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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition) 

§ 61.165 

(iii) Training in a flight simulator or 

flight training device must be accom-
plished in a flight simulator or flight 
training device that represents a pow-
ered-lift. 

(b) Not more than 100 hours of the 

total aeronautical experience require-
ments of paragraph (a) of this section 
may be obtained in a flight simulator 
or flight training device that rep-
resents a powered-lift, provided the 
aeronautical experience was obtained 
in an approved course conducted by a 
training center certificated under part 
142 of this chapter. 

[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997; 
Amdt. 61–103, 62 FR 40906, July 30, 1997; 
Amdt. 61–104, 63 FR 20289, Apr. 23, 1998] 

§ 61.165

Additional aircraft category 

and class ratings. 

(a) 

Rotorcraft category and helicopter 

class rating. A person applying for an 
airline transport certificate with a 
rotorcraft category and helicopter 
class rating who holds an airline trans-
port pilot certificate with another air-
craft category rating must: 

(1) Meet the eligibility requirements 

of § 61.153 of this part; 

(2) Pass a knowledge test on the aero-

nautical knowledge areas of § 61.155(c) 
of this part; 

(3) Comply with the requirements in 

§ 61.157(b) of this part, if appropriate; 

(4) Meet the applicable aeronautical 

experience requirements of § 61.161 of 
this part; and 

(5) Pass the practical test on the 

areas of operation of § 61.157(e)(4) of 
this part. 

(b) 

Airplane category rating with a sin-

gle-engine class rating. A person apply-
ing for an airline transport certificate 
with an airplane category and single- 
engine class rating who holds an air-
line transport pilot certificate with an-
other aircraft category rating must: 

(1) Meet the eligibility requirements 

of § 61.153 of this part; 

(2) Pass a knowledge test on the aero-

nautical knowledge areas of § 61.155(c) 
of this part; 

(3) Comply with the requirements in 

§ 61.157(b) of this part, if appropriate; 

(4) Meet the applicable aeronautical 

experience requirements of § 61.159 of 
this part; and 

(5) Pass the practical test on the 

areas of operation of § 61.157(e)(1) of 
this part. 

(c) 

Airplane category rating with a mul-

tiengine class rating. A person applying 
for an airline transport certificate with 
an airplane category and multiengine 
class rating who holds an airline trans-
port certificate with another aircraft 
category rating must: 

(1) Meet the eligibility requirements 

of § 61.153 of this part; 

(2) Successfully complete the airline 

transport pilot certification training 
program specified in § 61.156; 

(3) Pass a knowledge test for an air-

plane category multiengine class rat-
ing or type rating on the aeronautical 
knowledge areas of § 61.155(c); 

(4) Comply with the requirements in 

§ 61.157(b) of this part, if appropriate; 

(5) Meet the aeronautical experience 

requirements of § 61.159 or § 61.160; and 

(6) Pass the practical test on the 

areas of operation of § 61.157(e)(2) of 
this part. 

(d) 

Powered-lift category. A person ap-

plying for an airline transport pilot 
certificate with a powered-lift category 
rating who holds an airline transport 
certificate with another aircraft cat-
egory rating must: 

(1) Meet the eligibility requirements 

of § 61.153 of this part; 

(2) Pass a required knowledge test on 

the aeronautical knowledge areas of 
§ 61.155(c) of this part; 

(3) Comply with the requirements in 

§ 61.157(b) of this part, if appropriate; 

(4) Meet the applicable aeronautical 

experience requirements of § 61.163 of 
this part; and 

(5) Pass the required practical test on 

the areas of operation of § 61.157(e)(3) of 
this part. 

(e) 

Additional class rating within the 

same aircraft category. Except as pro-
vided in paragraph (f) of this section, a 
person applying for an airline trans-
port pilot certificate with an addi-
tional class rating who holds an airline 
transport certificate in the same air-
craft category must— 

(1) Meet the eligibility requirements 

of § 61.153, except paragraph (g) of that 
section; 

(2) Comply with the requirements in 

§ 61.157(b) of this part, if applicable; 

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(3) Meet the applicable aeronautical 

experience requirements of subpart G 
of this part; and 

(4) Pass a practical test on the areas 

of operation of § 61.157(e) appropriate to 
the aircraft rating sought. 

