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§ 61.58
(2) A person who is authorized by the
U.S. Armed Forces to perform night vi-
sion goggle proficiency checks, pro-
vided the person being administered
the check is also a member of the U.S.
Armed Forces;
(3) A company check pilot who is au-
thorized to perform night vision goggle
proficiency checks under parts 121, 125,
or 135 of this chapter, provided that
both the check pilot and the pilot
being tested are employees of that op-
erator;
(4) An authorized flight instructor
who is qualified to perform night vision
goggle operations in that same aircraft
category and class;
(5) A person who is qualified as pilot
in command for night vision goggle op-
erations in accordance with paragraph
(f) of this section; or
(6) A person approved by the FAA to
perform night vision goggle proficiency
checks.
[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997;
Amdt. 61–103, 62 FR 40898, July 30, 1997]
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DITORIAL
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EDERAL
R
EGISTER
ci-
tations affecting § 61.57, see the List of CFR
Sections Affected, which appears in the
Finding Aids section of the printed volume
and at
www.govinfo.gov.
§ 61.58
Pilot-in-command proficiency
check: Operation of an aircraft that
requires more than one pilot flight
crewmember or is turbojet-pow-
ered.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in
this section, to serve as pilot in com-
mand of an aircraft that is type certifi-
cated for more than one required pilot
flight crewmember or is turbojet-pow-
ered, a person must—
(1) Within the preceding 12 calendar
months, complete a pilot-in-command
proficiency check in an aircraft that is
type certificated for more than one re-
quired pilot flight crewmember or is
turbojet-powered; and
(2) Within the preceding 24 calendar
months, complete a pilot-in-command
proficiency check in the particular
type of aircraft in which that person
will serve as pilot in command, that is
type certificated for more than one re-
quired pilot flight crewmember or is
turbojet-powered.
(b) This section does not apply to
persons conducting operations under
subpart K of part 91, part 121, 125, 133,
135, or 137 of this chapter, or persons
maintaining continuing qualification
under an Advanced Qualification pro-
gram approved under subpart Y of part
121 of this chapter.
(c) The pilot-in-command proficiency
check given in accordance with the
provisions of subpart K of part 91, part
121, 125, or 135 of this chapter may be
used to satisfy the requirements of this
section.
(d) The pilot-in-command proficiency
check required by paragraph (a) of this
section may be accomplished by satis-
factory completion of one of the fol-
lowing:
(1) A pilot-in-command proficiency
check conducted by a person author-
ized by the Administrator, consisting
of the aeronautical knowledge areas,
areas of operations, and tasks required
for a type rating, in an aircraft that is
type certificated for more than one
pilot flight crewmember or is turbojet-
powered;
(2) The practical test required for a
type rating, in an aircraft that is type
certificated for more than one required
pilot flight crewmember or is turbojet-
powered;
(3) The initial or periodic practical
test required for the issuance of a pilot
examiner or check airman designation,
in an aircraft that is type certificated
for more than one required pilot flight
crewmember or is turbojet-powered;
(4) A pilot proficiency check adminis-
tered by a U.S. Armed Force that
qualifies the military pilot for pilot-in-
command designation with instrument
privileges, and was performed in a mili-
tary aircraft that the military requires
to be operated by more than one pilot
flight crewmember or is turbojet-pow-
ered;
(5) For a pilot authorized by the Ad-
ministrator to operate an experimental
turbojet-powered aircraft that pos-
sesses, by original design or through
modification, more than a single seat,
the required proficiency check for all
of the experimental turbojet-powered
aircraft for which the pilot holds an
authorization may be accomplished by
completing any one of the following:
(i) A single proficiency check, con-
ducted by an examiner authorized by
the Administrator, in any one of the
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experimental turbojet-powered aircraft
for which the airman holds an author-
ization to operate if conducted within
the prior 12 months;
(ii) A single proficiency check, con-
ducted by an examiner authorized by
the Administrator, in any experi-
mental turbojet-powered aircraft (
e.g.,
if a pilot acquires a new authorization
to operate an additional experimental
turbojet-powered aircraft, the check
for that new authorization will meet
the intent), if conducted within the
prior 12 months;
(iii) Current qualification under an
Advanced Qualification Program (AQP)
under subpart Y of part 121 of this
chapter;
(iv) Any proficiency check conducted
under subpart K of part 91, part 121, or
part 135 of this chapter within the prior
12 months if conducted in a turbojet-
powered aircraft; or
(v) Any other § 61.58 proficiency
check conducted within the prior 12
months if conducted in a turbojet-pow-
ered aircraft.
(e) The pilot of a multi-seat experi-
mental turbojet-powered aircraft who
has not received a proficiency check
within the prior 12 months in accord-
ance with this section may continue to
operate such aircraft in accordance
with the pilot’s authorizations. How-
ever, the pilot is prohibited from car-
riage of any persons in any experi-
mental turbojet-powered aircraft with
the exception of those individuals au-
thorized by the Administrator to con-
duct training, conduct flight checks, or
perform pilot certification functions in
such aircraft, and only during flights
specifically related to training, flight
checks, or certification in such air-
craft.
(f) This section will not apply to a
pilot authorized by the Administrator
to serve as pilot in command in experi-
mental turbojet-powered aircraft that
possesses, by original design, a single
seat, when operating such single-seat
aircraft.
