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§ 61.23
(2) Must hold at least a second class
medical certificate when exercising:
(i) Second-in-command privileges of
an airline transport pilot certificate in
part 121 of this chapter (other than op-
erations specified in paragraph (a)(1)(ii)
of this section); or
(ii) Privileges of a commercial pilot
certificate; or
(3) Must hold at least a third-class
medical certificate—
(i) When exercising the privileges of a
private pilot certificate;
(ii) When exercising the privileges of
a recreational pilot certificate;
(iii) When exercising the privileges of
a student pilot certificate;
(iv) When exercising the privileges of
a flight instructor certificate and act-
ing as the pilot in command;
(v) When exercising the privileges of
a flight instructor certificate and serv-
ing as a required pilot flight crew-
member;
(vi) When taking a practical test in
an aircraft for a recreational pilot, pri-
vate pilot, commercial pilot, or airline
transport pilot certificate, or for a
flight instructor certificate; or
(vii) When performing the duties as
an Examiner in an aircraft when ad-
ministering a practical test or pro-
ficiency check for an airman certifi-
cate, rating, or authorization.
(b)
Operations not requiring a medical
certificate. A person is not required to
hold a medical certificate—
(1) When exercising the privileges of
a student pilot certificate while seek-
ing—
(i) A sport pilot certificate with glid-
er or balloon privileges; or
(ii) A pilot certificate with a glider
category rating or balloon class rating;
(2) When exercising the privileges of
a sport pilot certificate with privileges
in a glider or balloon;
(3) When exercising the privileges of
a pilot certificate with a glider cat-
egory rating or balloon class rating in
a glider or a balloon, as appropriate;
(4) When exercising the privileges of
a flight instructor certificate with—
(i) A sport pilot rating in a glider or
balloon; or
(ii) A glider category rating;
(5) When exercising the privileges of
a flight instructor certificate if the
person is not acting as pilot in com-
mand or serving as a required pilot
flight crewmember;
(6) When exercising the privileges of
a ground instructor certificate;
(7) When serving as an Examiner or
check airman and administering a
practical test or proficiency check for
an airman certificate, rating, or au-
thorization conducted in a glider, bal-
loon, flight simulator, or flight train-
ing device;
(8) When taking a practical test or a
proficiency check for a certificate, rat-
ing, authorization or operating privi-
lege conducted in a glider, balloon,
flight simulator, or flight training de-
vice; or
(9) When a military pilot of the U.S.
Armed Forces can show evidence of an
up-to-date medical examination au-
thorizing pilot flight status issued by
the U.S. Armed Forces and—
(i) The flight does not require higher
than a third-class medical certificate;
and
(ii) The flight conducted is a domes-
tic flight operation within U.S. air-
space.
(c)
Operations requiring either a med-
ical certificate or U.S. driver’s license. (1)
A person must hold and possess either
a medical certificate issued under part
67 of this chapter or a U.S. driver’s li-
cense when—
(i) Exercising the privileges of a stu-
dent pilot certificate while seeking
sport pilot privileges in a light-sport
aircraft other than a glider or balloon;
(ii) Exercising the privileges of a
sport pilot certificate in a light-sport
aircraft other than a glider or balloon;
(iii) Exercising the privileges of a
flight instructor certificate with a
sport pilot rating while acting as pilot
in command or serving as a required
flight crewmember of a light-sport air-
craft other than a glider or balloon; or
(iv) Serving as an Examiner and ad-
ministering a practical test for the
issuance of a sport pilot certificate in a
light-sport aircraft other than a glider
or balloon.
(2) A person using a U.S. driver’s li-
cense to meet the requirements of this
paragraph must—
(i) Comply with each restriction and
limitation imposed by that person’s
U.S. driver’s license and any judicial or
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