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§ 61.13 

§ 61.7

Obsolete certificates and rat-

ings. 

(a) The holder of a free-balloon pilot 

certificate issued before November 1, 
1973, may not exercise the privileges of 
that certificate. 

(b) The holder of a pilot certificate 

that bears any of the following cat-
egory ratings without an associated 
class rating may not exercise the privi-
leges of that category rating: 

(1) Rotorcraft. 
(2) Lighter-than-air. 
(3) Helicopter. 
(4) Autogyro. 

§ 61.8

Inapplicability of unmanned air-

craft operations. 

Any action conducted pursuant to 

part 107 of this chapter cannot be used 
to meet the requirements of this part. 

[FAA–2020–1067, Amdt. Nos. 61-148, 85 FR 
79825, Dec. 11, 2020] 

§ 61.9

[Reserved] 

§ 61.11

Expired pilot certificates and 

re-issuance. 

(a) No person who holds an expired 

pilot certificate or rating may act as 
pilot in command or as a required pilot 
flight crewmember of an aircraft of the 
same category or class that is listed on 
that expired pilot certificate or rating. 

(b) The following pilot certificates 

and ratings have expired and will not 
be reissued: 

(1) An airline transport pilot certifi-

cate issued before May 1, 1949, or an 
airline transport pilot certificate that 
contains a horsepower limitation. 

(2) A private or commercial pilot cer-

tificate issued before July 1, 1945. 

(3) A pilot certificate with a lighter- 

than-air or free-balloon rating issued 
before July 1, 1945. 

(c) An airline transport pilot certifi-

cate that was issued after April 30, 1949, 
and that bears an expiration date but 
does not contain a horsepower limita-
tion, may have that airline transport 
pilot certificate re-issued without an 
expiration date. 

(d) A private or commercial pilot cer-

tificate that was issued after June 30, 
1945, and that bears an expiration date, 
may have that pilot certificate re-
issued without an expiration date. 

(e) A pilot certificate with a lighter- 

than-air or free-balloon rating that was 
issued after June 30, 1945, and that 
bears an expiration date, may have 
that pilot certificate reissued without 
an expiration date. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2006–26661, 74 FR 42547, Aug. 
21, 2009] 

§ 61.13

Issuance of airman certificates, 

ratings, and authorizations. 

(a) 

Application.  (1) An applicant for 

an airman certificate, rating, or au-
thorization under this part must make 
that application on a form and in a 
manner acceptable to the Adminis-
trator. 

(2) An applicant must show evidence 

that the appropriate fee prescribed in 
appendix A to part 187 of this chapter 
has been paid when that person applies 
for airmen certification services ad-
ministered outside the United States. 

(3) An applicant who is neither a cit-

izen of the United States nor a resident 
alien of the United States may be re-
fused issuance of any U.S. airman cer-
tificate, rating or authorization by the 
Administrator. 

(4) Except as provided in paragraph 

(a)(3) of this section, an applicant who 
satisfactorily accomplishes the train-
ing and certification requirements for 
the certificate, rating, or authorization 
sought is entitled to receive that air-
man certificate, rating, or authoriza-
tion. 

(b) 

Limitations.  (1) An applicant who 

cannot comply with certain areas of 
operation required on the practical test 
because of physical limitations may be 
issued an airman certificate, rating, or 
authorization with the appropriate 
limitation placed on the applicant’s 
airman certificate provided the— 

(i) Applicant is able to meet all other 

certification requirements for the air-
man certificate, rating, or authoriza-
tion sought; 

(ii) Physical limitation has been re-

corded with the FAA on the applicant’s 
medical records; and 

(iii) Administrator determines that 

the applicant’s inability to perform the 
particular area of operation will not 
adversely affect safety. 

(2) A limitation placed on a person’s 

airman certificate may be removed, 
provided that person demonstrates for 

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§ 61.14 

an examiner satisfactory proficiency in 
the area of operation appropriate to 
the airman certificate, rating, or au-
thorization sought. 

(c) 

Additional requirements for Cat-

egory II and Category III pilot authoriza-
tions.  
(1) A Category II or Category III 
pilot authorization is issued by a letter 
of authorization as part of an appli-
cant’s instrument rating or airline 
transport pilot certificate. 

(2) Upon original issue, the author-

ization contains the following limita-
tions: 

(i) For Category II operations, the 

limitation is 1,600 feet RVR and a 150- 
foot decision height; and 

(ii) For Category III operations, each 

initial limitation is specified in the au-
thorization document. 

(3) The limitations on a Category II 

or Category III pilot authorization may 
be removed as follows: 

(i) In the case of Category II limita-

tions, a limitation is removed when the 
holder shows that, since the beginning 
of the sixth preceding month, the hold-
er has made three Category II ILS ap-
proaches with a 150-foot decision 
height to a landing under actual or 
simulated instrument conditions. 

(ii) In the case of Category III limita-

tions, a limitation is removed as speci-
fied in the authorization. 

(4) To meet the experience require-

ments of paragraph (c)(3) of this sec-
tion, and for the practical test required 
by this part for a Category II or a Cat-
egory III pilot authorization, a flight 
simulator or flight training device may 
be used if it is approved by the Admin-
istrator for such use. 

(d) 

Application during suspension or 

revocation. (1) Unless otherwise author-
ized by the Administrator, a person 
whose pilot, flight instructor, or 
ground instructor certificate has been 
suspended may not apply for any cer-
tificate, rating, or authorization dur-
ing the period of suspension. 

(2) Unless otherwise authorized by 

the Administrator, a person whose 
pilot, flight instructor, or ground in-
structor certificate has been revoked 
may not apply for any certificate, rat-

ing, or authorization for 1 year after 
the date of revocation. 

[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 40895, July 30, 1997, as 
amended by Amdt. 61–116, 72 FR 18558, Apr. 
12, 2007; Amdt. 61–132, 78 FR 77572, Dec. 24, 
2013] 

§ 61.14

[Reserved] 

§ 61.15

Offenses involving alcohol or 

drugs. 

(a) A conviction for the violation of 

any Federal or State statute relating 
to the growing, processing, manufac-
ture, sale, disposition, possession, 
transportation, or importation of nar-
cotic drugs, marijuana, or depressant 
or stimulant drugs or substances is 
grounds for: 

(1) Denial of an application for any 

certificate, rating, or authorization 
issued under this part for a period of up 
to 1 year after the date of final convic-
tion; or 

(2) Suspension or revocation of any 

certificate, rating, or authorization 
issued under this part. 

(b) Committing an act prohibited by 

§ 91.17(a) or § 91.19(a) of this chapter is 
grounds for: 

(1) Denial of an application for a cer-

tificate, rating, or authorization issued 
under this part for a period of up to 1 
year after the date of that act; or 

(2) Suspension or revocation of any 

certificate, rating, or authorization 
issued under this part. 

(c) For the purposes of paragraphs 

(d), (e), and (f) of this section, a motor 
vehicle action means: 

(1) A conviction after November 29, 

1990, for the violation of any Federal or 
State statute relating to the operation 
of a motor vehicle while intoxicated by 
alcohol or a drug, while impaired by al-
cohol or a drug, or while under the in-
fluence of alcohol or a drug; 

(2) The cancellation, suspension, or 

revocation of a license to operate a 
motor vehicle after November 29, 1990, 
for a cause related to the operation of 
a motor vehicle while intoxicated by 
alcohol or a drug, while impaired by al-
cohol or a drug, or while under the in-
fluence of alcohol or a drug; or 

(3) The denial after November 29, 

1990, of an application for a license to 

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