(g) A check or test described in para-
graphs (d)(1) through (5) of this section
may be accomplished in a flight simu-
lator under part 142 of this chapter,
subject to the following:
(1) Except as provided for in para-
graphs (g)(2) and (3) of this section, if
an otherwise qualified and approved
flight simulator used for a pilot-in-
command proficiency check is not
qualified and approved for a specific re-
quired maneuver—
(i) The training center must anno-
tate, in the applicant’s training record,
the maneuver or maneuvers omitted;
and
(ii) Prior to acting as pilot in com-
mand, the pilot must demonstrate pro-
ficiency in each omitted maneuver in
an aircraft or flight simulator qualified
and approved for each omitted maneu-
ver.
(2) If the flight simulator used pursu-
ant to paragraph (g) of this section is
not qualified and approved for circling
approaches—
(i) The applicant’s record must in-
clude the statement, ‘‘Proficiency in
circling approaches not demonstrated’’;
and
(ii) The applicant may not perform
circling approaches as pilot in com-
mand when weather conditions are less
than the basic VFR conditions de-
scribed in § 91.155 of this chapter, until
proficiency in circling approaches has
been successfully demonstrated in a
flight simulator qualified and approved
for circling approaches or in an aircraft
to a person authorized by the Adminis-
trator to conduct the check required
by this section.
(3) If the flight simulator used pursu-
ant to paragraph (g) of this section is
not qualified and approved for land-
ings, the applicant must—
(i) Hold a type rating in the airplane
represented by the simulator; and
(ii) Have completed within the pre-
ceding 90 days at least three takeoffs
and three landings (one to a full stop)
as the sole manipulator of the flight
controls in the type airplane for which
the pilot-in-command proficiency
check is sought.
(h) For the purpose of meeting the
pilot-in-command proficiency check re-
quirements of paragraph (a) of this sec-
tion, a person may act as pilot in com-
mand of a flight under day VFR condi-
tions or day IFR conditions if no per-
son or property is carried, other than
as necessary to demonstrate compli-
ance with this part.
(i) If a pilot takes the pilot-in-com-
mand proficiency check required by
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§ 61.63
this section in the calendar month be-
fore or the calendar month after the
month in which it is due, the pilot is
considered to have taken it in the
month in which it was due for the pur-
pose of computing when the next pilot-
in-command proficiency check is due.
[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 40899, July 30, 1997, as
amended by Amdt. 61–109, 68 FR 54559, Sept.
17, 2003; Amdt. 61–112, 70 FR 54814, Sept. 16,
2005; Amdt. 61–128, 76 FR 54106, Aug. 31, 2011;
76 FR 63184, Oct. 12, 2011; Docket No. FAA–
2022–1355, Amdt. No. 61–151, 87 FR 75845, Dec.
9, 2022]
§ 61.59
Falsification, reproduction, or
alteration of applications, certifi-
cates, logbooks, reports, or records.
(a) No person may make or cause to
be made:
(1) Any fraudulent or intentionally
false statement on any application for
a certificate, rating, authorization, or
duplicate thereof, issued under this
part;
(2) Any fraudulent or intentionally
false entry in any logbook, record, or
report that is required to be kept,
made, or used to show compliance with
any requirement for the issuance or ex-
ercise of the privileges of any certifi-
cate, rating, or authorization under
this part;
(3) Any reproduction for fraudulent
purpose of any certificate, rating, or
authorization, under this part; or
(4) Any alteration of any certificate,
rating, or authorization under this
part.
(b) The commission of an act prohib-
ited under paragraph (a) of this section
is a basis for suspending or revoking
any airman certificate, rating, or au-
thorization held by that person.
§ 61.60
Change of address.
The holder of a pilot, flight instruc-
tor, or ground instructor certificate
who has made a change in permanent
mailing address may not, after 30 days
from that date, exercise the privileges
of the certificate unless the holder has
notified in writing the FAA, Airman
Certification Branch, P.O. Box 25082,
Oklahoma City, OK 73125, of the new
permanent mailing address, or if the
permanent mailing address includes a
post office box number, then the hold-
er’s current residential address.
Subpart B—Aircraft Ratings and
Pilot Authorizations
§ 61.61
Applicability.
This subpart prescribes the require-
ments for the issuance of additional
aircraft ratings after a pilot certificate
is issued, issuance of a type rating con-
currently with a pilot certificate, and
the requirements for and limitations of
pilot authorizations issued by the Ad-
ministrator.
[Doc. No. FAA–2006–26661, 76 FR 78143, Dec.
16, 2011]
§ 61.63
Additional aircraft ratings
(other than for ratings at the air-
line transport pilot certification
level).
(a)
General. For an additional aircraft
rating on a pilot certificate, other than
for an airline transport pilot certifi-
cate, a person must meet the require-
ments of this section appropriate to
the additional aircraft rating sought.
(b)
Additional aircraft category rating.
A person who applies to add a category
rating to a pilot certificate:
(1) Must complete the training and
have the applicable aeronautical expe-
rience.
(2) Must have a logbook or training
record endorsement from an authorized
instructor attesting that the person
was found competent in the appro-
priate aeronautical knowledge areas
and proficient in the appropriate areas
of operation.
(3) Must pass the practical test.
(4) Need not take an additional
knowledge test, provided the applicant
holds an airplane, rotorcraft, powered-
lift, weight-shift-control aircraft, pow-
ered parachute, or airship rating at
that pilot certificate level.
(c)
Additional aircraft class rating. A
person who applies for an additional
class rating on a pilot certificate:
(1) Must have a logbook or training
record endorsement from an authorized
instructor attesting that the person
was found competent in the appro-
priate aeronautical knowledge areas
and proficient in the appropriate areas
of operation.
(2) Must pass the practical test.
(3) Need not meet the specified train-
ing time requirements prescribed by
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