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§ 61.23
§ 61.19
Duration of pilot and instructor
certificates.
(a)
General. The holder of a certifi-
cate with an expiration date may not,
after that date, exercise the privileges
of that certificate.
(b)
Student pilot certificate.
(1) For student pilots who have not
reached their 40th birthday, the stu-
dent pilot certificate does not expire
until 60 calendar months after the
month of the date of examination
shown on the medical certificate.
(2) For student pilots who have
reached their 40th birthday, the stu-
dent pilot certificate does not expire
until 24 calendar months after the
month of the date of examination
shown on the medical certificate.
(3) For student pilots seeking a glider
rating, balloon rating, or a sport pilot
certificate, the student pilot certifi-
cate does not expire until 60 calendar
months after the month of the date
issued, regardless of the person’s age.
(c)
Other pilot certificates. A pilot cer-
tificate (other than a student pilot cer-
tificate) issued under this part is issued
without a specific expiration date. The
holder of a pilot certificate issued on
the basis of a foreign pilot license may
exercise the privileges of that certifi-
cate only while that person’s foreign
pilot license is effective.
(d)
Flight instructor certificate. Except
as specified in § 61.197(b), a flight in-
structor certificate expires 24 calendar
months from the month in which it
was issued, renewed, or reinstated, as
appropriate.
(e)
Ground instructor certificate. A
ground instructor certificate is issued
without a specific expiration date.
(f)
Return of certificates. The holder of
any airman certificate that is issued
under this part, and that has been sus-
pended or revoked, must return that
certificate to the FAA when requested
to do so by the Administrator.
(g)
Duration of pilot certificates. Ex-
cept for a temporary certificate issued
under § 61.17 or a student pilot certifi-
cate issued under paragraph (b) of this
section, the holder of a paper pilot cer-
tificate issued under this part may not
exercise the privileges of that certifi-
cate after March 31, 2010.
[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997, as
amended by Amdt. 61–118, 73 FR 10668, Feb.
28, 2008; Amdt. 61–124, 74 FR 42547, Aug. 21,
2009; Amdt. 61–124A, 74 FR 53644, Oct. 20, 2009]
§ 61.21
Duration of a Category II and a
Category III pilot authorization (for
other than part 121 and part 135
use).
(a) A Category II pilot authorization
or a Category III pilot authorization
expires at the end of the sixth calendar
month after the month in which it was
issued or renewed.
(b) Upon passing a practical test for a
Category II or Category III pilot au-
thorization, the authorization may be
renewed for each type of aircraft for
which the authorization is held.
(c) A Category II or Category III pilot
authorization for a specific type air-
craft for which an authorization is held
will not be renewed beyond 12 calendar
months from the month the practical
test was accomplished in that type air-
craft.
(d) If the holder of a Category II or
Category III pilot authorization passes
the practical test for a renewal in the
month before the authorization ex-
pires, the holder is considered to have
passed it during the month the author-
ization expired.
§ 61.23
Medical certificates: Require-
ment and duration.
(a)
Operations requiring a medical cer-
tificate. Except as provided in para-
graphs (b) and (c) of this section, a per-
son—
(1) Must hold a first-class medical
certificate:
(i) When exercising the pilot-in-com-
mand privileges of an airline transport
pilot certificate;
(ii) When exercising the second-in-
command privileges of an airline trans-
port pilot certificate in a flag or sup-
plemental operation in part 121 of this
chapter that requires three or more pi-
lots; or
(iii) When serving as a required pilot
flightcrew member in an operation
conducted under part 121 of this chap-
ter if the pilot has reached his or her
60th birthday.
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