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§ 61.53 

State to the Convention on Inter-
national Civil Aviation Organization; 

(3) A military aircraft under the di-

rect operational control of the U.S. 
Armed Forces; or 

(4) A public aircraft under the direct 

operational control of a Federal, State, 
county, or municipal law enforcement 
agency, if the flight time was acquired 
by the pilot while engaged on an offi-
cial law enforcement flight for a Fed-
eral, State, County, or Municipal law 
enforcement agency. 

(k) 

Logging night vision goggle time. (1) 

A person may log night vision goggle 
time only for the time the person uses 
night vision goggles as the primary vis-
ual reference of the surface and oper-
ates: 

(i) An aircraft during a night vision 

goggle operation; or 

(ii) A full flight simulator or flight 

training device with the lighting sys-
tem adjusted to represent the period 
beginning 1 hour after sunset and end-
ing 1 hour before sunrise. 

(2) An authorized instructor may log 

night vision goggle time when that per-
son conducts training using night vi-
sion goggles as the primary visual ref-
erence of the surface and operates: 

(i) An aircraft during a night goggle 

operation; or 

(ii) A full flight simulator or flight 

training device with the lighting sys-
tem adjusted to represent the period 
beginning 1 hour after sunset and end-
ing 1 hour before sunrise. 

(3) To log night vision goggle time to 

meet the recent night vision goggle ex-
perience requirements under § 61.57(f), a 
person must log the information re-
quired under § 61.51(b). 

[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997; 
Amdt. 61–103, 62 FR 40897, July 30, 1997; 
Amdt. 61–104, 63 FR 20286, Apr. 23, 1998; Amdt. 
61–110, 69 FR 44865, July 27, 2004; Amdt. 61– 
124, 74 FR 42549, Aug. 21, 2009; Amdt. 61–128, 76 
FR 54105, Aug. 31, 2011; Amdt. 61–142, 83 FR 
30277, June 27, 2018] 

§ 61.52

Use of aeronautical experience 

obtained in ultralight vehicles. 

(a) Before January 31, 2012, a person 

may use aeronautical experience ob-
tained in an ultralight vehicle to meet 
the requirements for the following cer-
tificates and ratings issued under this 
part: 

(1) A sport pilot certificate. 

(2) A flight instructor certificate 

with a sport pilot rating; 

(3) A private pilot certificate with a 

weight-shift-control or powered para-
chute category rating. 

(b) Before January 31, 2012, a person 

may use aeronautical experience ob-
tained in an ultralight vehicle to meet 
the provisions of § 61.69. 

(c) A person using aeronautical expe-

rience obtained in an ultralight vehicle 
to meet the requirements for a certifi-
cate or rating specified in paragraph 
(a) of this section or the requirements 
of paragraph (b) of this section must— 

(1) Have been a registered ultralight 

pilot with an FAA-recognized ultra-
light organization when that aero-
nautical experience was obtained; 

(2) Document and log that aero-

nautical experience in accordance with 
the provisions for logging aeronautical 
experience specified by an FAA-recog-
nized ultralight organization and in ac-
cordance with the provisions for log-
ging pilot time in aircraft as specified 
in § 61.51; 

(3) Obtain the aeronautical experi-

ence in a category and class of vehicle 
corresponding to the rating or privilege 
sought; and 

(4) Provide the FAA with a certified 

copy of his or her ultralight pilot 
records from an FAA-recognized ultra-
light organization, that — 

(i) Document that he or she is a reg-

istered ultralight pilot with that FAA- 
recognized ultralight organization; and 

(ii) Indicate that he or she is recog-

nized to operate the category and class 
of aircraft for which sport pilot privi-
leges are sought. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2001–11133, 69 FR 44865, July 
27, 2004, as amended by Amdt. 61–125, 75 FR 
5220, Feb. 1, 2010] 

§ 61.53

Prohibition on operations dur-

ing medical deficiency. 

