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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 61.73 

limitations, air traffic and general op-
erating rules, and accident reporting 
rules. 

(3) Presents official U.S. military 

records that show compliance with one 
of the following requirements— 

(i) Before the date of the application, 

passing an official U.S. military pilot 
and instrument proficiency check in a 
military aircraft of the kind of aircraft 
category, class, and type, if class or 
type of aircraft is applicable, for the 
ratings sought; or 

(ii) Before the date of application, 

logging 10 hours of pilot time as a mili-
tary pilot in a U.S. military aircraft in 
the kind of aircraft category, class, and 
type, if a class rating or type rating is 
applicable, for the aircraft rating 
sought. 

(c) 

A military pilot in the Armed Forces 

of a foreign contracting State to the Con-
vention on International Civil Aviation. 

A 

person who is a military pilot in the 
Armed Forces of a foreign contracting 
State to the Convention on Inter-
national Civil Aviation and is assigned 
to pilot duties in the U.S. Armed 
Forces, for purposes other than receiv-
ing flight training, may apply for a 
commercial pilot certificate and rat-
ings under paragraph (a) of this sec-
tion, provided that person— 

(1) Presents evidentiary documents 

described under paragraph (h)(4) of this 
section that show the person is a mili-
tary pilot in the Armed Forces of a for-
eign contracting State to the Conven-
tion on International Civil Aviation, 
and is assigned to pilot duties in the 
U.S. Armed Forces, for purposes other 
than receiving flight training. 

(2) Has passed the military com-

petency aeronautical knowledge test 
on the appropriate parts of this chapter 
for commercial pilot privileges and 
limitations, air traffic and general op-
erating rules, and accident reporting 
rules. 

(3) Presents official U.S. military 

records that show compliance with one 
of the following requirements: 

(i) Before the date of the application, 

passed an official U.S. military pilot 
and instrument proficiency check in a 
military aircraft of the kind of aircraft 
category, class, or type, if class or type 
of aircraft is applicable, for the rat-
ings; or 

(ii) Before the date of the applica-

tion, logged 10 hours of pilot time as a 
military pilot in a U.S. military air-
craft of the kind of category, class, and 
type of aircraft, if a class rating or 
type rating is applicable, for the air-
craft rating. 

(d) 

Instrument rating. 

A person who is 

qualified as a U.S. military pilot or 
former military pilot may apply for an 
instrument rating to be added to a 
pilot certificate if that person— 

(1) Has passed an instrument pro-

ficiency check in the U.S. Armed 
Forces in the aircraft category for the 
instrument rating sought; and 

(2) Has an official U.S. Armed Forces 

record that shows the person is instru-
ment pilot qualified by the U.S. Armed 
Forces to conduct instrument flying on 
Federal airways in that aircraft cat-
egory and class for the instrument rat-
ing sought. 

(e) 

Aircraft type rating. 

An aircraft 

type rating may only be issued for a 
type of aircraft that has a comparable 
civilian type designation by the Ad-
ministrator. 

(f) 

Aircraft type rating placed on an 

airline transport pilot certificate. 

A per-

son who is a military pilot or former 
military pilot of the U.S. Armed Forces 
and requests an aircraft type rating to 
be placed on an existing U.S. airline 
transport pilot certificate may be 
issued the rating at the airline trans-
port pilot certification level, provided 
that person: 

(1) Holds a category and class rating 

for that type of aircraft at the airline 
transport pilot certification level; and 

(2) Has passed an official U.S. mili-

tary pilot check and instrument pro-
ficiency check in that type of aircraft. 

(g) 

Flight instructor certificate and rat-

ings. 

A person who can show official 

U.S. military documentation of being a 
U.S. military instructor pilot or U.S. 
military pilot examiner, or a former 
instructor pilot or pilot examiner may 
apply for and be issued a flight instruc-
tor certificate with the appropriate 
ratings if that person: 

(1) Holds a commercial or airline 

transport pilot certificate with the ap-
propriate aircraft category and class 
rating, if a class rating is appropriate, 
for the flight instructor rating sought; 

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