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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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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 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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