Section 61.98

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(i) How to obtain information on runway lengths at airports of intended
use, data on takeoff and landing distances, weather reports and forecasts,
and fuel requirements; and
(ii) How to plan for alternatives if
the planned flight cannot be completed
or delays are encountered.
[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997;
Amdt. 61-103, 62 FR 40902, July 30, 1997]

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Section 61.98

Flight proficiency.

(a) General. A person who applies for
a recreational pilot certificate must receive and log ground and flight training from an authorized instructor on
the areas of operation of this section
that apply to the aircraft category and
class rating sought.
(b) Areas of operation. (1) For a singleengine airplane rating: (i) Preflight
preparation;
(ii) Preflight procedures;
(iii) Airport operations;
(iv) Takeoffs, landings, and goarounds;
(v) Performance maneuvers;
(vi) Ground reference maneuvers;
(vii) Navigation;
(viii) Slow flight and stalls;
(ix) Emergency operations; and
(x) Postflight procedures.
(2) For a helicopter rating: (i) Preflight
preparation;
(ii) Preflight procedures;
(iii) Airport and heliport operations;
(iv) Hovering maneuvers;
(v) Takeoffs, landings, and goarounds;
(vi) Performance maneuvers;
(vii) Ground reference maneuvers;
(viii) Navigation;
(ix) Emergency operations; and
(x) Postflight procedures.
(3) For a gyroplane rating: (i) Preflight
preparation;
(ii) Preflight procedures;
(iii) Airport operations;
(iv) Takeoffs, landings, and goarounds;
(v) Performance maneuvers;
(vi) Ground reference maneuvers;
(vii) Navigation;
(viii) Flight at slow airspeeds;
(ix) Emergency operations; and
(x) Postflight procedures.
[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997;
Amdt. 61-103, 62 FR 40902, July 30, 1997]

Section 61.99

Aeronautical experience.

(a) A person who applies for a recreational pilot certificate must receive
and log at least 30 hours of flight time
that includes at least - 
(1) 15 hours of flight training from an
authorized instructor on the areas of
operation listed in Section 61.98 that consists
of at least:
(i) Except as provided in Section 61.100, 2
hours of flight training en route to an
airport that is located more than 25
nautical miles from the airport where
the applicant normally trains, which
includes at least three takeoffs and
three landings at the airport located
more than 25 nautical miles from the
airport where the applicant normally
trains; and
(ii) Three hours of flight training
with an authorized instructor in the
aircraft for the rating sought in preparation for the practical test within the
preceding 2 calendar months from the
month of the test.
(2) Three hours of solo flying in the
aircraft for the rating sought, on the
areas of operation listed in Section 61.98 that
apply to the aircraft category and class
rating sought.
(b) The holder of a sport pilot certificate may credit flight training received from a flight instructor with a
sport pilot rating toward the aeronautical experience requirements of
this section if the following conditions
are met:
(1) The flight training was accomplished in the same category and class
of aircraft for which the rating is
sought;
(2) The flight instructor with a sport
pilot rating was authorized to provide
the flight training; and
(3) The flight training included training on areas of operation that are required for both a sport pilot certificate
and a recreational pilot certificate.
[Docket FAA-2016-6142, Amdt. 61-142, 83 FR
30277, June 27, 2018

Section 61.100 Pilots based on small islands.
(a) An applicant located on an island
from which the flight training required
in Section 61.99(a)(1) of this part cannot be accomplished without flying over water
for more than 10 nautical miles from
the nearest shoreline need not comply

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