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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition)
§ 61.25
If you hold
And on the
date of
examination
for your most
recent med-
ical certificate
you were
And you are conducting an operation
requiring
Then your medical certificate expires, for that
operation, at the end of the last day of the
(ii) Age 40 or
older.
a recreational pilot certificate, a private pilot
certificate, a flight instructor certificate
(when acting as pilot in command or a re-
quired pilot flight crewmember in operations
other than glider or balloon), a student pilot
certificate, or a sport pilot certificate (when
not using a U.S. driver’s license as medical
qualification).
24th month after the month of the date of ex-
amination shown on the medical certificate.
[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997; Amdt. 61–103, 62 FR 40895, July 30, 1997; Amdt. 61–
110, 69 FR 44864, July 27, 2004, as amended by Amdt. 61–121, 73 FR 43064, July 24, 2008; Amdt.
61–121, 73 FR 48125, Aug. 18, 2008; Amdt. 61–123, 74 FR 34234, July 15, 2009; Amdt. 61–124, 74 FR
42547, Aug. 21, 2009; Amdt. 61–129, 76 FR 78143, Dec. 16, 2011; Amdt. 61–129A, 77 FR 61721, Oct.
11, 2012; Amdt. 61–130, 78 FR 42372, July 15, 2013; Docket FAA–2016–9157, Amdt. 61–140, 82 FR
3164, Jan. 11, 2017; Docket No. FAA–2021–1040, Amdt. Nos. 61–152, 87 FR 71236, Nov. 22, 2022;
Docket No. FAA–2021–1040; Amdt. Nos. 61–152, 87 FR 71237, Nov. 22, 2022]
§ 61.25
Change of name.
(a) An application to change the
name on a certificate issued under this
part must be accompanied by the appli-
cant’s:
(1) Airman certificate; and
(2) A copy of the marriage license,
court order, or other document
verifying the name change.
(b) The documents in paragraph (a) of
this section will be returned to the ap-
plicant after inspection.
[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997, as
amended by Amdt. 61–124, 74 FR 42548, Aug.
21, 2009]
§ 61.27
Voluntary surrender or ex-
change of certificate.
(a) The holder of a certificate issued
under this part may voluntarily sur-
render it for:
(1) Cancellation;
(2) Issuance of a lower grade certifi-
cate; or
(3) Another certificate with specific
ratings deleted.
(b) Any request made under para-
graph (a) of this section must include
the following signed statement or its
equivalent: ‘‘This request is made for
my own reasons, with full knowledge
that my (insert name of certificate or
rating, as appropriate) may not be re-
issued to me unless I again pass the
tests prescribed for its issuance.’’
§ 61.29
Replacement of a lost or de-
stroyed airman or medical certifi-
cate or knowledge test report.
(a) A request for the replacement of a
lost or destroyed airman certificate
issued under this part must be made:
(1) By letter to the Department of
Transportation, FAA, Airmen Certifi-
cation Branch, P.O. Box 25082, Okla-
homa City, OK 73125, and must be ac-
companied by a check or money order
for the appropriate fee payable to the
FAA; or
(2) In any other manner and form ap-
proved by the Administrator including
a request online to Airmen Services at
http://www.faa.gov, and must be accom-
panied by acceptable form of payment
for the appropriate fee.
(b) A request for the replacement of a
lost or destroyed medical certificate
must be made:
(1) By letter to the Department of
Transportation, FAA, Aerospace Med-
ical Certification Division, P.O. Box
26200, Oklahoma City, OK 73125, and
must be accompanied by a check or
money order for the appropriate fee
payable to the FAA; or
(2) In any other manner and form ap-
proved by the Administrator and must
be accompanied by acceptable form of
payment for the appropriate fee.
(c) A request for the replacement of a
lost or destroyed knowledge test report
must be made:
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§ 61.31
(1) By letter to the Department of
Transportation, FAA, Airmen Certifi-
cation Branch, P.O. Box 25082, Okla-
homa City, OK 73125, and must be ac-
companied by a check or money order
for the appropriate fee payable to the
FAA; or
(2) In any other manner and form ap-
proved by the Administrator and must
be accompanied by acceptable form of
payment for the appropriate fee.
(d) The letter requesting replacement
of a lost or destroyed airman certifi-
cate, medical certificate, or knowledge
test report must state:
(1) The name of the person;
(2) The permanent mailing address
(including ZIP code), or if the perma-
nent mailing address includes a post of-
fice box number, then the person’s cur-
rent residential address;
(3) The certificate holder’s date and
place of birth; and
(4) Any information regarding the—
(i) Grade, number, and date of
issuance of the airman certificate and
ratings, if appropriate;
(ii) Class of medical certificate, the
place and date of the medical exam,
name of the Airman Medical Examiner
(AME), and the circumstances con-
cerning the loss of the original medical
certificate, as appropriate; and
(iii) Date the knowledge test was
taken, if appropriate.
(e) A person who has lost an airman
certificate, medical certificate, or
knowledge test report may obtain, in a
form or manner approved by the Ad-
ministrator, a document conveying
temporary authority to exercise cer-
tificate privileges from the FAA
Aeromedical Certification Branch or
the Airman Certification Branch, as
appropriate, and the:
(1) Document may be carried as an
airman certificate, medical certificate,
or knowledge test report, as appro-
priate, for up to 60 days pending the
person’s receipt of a duplicate under
paragraph (a), (b), or (c) of this section,
unless the person has been notified
that the certificate has been suspended
or revoked.
(2) Request for such a document must
include the date on which a duplicate
certificate or knowledge test report
was previously requested.
[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997;
Amdt. 61–103, 62 FR 40896, July 30, 1997;
Amdt. 61–121, 73 FR 43065, July 24, 2008;
Amdt. 61–124, 74 FR 42548, Aug. 21, 2009;
Amdt. 61–131, 78 FR 56828, Sept. 16, 2013]
§ 61.31
Type rating requirements, addi-
tional training, and authorization
requirements.
(a)
Type ratings required. A person
who acts as a pilot in command of any
of the following aircraft must hold a
type rating for that aircraft:
(1) Large aircraft (except lighter-
than-air).
(2) Turbojet-powered airplanes.
(3) Other aircraft specified by the Ad-
ministrator through aircraft type cer-
tificate procedures.
(b)
Authorization in lieu of a type rat-
ing. A person may be authorized to op-
erate without a type rating for up to 60
days an aircraft requiring a type rat-
ing, provided—
(1) The Administrator has authorized
the flight or series of flights;
(2) The Administrator has deter-
mined that an equivalent level of safe-
ty can be achieved through the oper-
ating limitations on the authorization;
(3) The person shows that compliance
with paragraph (a) of this section is
impracticable for the flight or series of
flights; and
(4) The flight—
(i) Involves only a ferry flight, train-
ing flight, test flight, or practical test
for a pilot certificate or rating;
(ii) Is within the United States;
(iii) Does not involve operations for
compensation or hire unless the com-
pensation or hire involves payment for
the use of the aircraft for training or
taking a practical test; and
(iv) Involves only the carriage of
flight crewmembers considered essen-
tial for the flight.
(5) If the flight or series of flights
cannot be accomplished within the
time limit of the authorization, the
Administrator may authorize an addi-
tional period of up to 60 days to accom-
plish the flight or series of flights.
(c)
Aircraft category, class, and type
ratings: Limitations on the carriage of
persons, or operating for compensation or
hire. Unless a person holds a category,
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