(a) 

Operations that require a medical 

certificate.  Except as provided for in 
paragraph (b) of this section, no person 
who holds a medical certificate issued 
under part 67 of this chapter may act 
as pilot in command, or in any other 
capacity as a required pilot flight 
crewmember, while that person: 

(1) Knows or has reason to know of 

any medical condition that would 

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§ 61.55 

make the person unable to meet the re-
quirements for the medical certificate 
necessary for the pilot operation; or 

(2) Is taking medication or receiving 

other treatment for a medical condi-
tion that results in the person being 
unable to meet the requirements for 
the medical certificate necessary for 
the pilot operation. 

(b) 

Operations that do not require a 

medical certificate. For operations pro-
vided for in § 61.23(b) of this part, a per-
son shall not act as pilot in command, 
or in any other capacity as a required 
pilot flight crewmember, while that 
person knows or has reason to know of 
any medical condition that would 
make the person unable to operate the 
aircraft in a safe manner. 

(c) 

Operations requiring a medical cer-

tificate or a U.S. driver’s license. For op-
erations provided for in § 61.23(c), a per-
son must meet the provisions of— 

(1) Paragraph (a) of this section if 

that person holds a medical certificate 
issued under part 67 of this chapter and 
does not hold a U.S. driver’s license. 

(2) Paragraph (b) of this section if 

that person holds a U.S. driver’s li-
cense. 

[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997, as 
amended by Amdt. 61–110, 69 FR 44866, July 
27, 2004; Amdt. 61–124, 74 FR 42550, Aug. 21, 
2009] 

§ 61.55

Second-in-command qualifica-

tions. 

(a) A person may serve as a second- 

in-command of an aircraft type certifi-
cated for more than one required pilot 
flight crewmember or in operations re-
quiring a second-in-command pilot 
flight crewmember only if that person 
holds: 

(1) At least a private pilot certificate 

with the appropriate category and 
class rating; and 

(2) An instrument rating or privilege 

that applies to the aircraft being flown 
if the flight is under IFR; and 

(3) At least a pilot type rating for the 

aircraft being flown unless the flight 
will be conducted as domestic flight 
operations within the United States 
airspace. 

(b) Except as provided in paragraph 

(e) of this section, no person may serve 
as a second-in-command of an aircraft 
type certificated for more than one re-

quired pilot flight crewmember or in 
operations requiring a second-in-com-
mand unless that person has within the 
previous 12 calendar months: 

(1) Become familiar with the fol-

lowing information for the specific 
type aircraft for which second-in-com-
mand privileges are requested— 

(i) Operational procedures applicable 

to the powerplant, equipment, and sys-
tems. 

(ii) Performance specifications and 

limitations. 

(iii) Normal, abnormal, and emer-

gency operating procedures. 

(iv) Flight manual. 
(v) Placards and markings. 
(2) Except as provided in paragraph 

(g) of this section, performed and 
logged pilot time in the type of aircraft 
or in a flight simulator that represents 
the type of aircraft for which second- 
in-command privileges are requested, 
which includes— 

(i) Three takeoffs and three landings 

to a full stop as the sole manipulator of 
the flight controls; 

(ii) Engine-out procedures and ma-

neuvering with an engine out while 
executing the duties of pilot in com-
mand; and 

(iii) Crew resource management 

training. 

(c) If a person complies with the re-

quirements in paragraph (b) of this sec-
tion in the calendar month before or 
the calendar month after the month in 
which compliance with this section is 
required, then that person is consid-
ered to have accomplished the training 
and practice in the month it is due. 

(d) A person may receive a second-in- 

command pilot type rating for an air-
craft after satisfactorily completing 
the second-in-command familiarization 
training requirements under paragraph 
(b) of this section in that type of air-
craft provided the training was com-
pleted within the 12 calendar months 
before the month of application for the 
SIC pilot type rating. The person must 
comply with the following application 
and pilot certification procedures: 

(1) The person who provided the 

training must sign the applicant’s log-
book or training record after each les-
son in accordance with § 61.51(h)(2) of 
this part. In lieu of the trainer, it is 
permissible for a qualified management 

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