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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition) 

§ 61.89 

aircraft to be flown, and that endorse-
ment remains current for solo flight 
privileges, provided an authorized in-
structor updates the student’s logbook 
every 90 days thereafter. 

[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997; 
Amdt. 61–103, 62 FR 40902, July 30, 1997; 
Amdt. 61–104, 63 FR 20287, Apr. 23, 1998; Amdt. 
61–110, 69 FR 44866, July 27, 2004; Amdt. 61– 
124, 74 FR 42557, Aug. 21, 2009; Docket FAA– 
2010–1127, Amdt. 61–135, 81 FR 1306, Jan. 12, 
2016] 

§ 61.89

General limitations. 

(a) A student pilot may not act as 

pilot in command of an aircraft: 

(1) That is carrying a passenger; 
(2) That is carrying property for com-

pensation or hire; 

(3) For compensation or hire; 
(4) In furtherance of a business; 
(5) On an international flight, except 

that a student pilot may make solo 
training flights from Haines, Gustavus, 
or Juneau, Alaska, to White Horse, 
Yukon, Canada, and return over the 
province of British Columbia; 

(6) With a flight or surface visibility 

of less than 3 statute miles during day-
light hours or 5 statute miles at night; 

(7) When the flight cannot be made 

with visual reference to the surface; or 

(8) In a manner contrary to any limi-

tations placed in the pilot’s logbook by 
an authorized instructor. 

(b) A student pilot may not act as a 

required pilot flight crewmember on 
any aircraft for which more than one 
pilot is required by the type certificate 
of the aircraft or regulations under 
which the flight is conducted, except 
when receiving flight training from an 
authorized instructor on board an air-
ship, and no person other than a re-
quired flight crewmember is carried on 
the aircraft. 

(c) A student pilot seeking a sport 

pilot certificate must comply with the 
provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of 
this section and may not act as pilot in 
command— 

(1) Of an aircraft other than a light- 

sport aircraft; 

(2) At night; 
(3) At an altitude of more than 10,000 

feet MSL or 2,000 feet AGL, whichever 
is higher; 

(4) In Class B, C, and D airspace, at 

an airport located in Class B, C, or D 

airspace, and to, from, through, or on 
an airport having an operational con-
trol tower without having received the 
ground and flight training specified in 
§ 61.94 and an endorsement from an au-
thorized instructor; 

(5) Of a light-sport aircraft without 

having received the applicable ground 
training, flight training, and instructor 
endorsements specified in § 61.327 (a) 
and (b). 

(d) The holder of a student pilot cer-

tificate may act as pilot in command 
of an aircraft without holding a med-
ical certificate issued under part 67 of 
this chapter provided the student pilot 
holds a valid U.S. driver’s license, 
meets the requirements of § 61.23(c)(3), 
and the operation is conducted con-
sistent with the requirements of para-
graphs (a) and (b) of this section and 
the conditions of § 61.113(i). Where the 
requirements of paragraphs (a) and (b) 
of this section conflict with § 61.113(i), a 
student pilot must comply with para-
graphs (a) and (b) of this section. 

[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997, as 
amended by Amdt. 61–110, 69 FR 44867, July 
27, 2004; Amdt. 61–125, 75 FR 5220, Feb. 1, 2010; 
Docket FAA–2016–9157, Amdt. 61–140, 82 FR 
3165, Jan. 11, 2017] 

§ 61.91

[Reserved] 

§ 61.93

Solo cross-country flight re-

quirements. 

(a) 

General. 

(1) Except as provided in 

paragraph (b) of this section, a student 
pilot must meet the requirements of 
this section before— 

(i) Conducting a solo cross-country 

flight, or any flight greater than 25 
nautical miles from the airport from 
where the flight originated. 

(ii) Making a solo flight and landing 

at any location other than the airport 
of origination. 

(2) Except as provided in paragraph 

(b) of this section, a student pilot who 
seeks solo cross-country flight privi-
leges must: 

(i) Have received flight training from 

an instructor authorized to provide 
flight training on the maneuvers and 
procedures of this section that are ap-
propriate to the make and model of air-
craft for which solo cross-country 
privileges are sought; 

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