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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–14 Edition) 

§§ 61.135–61.141 

of aircraft listed on the person’s com-
mercial pilot certificate. 

(2) If a person who applies for a com-

mercial pilot certificate with a balloon 
rating takes a practical test in a bal-
loon with an airborne heater— 

(i) The pilot certificate will contain a 

limitation restricting the exercise of 
the privileges of that certificate to a 
balloon with an airborne heater. 

(ii) The limitation specified in para-

graph (b)(2)(i) of this section may be 
removed when the person obtains the 
required aeronautical experience in a 
gas balloon and receives a logbook en-
dorsement from an authorized instruc-
tor who attests to the person’s accom-
plishment of the required aeronautical 
experience and ability to satisfactorily 
operate a gas balloon. 

(3) If a person who applies for a com-

mercial pilot certificate with a balloon 
rating takes a practical test in a gas 
balloon— 

(i) The pilot certificate will contain a 

limitation restricting the exercise of 
the privileges of that certificate to a 
gas balloon. 

(ii) The limitation specified in para-

graph (b)(3)(i) of this section may be 
removed when the person obtains the 
required aeronautical experience in a 
balloon with an airborne heater and re-
ceives a logbook endorsement from an 
authorized instructor who attests to 
the person’s accomplishment of the re-
quired aeronautical experience and 
ability to satisfactorily operate a bal-
loon with an airborne heater. 

[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997; 
Amdt. 61–103, 62 FR 40905, July 30, 1997] 

§§ 61.135–61.141

[Reserved] 

Subpart G—Airline Transport Pilots 

§ 61.151

Applicability. 

This subpart prescribes the require-

ments for the issuance of airline trans-
port pilot certificates and ratings, the 
conditions under which those certifi-
cates and ratings are necessary, and 
the general operating rules for persons 
who hold those certificates and ratings. 

§ 61.153

Eligibility requirements: Gen-

eral. 

To be eligible for an airline transport 

pilot certificate, a person must: 

(a) Meet the following age require-

ments: 

(1) For an airline transport pilot cer-

tificate obtained under the aero-
nautical experience requirements of 
§§ 61.159, 61.161, or 61.163, be at least 23 
years of age; or 

(2) For an airline transport pilot cer-

tificate obtained under the aero-
nautical experience requirements of 
§ 61.160, be at least 21 years of age. 

(b) Be able to read, speak, write, and 

understand the English language. If the 
applicant is unable to meet one of 
these requirements due to medical rea-
sons, then the Administrator may 
place such operating limitations on 
that applicant’s pilot certificate as are 
necessary for the safe operation of the 
aircraft; 

(c) Be of good moral character; 
(d) Meet at least one of the following 

requirements: 

(1) Holds a commercial pilot certifi-

cate with an instrument rating issued 
under this part; 

(2) Meet the military experience re-

quirements under § 61.73 of this part to 
qualify for a commercial pilot certifi-
cate, and an instrument rating if the 
person is a rated military pilot or 
former rated military pilot of an 
Armed Force of the United States; or 

(3) Holds either a foreign airline 

transport pilot license with instrument 
privileges, or a foreign commercial 
pilot license with an instrument rat-
ing, that— 

(i) Was issued by a contracting State 

to the Convention on International 
Civil Aviation; and 

(ii) Contains no geographical limita-

tions. 

(e) After July 31, 2014, for an airline 

transport pilot certificate with an air-
plane category multiengine class rat-
ing or an airline transport pilot certifi-
cate obtained concurrently with an air-
plane type rating, receive a graduation 
certificate from an authorized training 
provider certifying completion of the 
airline transport pilot certification 
training program specified in § 61.156 
before applying for the knowledge test 
required by paragraph (g) of this sec-
tion; 

(f) Meet the aeronautical experience 

requirements of this subpart that apply 

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