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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 61.127 

§ 61.127

Flight proficiency. 

(a) 

General.  A person who applies for 

a commercial pilot certificate must re-
ceive and log ground and flight train-
ing 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 an air-

plane category rating with a single-en-
gine class rating: 

(i) Preflight preparation; 
(ii) Preflight procedures; 
(iii) Airport and seaplane base oper-

ations; 

(iv) Takeoffs, landings, and go- 

arounds; 

(v) Performance maneuvers; 
(vi) Ground reference maneuvers; 
(vii) Navigation; 
(viii) Slow flight and stalls; 
(ix) Emergency operations; 
(x) High-altitude operations; and 
(xi) Postflight procedures. 
(2) For an airplane category rating 

with a multiengine class rating: 

(i) Preflight preparation; 
(ii) Preflight procedures; 
(iii) Airport and seaplane base oper-

ations; 

(iv) Takeoffs, landings, and go- 

arounds; 

(v) Performance maneuvers; 
(vi) Navigation; 
(vii) Slow flight and stalls; 
(viii) Emergency operations; 
(ix) Multiengine operations; 
(x) High-altitude operations; and 
(xi) Postflight procedures. 
(3) For a rotorcraft category rating 

with a helicopter class rating: 

(i) Preflight preparation; 
(ii) Preflight procedures; 
(iii) Airport and heliport operations; 
(iv) Hovering maneuvers; 
(v) Takeoffs, landings, and go- 

arounds; 

(vi) Performance maneuvers; 
(vii) Navigation; 
(viii) Emergency operations; 
(ix) Special operations; and 
(x) Postflight procedures. 
(4) For a rotorcraft category rating 

with a gyroplane class rating: 

(i) Preflight preparation; 
(ii) Preflight procedures; 
(iii) Airport operations; 
(iv) Takeoffs, landings, and go- 

arounds; 

(v) Performance maneuvers; 
(vi) Ground reference maneuvers; 
(vii) Navigation; 
(viii) Flight at slow airspeeds; 
(ix) Emergency operations; and 
(x) Postflight procedures. 
(5) For a powered-lift category rat-

ing: 

(i) Preflight preparation; 
(ii) Preflight procedures; 
(iii) Airport and heliport operations; 
(iv) Hovering maneuvers; 
(v) Takeoffs, landings, and go- 

arounds; 

(vi) Performance maneuvers; 
(vii) Navigation; 
(viii) Slow flight and stalls; 
(ix) Emergency operations; 
(x) High-altitude operations; 
(xi) Special operations; and 
(xii) Postflight procedures. 
(6) For a glider category rating: 
(i) Preflight preparation; 
(ii) Preflight procedures; 
(iii) Airport and gliderport oper-

ations; 

(iv) Launches and landings; 
(v) Performance speeds; 
(vi) Soaring techniques; 
(vii) Performance maneuvers; 
(viii) Navigation; 
(ix) Slow flight and stalls; 
(x) Emergency operations; and 
(xi) Postflight procedures. 
(7) For a lighter-than-air category 

rating with an airship class rating: 

(i) Fundamentals of instructing; 
(ii) Technical subjects; 
(iii) Preflight preparation; 
(iv) Preflight lesson on a maneuver 

to be performed in flight; 

(v) Preflight procedures; 
(vi) Airport operations; 
(vii) Takeoffs, landings, and go- 

arounds; 

(viii) Performance maneuvers; 
(ix) Navigation; 
(x) Emergency operations; and 
(xi) Postflight procedures. 
(8) For a lighter-than-air category 

rating with a balloon class rating: 

(i) Fundamentals of instructing; 
(ii) Technical subjects; 
(iii) Preflight preparation; 
(iv) Preflight lesson on a maneuver 

to be performed in flight; 

(v) Preflight procedures; 
(vi) Airport operations; 
(vii) Launches and landings; 

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