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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 61.85 

(2) Scheduled international air serv-

ices carrying passengers in airplanes 
having a passenger-seat configuration 
of more than nine passenger seats, ex-
cluding each crewmember seat; 

(3) Nonscheduled international air 

transportation for compensation or 
hire in airplanes having a passenger- 
seat configuration of more than 30 pas-
senger seats, excluding each crew-
member seat; or 

(4) Scheduled international air serv-

ices, or nonscheduled international air 
transportation for compensation or 
hire, in airplanes having a payload ca-
pacity of more than 7,500 pounds. 

(f) 

Definitions. 

(1) 

International air 

service, 

as used in paragraph (e) of this 

section, means scheduled air service 
performed in airplanes for the public 
transport of passengers, mail, or cargo, 
in which the service passes through the 
air space over the territory of more 
than one country. 

(2) 

International air transportation, 

as 

used in paragraph (e) of this section, 
means air transportation performed in 
airplanes for the public transport of 
passengers, mail, or cargo, in which 
service passes through the air space 
over the territory of more than one 
country. 

(g) 

Expiration date. 

Each special pur-

pose pilot authorization issued under 
this section expires— 

(1) 60 calendar months from the 

month it was issued, unless sooner sus-
pended or revoked; 

(2) When the lease agreement for the 

aircraft expires or the lessee termi-
nates the employment of the person 
who holds the special purpose pilot au-
thorization; 

(3) Whenever the person’s foreign 

pilot license has been suspended, re-
voked, or is no longer valid; or 

(4) When the person no longer meets 

the medical standards for the issuance 
of the foreign pilot license. 

(h) 

Renewal. 

A person exercising the 

privileges of a special purpose pilot au-
thorization may apply for a 60-cal-
endar-month extension of that author-
ization, provided the person— 

(1) Continues to meet the require-

ments of this section; and 

(2) Surrenders the expired special 

purpose pilot authorization upon re-
ceipt of the new authorization. 

(i) 

Surrender. 

The holder of a special 

purpose pilot authorization must sur-
render the authorization to the Admin-
istrator within 7 days after the date 
the authorization terminates. 

[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 40901, July 30, 1997, as 
amended by Amdt. 61–123, 74 FR 34234, July 
15, 2009; Amdt. 61–124, 74 FR 42557, Aug. 21, 
2009; Amdt. 61–134, 80 FR 33401, June 12, 2015; 
Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt. 61–141, 83 FR 
9170, Mar. 5, 2018] 

Subpart C—Student Pilots 

§ 61.81

Applicability. 

This subpart prescribes the require-

ments for the issuance of student pilot 
certificates, the conditions under 
which those certificates are necessary, 
and the general operating rules and 
limitations for the holders of those cer-
tificates. 

§ 61.83

Eligibility requirements for stu-

dent pilots. 

To be eligible for a student pilot cer-

tificate, an applicant must: 

(a) Be at least 16 years of age for 

other than the operation of a glider or 
balloon. 

(b) Be at least 14 years of age for the 

operation of a glider or balloon. 

(c) Be able to read, speak, write, and 

understand the English language. If the 
applicant is unable to meet one of 
these requirements due to medical rea-
sons, then the Administrator may 
place such operating limitations on 
that applicant’s pilot certificate as are 
necessary for the safe operation of the 
aircraft. 

§ 61.85

Application. 

An applicant for a student pilot cer-

tificate: 

(a) Must make that application in a 

form acceptable to the Administrator; 
and 

(b) Must submit the application to a 

Flight Standards office, a designated 
pilot examiner, an airman certification 
representative associated with a pilot 
school, a flight instructor, or other 
person authorized by the Adminis-
trator. 

[Docket FAA–2010–1127, Amdt. 61–135, 81 FR 
1306, Jan. 12, 2016, as amended by Docket 
FAA–2018–0119, Amdt. 61–141, 83 FR 9170, Mar. 
5, 2018] 

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