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§ 61.56

it is permissible for a qualified man-
agement official within the organiza-
tion to sign the applicant’s FAA Form
8710–1.

(6) The applicant must appear in per-

son at a Flight Standards office or to
an Examiner or to an authorized Air-
crew Program Designee with his or her
logbook/training records and with the
completed and signed FAA Form 8710–
1.

(7) There is no practical test required

for the issuance of the ‘‘SIC Privileges
Only’’ pilot type rating.

(f) The familiarization training re-

quirements of paragraph (b) of this sec-
tion do not apply to a person who is:

(1) Designated and qualified as pilot

in command under subpart K of part 91,
part 121, 125, or 135 of this chapter in
that specific type of aircraft;

(2) Designated as the second in com-

mand under subpart K of part 91, part
121, 125, or 135 of this chapter in that
specific type of aircraft;

(3) Designated as the second in com-

mand in that specific type of aircraft
for the purpose of receiving flight
training required by this section, and
no passengers or cargo are carried on
the aircraft; or

(4) Designated as a safety pilot for

purposes required by § 91.109 of this
chapter.

(g) The holder of a commercial or air-

line transport pilot certificate with the
appropriate category and class rating
is not required to meet the require-
ments of paragraph (b)(2) of this sec-
tion, provided the pilot:

(1) Is conducting a ferry flight, air-

craft flight test, or evaluation flight of
an aircraft’s equipment; and

(2) Is not carrying any person or

property on board the aircraft, other
than necessary for conduct of the
flight.

(h) For the purpose of meeting the re-

quirements of paragraph (b) of this sec-
tion, a person may serve as second in
command in that specific type aircraft,
provided:

(1) The flight is conducted under day

VFR or day IFR; and

(2) No person or property is carried

on board the aircraft, other than nec-
essary for conduct of the flight.

(i) The training under paragraphs (b)

and (d) of this section and the training,

proficiency check, and competency
check under paragraph (e) of this sec-
tion may be accomplished in a flight
simulator that is used in accordance
with an approved training course con-
ducted by a training center certificated
under part 142 of this chapter or under
subpart K of part 91, part 121 or part 135
of this chapter.

(j) When an applicant for an initial

second-in-command qualification for a
particular type of aircraft receives all
the training in a flight simulator, that
applicant must satisfactorily complete
one takeoff and one landing in an air-
craft of the same type for which the
qualification is sought. This require-
ment does not apply to an applicant
who completes a proficiency check
under part 121 or competency check
under subpart K, part 91, part 125, or
part 135 for the particular type of air-
craft.

[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997;
Amdt. 61–103, 62 FR 40898, July 30, 1997;
Amdt. 61–109, 68 FR 54559, Sept. 17, 2003;
Amdt. 61–113, 70 FR 45271, Aug. 4, 2005; Amdt.
61–109, 70 FR 61890, Oct. 27, 2005; Amdt. 61–124,
74 FR 42550, Aug. 21, 2009; Amdt. 61–128, 76 FR
54105, Aug. 31, 2011; Amdt. 61–130, 78 FR 42374,
July 15, 2013; Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt.
61–141, 83 FR 9170, Mar. 5, 2018]

§ 61.56

Flight review.

(a) Except as provided in paragraphs

(b) and (f) of this section, a flight re-
view consists of a minimum of 1 hour
of flight training and 1 hour of ground
training. The review must include:

(1) A review of the current general

operating and flight rules of part 91 of
this chapter; and

(2) A review of those maneuvers and

procedures that, at the discretion of
the person giving the review, are nec-
essary for the pilot to demonstrate the
safe exercise of the privileges of the
pilot certificate.

(b) Glider pilots may substitute a

minimum of three instructional flights
in a glider, each of which includes a
flight to traffic pattern altitude, in
lieu of the 1 hour of flight training re-
quired in paragraph (a) of this section.

