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§ 61.2 

is conducted by having the applicant 
respond to questions and demonstrate 
maneuvers in flight, in a flight simu-
lator, or in a flight training device. 

Set of aircraft means aircraft that 

share similar performance characteris-
tics, such as similar airspeed and alti-
tude operating envelopes, similar han-
dling characteristics, and the same 
number and type of propulsion sys-
tems. 

Student pilot seeking a sport pilot cer-

tificate  means a person who has re-
ceived an endorsement— 

(i) To exercise student pilot privi-

leges from a certificated flight instruc-
tor with a sport pilot rating; or 

(ii) That includes a limitation for the 

operation of a light-sport aircraft spec-
ified in § 61.89(c) issued by a certifi-
cated flight instructor with other than 
a sport pilot rating. 

Training time means training re-

ceived— 

(i) In flight from an authorized in-

structor; 

(ii) On the ground from an authorized 

instructor; or 

(iii) In a flight simulator or flight 

training device from an authorized in-
structor. 

[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997; 
Amdt. 61–103, 62 FR 40893, July 30, 1997; 
Amdt. 61–110, 69 FR 44864, July 27, 2004; 
Amdt. 61–124, 74 FR 42546, Aug. 21, 2009; 
Amdt. 61–128, 76 FR 54105, Aug. 31, 2011; 
Amdt. 61–130, 78 FR 42372, July 15, 2013] 

§ 61.2

Exercise of Privilege. 

(a) 

Validity. No person may: 

(1) Exercise privileges of a certifi-

cate, rating, endorsement, or author-
ization issued under this part if the 
certificate, rating or authorization is 
surrendered, suspended, revoked or ex-
pired. 

(2) Exercise privileges of a flight in-

structor certificate if that flight in-
structor certificate is surrendered, sus-
pended, revoked or expired. 

(3) Exercise privileges of a foreign 

pilot certificate to operate an aircraft 
of foreign registry under § 61.3(b) if the 
certificate is surrendered, suspended, 
revoked or expired. 

(4) Exercise privileges of a pilot cer-

tificate issued under § 61.75, or an au-
thorization issued under § 61.77, if the 
foreign pilot certificate relied upon for 

the issuance of the U.S. pilot certifi-
cate or authorization is surrendered, 
suspended, revoked or expired. 

(5) Exercise privileges of a medical 

certificate issued under part 67 to meet 
any requirements of part 61 if the med-
ical certificate is surrendered, sus-
pended, revoked or expired according 
to the duration standards set forth in 
§ 61.23(d). 

(6) Use an official government issued 

driver’s license to meet any require-
ments of part 61 related to holding that 
driver’s license, if the driver’s license 
is surrendered, suspended, revoked or 
expired. 

(b) 

Currency. No person may: 

(1) Exercise privileges of an airman 

certificate, rating, endorsement, or au-
thorization issued under this part un-
less that person meets the appropriate 
airman and medical recency require-
ments of this part, specific to the oper-
ation or activity. 

(2) Exercise privileges of a foreign 

pilot license within the United States 
to conduct an operation described in 
§ 61.3(b), unless that person meets the 
appropriate airman and medical 
recency requirements of the country 
that issued the license, specific to the 
operation. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2006–26661, 74 FR 42546, Aug. 
21, 2009] 

§ 61.3

Requirement for certificates, 

ratings, and authorizations. 

(a) 

Required pilot certificate for oper-

ating a civil aircraft of the United States. 
No person may serve as a required pilot 
flight crewmember of a civil aircraft of 
the United States, unless that person: 

(1) Has in the person’s physical pos-

session or readily accessible in the air-
craft when exercising the privileges of 
that pilot certificate or authoriza-
tion— 

(i) A pilot certificate issued under 

this part and in accordance with § 61.19; 

(ii) A special purpose pilot authoriza-

tion issued under § 61.77; 

(iii) A temporary certificate issued 

under § 61.17; 

(iv) A document conveying tem-

porary authority to exercise certificate 
privileges issued by the Airmen Certifi-
cation Branch under § 61.29(e); or 

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