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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 61.153 

(ii) 

For a balloon—(A) Give flight and 

ground training in a balloon for the 
issuance of a certificate or rating; 

(B) Give an endorsement for a pilot 

certificate with a balloon rating; 

(C) Endorse a pilot’s logbook for solo 

operating privileges in a balloon; and 

(D) Give ground and flight training 

and endorsements that are required for 
a flight review, an operating privilege, 
or recency-of-experience requirements 
of this part. 

(b) 

Limitations.  (1) A person who ap-

plies for a commercial pilot certificate 
with an airplane category or powered- 
lift category rating and does not hold 
an instrument rating in the same cat-
egory and class will be issued a com-
mercial pilot certificate that contains 
the limitation, ‘‘The carriage of pas-
sengers for hire in (airplanes) (pow-
ered-lifts) on cross-country flights in 
excess of 50 nautical miles or at night 
is prohibited.’’ The limitation may be 
removed when the person satisfactorily 
accomplishes the requirements listed 
in § 61.65 of this part for an instrument 
rating in the same category and class 
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; Dock-
et FAA–2010–1127, Amdt. 61–135, 81 FR 1306, 
Jan. 12, 2016] 

§§ 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 

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