(d), (e), and (g) of this section, no per-
son may act as pilot in command of an
aircraft unless, since the beginning of
the 24th calendar month before the

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§ 61.57

month in which that pilot acts as pilot
in command, that person has—

(1) Accomplished a flight review

given in an aircraft for which that
pilot is rated by an authorized instruc-
tor and

(2) A logbook endorsed from an au-

thorized instructor who gave the re-
view certifying that the person has sat-
isfactorily completed the review.

(d) A person who has, within the pe-

riod specified in paragraph (c) of this
section, passed any of the following
need not accomplish the flight review
required by this section:

(1) A pilot proficiency check or prac-

tical test conducted by an examiner, an
approved pilot check airman, or a U.S.
Armed Force, for a pilot certificate,
rating, or operating privilege.

(2) A practical test conducted by an

examiner for the issuance of a flight in-
structor certificate, an additional rat-
ing on a flight instructor certificate,
renewal of a flight instructor certifi-
cate, or reinstatement of a flight in-
structor certificate.

(e) A person who has, within the pe-

riod specified in paragraph (c) of this
section, satisfactorily accomplished
one or more phases of an FAA-spon-
sored pilot proficiency award program
need not accomplish the flight review
required by this section.

(f) A person who holds a flight in-

structor certificate and who has, with-
in the period specified in paragraph (c)
of this section, satisfactorily com-
pleted a renewal of a flight instructor
certificate under the provisions in
§ 61.197 need not accomplish the one
hour of ground training specified in
paragraph (a) of this section.

(g) A student pilot need not accom-

plish the flight review required by this
section provided the student pilot is
undergoing training for a certificate
and has a current solo flight endorse-
ment as required under § 61.87 of this
part.

(h) The requirements of this section

may be accomplished in combination
with the requirements of § 61.57 and
other applicable recent experience re-
quirements at the discretion of the au-
thorized instructor conducting the
flight review.

(i) A flight simulator or flight train-

ing device may be used to meet the

flight review requirements of this sec-
tion subject to the following condi-
tions:

(1) The flight simulator or flight

training device must be used in accord-
ance with an approved course con-
ducted by a training center certificated
under part 142 of this chapter.

(2) Unless the flight review is under-

taken in a flight simulator that is ap-
proved for landings, the applicant must
meet the takeoff and landing require-
ments of § 61.57(a) or § 61.57(b) of this
part.

(3) The flight simulator or flight

training device used must represent an
aircraft or set of aircraft for which the
pilot is rated.

[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997;
Amdt. 61–103, 62 FR 40898, July 30, 1997;
Amdt. 61–104, 63 FR 20287, Apr. 23, 1998; Amdt.
61–124, 74 FR 42550, Aug. 21, 2009; Amdt. 61–
131, 78 FR 56828, Sept. 16, 2013]

§ 61.57

Recent flight experience: Pilot

in command.

(a)

General experience. (1) Except as

provided in paragraph (e) of this sec-
tion, no person may act as a pilot in
command of an aircraft carrying pas-
sengers or of an aircraft certificated
for more than one pilot flight crew-
member unless that person has made at
least three takeoffs and three landings
within the preceding 90 days, and—

(i) The person acted as the sole ma-

nipulator of the flight controls; and

(ii) The required takeoffs and land-

ings were performed in an aircraft of
the same category, class, and type (if a
type rating is required), and, if the air-
craft to be flown is an airplane with a
tailwheel, the takeoffs and landings
must have been made to a full stop in
an airplane with a tailwheel.

(2) For the purpose of meeting the re-

quirements of paragraph (a)(1) of this
section, a person may act as a pilot in
command of an aircraft under day VFR
or day IFR, provided no persons or
property are carried on board the air-
craft, other than those necessary for
the conduct of the flight.

(3) The takeoffs and landings re-

quired by paragraph (a)(1) of this sec-
tion may be accomplished in a full
flight simulator or flight training de-
vice that is—