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§ 61.43

(1) As a flightcrew member by a part

119 certificate holder conducting oper-
ations under parts 125 or 135 of this
chapter at the time of the practical
test and has satisfactorily accom-
plished that operator’s approved pilot-
in-command training or checking pro-
gram; or

(2) By the U.S. Armed Forces as a

flight crewmember in U.S. military air
transport operations at the time of the
practical test and has completed the
pilot in command aircraft qualification
training program that is appropriate to
the pilot certificate and rating sought.

(d) In addition to the requirements in

paragraph (a) of this section, to be eli-
gible for a practical test for an airline
transport pilot certificate with an air-
plane category multiengine class rat-
ing or airline transport pilot certifi-
cate obtained concurrently with a mul-
tiengine airplane type rating, an appli-
cant must:

(1) If the applicant passed the knowl-

edge test after July 31, 2014, present the
graduation certificate for the airline
transport pilot certification training
program in § 61.156, at the time of appli-
cation for the practical test;

(2) If applying for the practical test

under the aeronautical experience re-
quirements of § 61.160(a), the applicant
must present the documents required
by that section to substantiate eligi-
bility; and

(3) If applying for the practical test

under the aeronautical experience re-
quirements of § 61.160(b), (c), or (d), the
applicant must present an official tran-
script and certifying document from an
institution of higher education that
holds a letter of authorization from the
Administrator under § 61.169.

(e) A person is not required to com-

ply with the provisions of paragraph
(a)(6) of this section if that person:

(1) Holds a foreign pilot license issued

by a contracting State to the Conven-
tion on International Civil Aviation
that authorizes at least the privileges
of the pilot certificate sought;

(2) Is only applying for a type rating;

(3) Is applying for an airline trans-

port pilot certificate or an additional
rating to an airline transport pilot cer-
tificate in an aircraft that does not re-

quire an aircraft type rating practical
test.

(f) If all increments of the practical

test for a certificate or rating are not
completed on the same date, then all
the remaining increments of the test
must be completed within 2 calendar
months after the month the applicant
began the test.

(g) If all increments of the practical

test for a certificate or rating are not
completed within 2 calendar months
after the month the applicant began
the test, the applicant must retake the
entire practical test.

[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997;
Amdt. 61–103, 62 FR 40897, July 30, 1997, as
amended by Amdt. 61–104, 63 FR 20286, Apr.
23, 1998; Amdt. 61–124, 74 FR 42548, Aug. 21,
2009; Amdt. 61–130, 78 FR 42373, July 15, 2013;
Amdt. 61–130B, 78 FR 77573, Dec. 24, 2013;
Amdt. 61–142, 83 FR 30726, June 27, 2018;
Amdt. 61–149, 86 FR 62087, Nov. 9, 2021]

§ 61.41

Flight training received from

flight instructors not certificated by
the FAA.

(a) A person may credit flight train-

ing toward the requirements of a pilot
certificate or rating issued under this
part, if that person received the train-
ing from:

(1) A flight instructor of an Armed

Force in a program for training mili-
tary pilots of either—

(i) The United States; or
(ii) A foreign contracting State to

the Convention on International Civil
Aviation.

(2) A flight instructor who is author-

ized to give such training by the licens-
ing authority of a foreign contracting
State to the Convention on Inter-
national Civil Aviation, and the flight
training is given outside the United
States.

(b) A flight instructor described in

paragraph (a) of this section is only au-
thorized to give endorsements to show
training given.

§ 61.43

Practical tests: General proce-

dures.

(a) Completion of the practical test

for a certificate or rating consists of—

(1) Performing the tasks specified in

the areas of operation for the airman
certificate or rating sought;

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§ 61.45

(2) Demonstrating mastery of the air-

craft by performing each task success-
fully;

(3) Demonstrating proficiency and

competency within the approved stand-
ards; and

(4) Demonstrating sound judgment.
(b) The pilot flight crew complement

required during the practical test is
based on one of the following require-
ments that applies to the aircraft being
used on the practical test:

(1) If the aircraft’s FAA-approved

flight manual requires the pilot flight
crew complement be a single pilot,
then the applicant must demonstrate
single pilot proficiency on the prac-
tical test.

(2) If the aircraft’s type certification

data sheet requires the pilot flight
crew complement be a single pilot,
then the applicant must demonstrate
single pilot proficiency on the prac-
tical test.

(3) If the FAA Flight Standardization

Board report, FAA-approved aircraft
flight manual, or aircraft type certifi-
cation data sheet allows the pilot
flight crew complement to be either a
single pilot, or a pilot and a copilot,
then the applicant may demonstrate
single pilot proficiency or have a copi-
lot on the practical test. If the appli-
cant performs the practical test with a
copilot, the limitation of ‘‘Second in
Command Required’’ will be placed on
the applicant’s pilot certificate. The
limitation may be removed if the appli-
cant passes the practical test by dem-
onstrating single-pilot proficiency in
the aircraft in which single-pilot privi-
leges are sought.

operation, that applicant fails the
practical test.

(d) An applicant is not eligible for a

certificate or rating sought until all
the areas of operation are passed.

(e) The examiner or the applicant

may discontinue a practical test at any
time:

(1) When the applicant fails one or

more of the areas of operation; or

(2) Due to inclement weather condi-

tions, aircraft airworthiness, or any
other safety-of-flight concern.

(f) If a practical test is discontinued,

the applicant is entitled credit for

those areas of operation that were
passed, but only if the applicant:

(1) Passes the remainder of the prac-

tical test within the 60-day period after
the date the practical test was discon-
tinued;

(2) Presents to the examiner for the

retest the original notice of dis-
approval form or the letter of dis-
continuance form, as appropriate;

(3) Satisfactorily accomplishes any

additional training needed and obtains
the appropriate instructor endorse-
ments, if additional training is re-
quired; and

(4) Presents to the examiner for the

retest a properly completed and signed
application.

[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997, as
amended by Amdt. 61–124, 74 FR 42549, Aug.
21, 2009; Amdt. 61–142, 83 FR 30276, June 27,
2018]

§ 61.45

Practical tests: Required air-

craft and equipment.

(a)

General. Except as provided in

paragraph (a)(2) of this section or when
permitted to accomplish the entire
flight increment of the practical test
in a flight simulator or a flight train-
ing device, an applicant for a certifi-
cate or rating issued under this part
must furnish:

(1) An aircraft of U.S. registry for

each required test that—

(i) Is of the category, class, and type,

if applicable, for which the applicant is
applying for a certificate or rating; and

(ii) Has a standard airworthiness cer-

tificate or special airworthiness certifi-
cate in the limited, primary, or light-
sport category.

(2) At the discretion of the examiner

who administers the practical test, the
applicant may furnish—

(i) An aircraft that has an airworthi-

ness certificate other than a standard
airworthiness certificate or special air-
worthiness certificate in the limited,
primary, or light-sport category, but
that otherwise meets the requirements
of paragraph (a)(1) of this section;

(ii) An aircraft of the same category,

class, and type, if applicable, of foreign
registry that is properly certificated by
the country of registry; or

(iii) A military aircraft of the same

category, class, and type, if aircraft
class and type are appropriate, for