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§ 61.77
(2) Must comply with the limitations
specified in this section and any addi-
tional limitations specified on the spe-
cial purpose pilot authorization.
(d)
General limitations. A special pur-
pose pilot authorization may be used
only—
(1) For flights between foreign coun-
tries or for flights in foreign air com-
merce within the time period allotted
on the authorization.
(2) If the foreign pilot license re-
quired by paragraph (b)(1) of this sec-
tion, the medical documentation re-
quired by paragraph (b)(4) of this sec-
tion, and the special purpose pilot au-
thorization issued under this section
are in the holder’s physical possession
or immediately accessible in the air-
craft.
(3) While the holder is employed by
the person to whom the aircraft de-
scribed in the certification required by
paragraph (b)(2) of this section is
leased.
(4) While the holder is performing
pilot duties on the U.S.-registered air-
craft described in the certification re-
quired by paragraph (b)(2) of this sec-
tion.
(5) If the holder has only one special
purpose pilot authorization as provided
in paragraph (b)(5) of this section.
(e)
Age limitation. No person who
holds a special purpose pilot authoriza-
tion issued under this part, may serve
as a pilot on a civil airplane of U.S.
registry if the person has reached his
or her 65th birthday, in the following
operations:
(1) Scheduled international air serv-
ices carrying passengers in turbojet-
powered airplanes;
(2) Scheduled international air serv-
ices carrying passengers in airplanes
having a passenger-seat configuration
of more than nine passenger seats, ex-
cluding each crewmember seat;
(3) Nonscheduled international air
transportation for compensation or
hire in airplanes having a passenger-
seat configuration of more than 30 pas-
senger seats, excluding each crew-
member seat; or
(4) Scheduled international air serv-
ices, or nonscheduled international air
transportation for compensation or
hire, in airplanes having a payload ca-
pacity of more than 7,500 pounds.
(f)
Definitions. (1) International air
service, as used in paragraph (e) of this
section, means scheduled air service
performed in airplanes for the public
transport of passengers, mail, or cargo,
in which the service passes through the
air space over the territory of more
than one country.
(2)
International air transportation, as
used in paragraph (e) of this section,
means air transportation performed in
airplanes for the public transport of
passengers, mail, or cargo, in which
service passes through the air space
over the territory of more than one
country.
(g)
Age Pairing Requirement. No per-
son who has attained the age of 60 but
who has not attained the age of 65 may
serve as a pilot in command in any of
the operations described in § 61.3(j)(1)(i)
through (iv) unless there is another
pilot in the flight deck crew who has
not yet attained 60 years of age.
(h)
Expiration date. Each special pur-
pose pilot authorization issued under
this section expires—
(1) 60 calendar months from the
month it was issued, unless sooner sus-
pended or revoked;
(2) When the lease agreement for the
aircraft expires or the lessee termi-
nates the employment of the person
who holds the special purpose pilot au-
thorization;
(3) Whenever the person’s foreign
pilot license has been suspended, re-
voked, or is no longer valid; or
(4) When the person no longer meets
the medical standards for the issuance
of the foreign pilot license.
(i)
Renewal. A person exercising the
privileges of a special purpose pilot au-
thorization may apply for a 60-cal-
endar-month extension of that author-
ization, provided the person—
(1) Continues to meet the require-
ments of this section; and
(2) Surrenders the expired special
purpose pilot authorization upon re-
ceipt of the new authorization.
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