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§ 61.103 

(1) Receiving flight training from a 

person authorized to provide flight 
training on board an airship; and 

(2) No person other than a required 

flight crewmember is carried on the 
aircraft. 

(g) A person who holds a recreational 

pilot certificate, has logged fewer than 
400 flight hours, and has not logged 
pilot-in-command time in an aircraft 
within the 180 days preceding the flight 
shall not act as pilot in command of an 
aircraft until the pilot receives flight 
training and a logbook endorsement 
from an authorized instructor, and the 
instructor certifies that the person is 
proficient to act as pilot in command 
of the aircraft. This requirement can 
be met in combination with the re-
quirements of §§ 61.56 and 61.57 of this 
part, at the discretion of the author-
ized instructor. 

(h) A recreational pilot certificate 

issued under this subpart carries the 
notation, ‘‘Holder does not meet ICAO 
requirements.’’ 

(i) For the purpose of obtaining addi-

tional certificates or ratings while 
under the supervision of an authorized 
instructor, a recreational pilot may fly 
as the sole occupant of an aircraft: 

(1) For which the pilot does not hold 

an appropriate category or class rat-
ing; 

(2) Within airspace that requires 

communication with air traffic con-
trol; or 

(3) Between sunset and sunrise, pro-

vided the flight or surface visibility is 
at least 5 statute miles. 

(j) In order to fly solo as provided in 

paragraph (i) of this section, the rec-
reational pilot must meet the appro-
priate aeronautical knowledge and 
flight training requirements of § 61.87 
for that aircraft. When operating an 
aircraft under the conditions specified 
in paragraph (i) of this section, the rec-
reational pilot shall carry the logbook 
that has been endorsed for each flight 
by an authorized instructor who: 

(1) Has given the recreational pilot 

training in the make and model of air-
craft in which the solo flight is to be 
made; 

(2) Has found that the recreational 

pilot has met the applicable require-
ments of § 61.87; and 

(3) Has found that the recreational 

pilot is competent to make solo flights 
in accordance with the logbook en-
dorsement. 

(k) A recreational pilot may act as 

pilot in command of an aircraft with-
out holding a medical certificate issued 
under part 67 of this chapter provided 
the pilot holds a valid U.S. driver’s li-
cense, meets the requirements of 
§ 61.23(c)(3), and the operation is con-
ducted consistent with this section and 
the conditions of § 61.113(i). Where the 
requirements of this section conflict 
with § 61.113(i), a recreational pilot 
must comply with this section. 

[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997, as 
amended by Amdt. 61–110, 69 FR 44868, July 
27, 2004; Amdt. 61–124, 74 FR 42558, Aug. 21, 
2009; Docket FAA–2016–9157, Amdt. 61–140, 82 
FR 3165, Jan. 11, 2017] 

Subpart E—Private Pilots 

§ 61.102

Applicability. 

This subpart prescribes the require-

ments for the issuance of private pilot 
certificates and ratings, the conditions 
under which those certificates and rat-
ings are necessary, and the general op-
erating rules for persons who hold 
those certificates and ratings. 

§ 61.103

Eligibility requirements: Gen-

eral. 

To be eligible for a private pilot cer-

tificate, a person must: 

(a) Be at least 17 years of age for a 

rating in other than a glider or bal-
loon. 

(b) Be at least 16 years of age for a 

rating in a glider or balloon. 

(c) 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. 

(d) Receive a logbook endorsement 

from an authorized instructor who: 

(1) Conducted the training or re-

viewed the person’s home study on the 
aeronautical knowledge areas listed in 
§ 61.105(b) of this part that apply to the 
aircraft rating sought; and 

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