircraft 
operations, a U.S. military pilot or 
former military pilot who meets the re-
quirements of this section may apply, 
on the basis of his or her military pilot 
qualifications, for: 

(1) A commercial pilot certificate 

with the appropriate aircraft category 
and class rating. 

(2) An instrument rating with the ap-

propriate aircraft rating. 

(3) A type rating. 
(b) 

Military pilots and former military 

pilots in the U.S. Armed Forces. 

A person 

who qualifies as a military pilot or 
former military pilot in the U.S. 
Armed Forces may apply for a pilot 
certificate and ratings under paragraph 
(a) of this section if that person— 

(1) Presents evidentiary documents 

described under paragraphs (h)(1), (2), 
and (3) of this section that show the 
person’s status in the U.S. Armed 
Forces. 

(2) Has passed the military com-

petency aeronautical knowledge test 
on the appropriate parts of this chapter 
for commercial pilot privileges and 

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