(f) 

Adding a multiengine class rating to 

an airline transport pilot certificate with 
a single engine class rating. 
A person ap-
plying to add a multiengine class rat-
ing, or a multiengine class rating con-
currently with a multiengine airplane 
type rating, to an airline transport 
pilot certificate with an airplane cat-
egory single engine class rating must— 

(1) Meet the eligibility requirements 

of § 61.153; 

(2) Pass a required knowledge test on 

the aeronautical knowledge areas of 
§ 61.155(c), as applicable to multiengine 
airplanes; 

(3) Comply with the requirements in 

§ 61.157(b), if applicable; 

(4) Meet the applicable aeronautical 

experience requirements of § 61.159; and 

(5) Pass a practical test on the areas 

of operation of § 61.157(e)(2). 

(g) 

Category class ratings for the oper-

ation of aircraft with experimental certifi-
cates.  
Notwithstanding the provisions 
of paragraphs (a) through (f) of this 
section, a person holding an airline 
transport certificate may apply for a 
category and class rating limited to a 
specific make and model of experi-
mental aircraft, provided— 

(1) The person has logged at least 5 

hours flight time while acting as pilot 
in command in the same category, 
class, make, and model of aircraft that 
has been issued an experimental cer-
tificate; 

(2) The person has received a logbook 

endorsement from an authorized in-
structor who has determined that he or 
she is proficient to act as pilot in com-
mand of the same category, class, 
make, and model of aircraft for which 
application is made; and 

(3) The flight time specified in para-

graph (g)(1) of this section must be 
logged between September 1, 2004 and 
August 31, 2005. 

[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997; 
Amdt. 61–103, 62 FR 40906, July 30, 1997, as 
amended by Amdt. 61–110, 69 FR 44869, July 
27, 2004; Amdt. 61–130, 78 FR 42376, July 15, 
2013; Amdt. 61–130B, 78 FR 77574, Dec. 24, 2013; 
Amdt. 61–130C, 81 FR 2, Jan. 4, 2016] 

§ 61.167

Airline transport pilot privi-

leges and limitations. 

(a) 

Privileges.  (1) A person who holds 

an airline transport pilot certificate is 
entitled to the same privileges as a 
person who holds a commercial pilot 
certificate with an instrument rating. 

(2) A person who holds an airline 

transport pilot certificate and has met 
the aeronautical experience require-
ments of § 61.159 or § 61.161, and the age 
requirements of § 61.153(a)(1) of this 
part may instruct— 

(i) Other pilots in air transportation 

service in aircraft of the category, 
class, and type, as applicable, for which 
the airline transport pilot is rated and 
endorse the logbook or other training 
record of the person to whom training 
has been given; 

(ii) In flight simulators, and flight 

training devices representing the air-
craft referenced in paragraph (a)(2)(i) 
of this section, when instructing under 
the provisions of this section and en-
dorse the logbook or other training 
record of the person to whom training 
has been given; 

(iii) Only as provided in this section, 

except that an airline transport pilot 
who also holds a flight instructor cer-
tificate can exercise the instructor 
privileges under subpart H of this part 
for which he or she is rated; and 

(iv) In an aircraft, only if the aircraft 

has functioning dual controls, when in-
structing under the provisions of this 
section. 

(3) Excluding briefings and 

debriefings, an airline transport pilot 
may not instruct in aircraft, flight 
simulators, and flight training devices 
under this section— 

(i) For more than 8 hours in any 24- 

consecutive-hour period; or 

(ii) For more than 36 hours in any 7- 

consecutive-day period. 

(4) An airline transport pilot may not 

instruct in Category II or Category III 
operations unless he or she has been 
trained and successfully tested under 
Category II or Category III operations, 
as applicable. 

(b) 

Limitations. A person who holds an 

airline transport pilot certificate and 
has not satisfied the age requirement 
of § 61.153(a)(1) and the aeronautical ex-
perience requirements of § 61.159 may 
not: 

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