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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 61.113 

may have the ‘‘Night flying prohib-
ited’’ limitation removed if the per-
son— 

(i) Accomplishes the appropriate 

night flight training requirements of 
this subpart; and 

(ii) Presents to an examiner a log-

book or training record endorsement 
from an authorized instructor that 
verifies accomplishment of the appro-
priate night flight training require-
ments of this subpart. 

(c) A person who does not meet the 

night flying requirements in 
§ 61.109(d)(2), (i)(2), or (j)(2) may be 
issued a private pilot certificate with 
the limitation ‘‘Night flying prohib-
ited.’’ This limitation may be removed 
by an examiner if the holder complies 
with the requirements of § 61.109(d)(2), 
(i)(2), or (j)(2), as appropriate. 

[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997; 
Amdt. 61–103, 62 FR 40904, July 30, 1997; 
Amdt. 61–110, 69 FR 44869, July 27, 2004] 

§ 61.111

Cross-country flights: Pilots 

based on small islands. 

(a) Except as provided in paragraph 

(b) of this section, an applicant located 
on an island from which the cross- 
country flight training required in 
§ 61.109 of this part cannot be accom-
plished without flying over water for 
more than 10 nautical miles from the 
nearest shoreline need not comply with 
the requirements of that section. 

(b) If other airports that permit civil 

operations are available to which a 
flight may be made without flying over 
water for more than 10 nautical miles 
from the nearest shoreline, the appli-
cant must show completion of two 
round-trip solo flights between those 
two airports that are farthest apart, in-
cluding a landing at each airport on 
both flights. 

(c) An applicant who complies with 

paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) of this 
section, and meets all requirements for 
the issuance of a private pilot certifi-
cate, except the cross-country training 
requirements of § 61.109 of this part, 
will be issued a pilot certificate with 
an endorsement containing the fol-
lowing limitation, ‘‘Passenger carrying 
prohibited on flights more than 10 nau-
tical miles from (the appropriate is-
land).’’ The limitation may be subse-
quently amended to include another is-

land if the applicant complies with the 
requirements of paragraph (b) of this 
section for another island. 

(d) Upon meeting the cross-country 

training requirements of § 61.109 of this 
part, the applicant may have the limi-
tation in paragraph (c) of this section 
removed. 

[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997; 
Amdt. 61–103, 62 FR 40904, July 30, 1997] 

§ 61.113

Private pilot privileges and 

limitations: Pilot in command. 

(a) Except as provided in paragraphs 

(b) through (h) of this section, no per-
son who holds a private pilot certifi-
cate may act as pilot in command of an 
aircraft that is carrying passengers or 
property for compensation or hire; nor 
may that person, for compensation or 
hire, act as pilot in command of an air-
craft. 

(b) A private pilot may, for com-

pensation or hire, act as pilot in com-
mand of an aircraft in connection with 
any business or employment if: 

(1) The flight is only incidental to 

that business or employment; and 

(2) The aircraft does not carry pas-

sengers or property for compensation 
or hire. 

(c) A private pilot may not pay less 

than the pro rata share of the oper-
ating expenses of a flight with pas-
sengers, provided the expenses involve 
only fuel, oil, airport expenditures, or 
rental fees. 

(d) A private pilot may act as pilot in 

command of a charitable, nonprofit, or 
community event flight described in 
§ 91.146, if the sponsor and pilot comply 
with the requirements of § 91.146. 

(e) A private pilot may be reimbursed 

for aircraft operating expenses that are 
directly related to search and location 
operations, provided the expenses in-
volve only fuel, oil, airport expendi-
tures, or rental fees, and the operation 
is sanctioned and under the direction 
and control of: 

(1) A local, State, or Federal agency; 

or 

(2) An organization that conducts 

search and location operations. 

(f) A private pilot who is an aircraft 

salesman and who has at least 200 
hours of logged flight time may dem-
onstrate an aircraft in flight to a pro-
spective buyer. 

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