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§ 61.71 

that the person has received ground 
and flight training in gliders or 
unpowered ultralight vehicles and is 
proficient in— 

(i) The techniques and procedures es-

sential to the safe towing of gliders or 
unpowered ultralight vehicles, includ-
ing airspeed limitations; 

(ii) Emergency procedures; 
(iii) Signals used; and 
(iv) Maximum angles of bank. 
(4) Except as provided in paragraph 

(b) of this section, has logged at least 
three flights as the sole manipulator of 
the controls of an aircraft while towing 
a glider or unpowered ultralight vehi-
cle, or has simulated towing flight pro-
cedures in an aircraft while accom-
panied by a pilot who meets the re-
quirements of paragraphs (c) and (d) of 
this section. 

(5) Except as provided in paragraph 

(b) of this section, has received a log-
book endorsement from the pilot, de-
scribed in paragraph (a)(4) of this sec-
tion, certifying that the person has ac-
complished at least 3 flights in an air-
craft while towing a glider or 
unpowered ultralight vehicle, or while 
simulating towing flight procedures; 
and 

(6) Within 24 calendar months before 

the flight has— 

(i) Made at least three actual or sim-

ulated tows of a glider or unpowered 
ultralight vehicle while accompanied 
by a qualified pilot who meets the re-
quirements of this section; or 

(ii) Made at least three flights as 

pilot in command of a glider or 
unpowered ultralight vehicle towed by 
an aircraft. 

(b) Any person who, before May 17, 

1967, has made and logged 10 or more 
flights as pilot in command of an air-
craft towing a glider or unpowered 
ultralight vehicle in accordance with a 
certificate of waiver need not comply 
with paragraphs (a)(4) and (a)(5) of this 
section. 

(c) The pilot, described in paragraph 

(a)(4) of this section, who endorses the 
logbook of a person seeking towing 
privileges must have— 

(1) Met the requirements of this sec-

tion prior to endorsing the logbook of 
the person seeking towing privileges; 
and 

(2) Logged at least 10 flights as pilot 

in command of an aircraft while towing 
a glider or unpowered ultralight vehi-
cle. 

(d) If the pilot described in paragraph 

(a)(4) of this section holds only a pri-
vate pilot certificate, then that pilot 
must have— 

(1) Logged at least 100 hours of pilot- 

in-command time in airplanes, or 200 
hours of pilot-in-command time in a 
combination of powered and other- 
than-powered aircraft; and 

(2) Performed and logged at least 

three flights within the 12 calendar 
months preceding the month that pilot 
accompanies or endorses the logbook of 
a person seeking towing privileges— 

(i) In an aircraft while towing a glid-

er or unpowered ultralight vehicle ac-
companied by another pilot who meets 
the requirements of this section; or 

(ii) As pilot in command of a glider 

or unpowered ultralight vehicle being 
towed by another aircraft. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2001–11133, 69 FR 44866, July 
27, 2004, as amended by Amdt. 61–124, 74 FR 
42555, Aug. 21, 2009] 

§ 61.71

Graduates of an approved 

training program other than under 
this part: Special rules. 

(a) A person who graduates from an 

approved training program under part 
141 or part 142 of this chapter is consid-
ered to have met the applicable aero-
nautical experience, aeronautical 
knowledge, and areas of operation re-
quirements of this part if that person 
presents the graduation certificate and 
passes the required practical test with-
in the 60-day period after the date of 
graduation. 

(b) A person may apply for an airline 

transport pilot certificate, type rating, 
or both under this part, and will be 
considered to have met the applicable 
requirements under § 61.157, except for 
the airline transport pilot certification 
training program required by § 61.156, 
for that certificate and rating, if that 
person has: 

(1) Satisfactorily accomplished an 

approved training curriculum and a 
proficiency check for that airplane 
type that includes all the tasks and 
maneuvers required by §§ 121.424 and 
121.441 of this chapter to serve as pilot 

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§ 61.73 

in command in operations conducted 
under part 121 of this chapter; and 

(2) Applied for an airline transport 

pilot certificate, type rating, or both 
within the 60-day period from the date 
the person satisfactorily accomplished 
the requirements of paragraph (b)(1) for 
that airplane type. 

(c) A person who holds a foreign pilot 

license and is applying for an equiva-
lent U.S. pilot certificate on the basis 
of a Bilateral Aviation Safety Agree-
ment and associated Implementation 
Procedures for Licensing may be con-
sidered to have met the applicable 
aeronautical experience, aeronautical 
knowledge, and areas of operation re-
quirements of this part. 

[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997; 
Amdt. 61–103, 62 FR 40901, July 30, 1997; 
Amdt. 61–128, 76 FR 54107, Aug. 31, 2011; 
Amdt. 61–130, 78 FR 42374, July 15, 2013; 
Amdt. 61-144, 85 FR 10920, Feb. 25, 2020] 

§ 61.73

Military pilots or former mili-

tary pilots: Special rules. 

(a) 

General.  Except for a person who 

has been removed from flying status 
for lack of proficiency or because of a 
disciplinary action involving aircraft 
operations, a U.S. military pilot or 
former military pilot who meets the re-
quirements of this section may apply, 
on the basis of his or her military pilot 
qualifications, for: 

(1) A commercial pilot certificate 

with the appropriate aircraft category 
and class rating. 

(2) An instrument rating with the ap-

propriate aircraft rating. 

(3) A type rating. 
(b) 

Military pilots and former military 

pilots in the U.S. Armed Forces. A person 
who qualifies as a military pilot or 
former military pilot in the U.S. 
Armed Forces may apply for a pilot 
certificate and ratings under paragraph 
(a) of this section if that person— 

(1) Presents evidentiary documents 

described under paragraphs (h)(1), (2), 
and (3) of this section that show the 
person’s status in the U.S. Armed 
Forces. 

(2) Has passed the military com-

petency aeronautical knowledge test 
on the appropriate parts of this chapter 
for commercial pilot privileges and 
limitations, air traffic and general op-

erating rules, and accident reporting 
rules. 

(3) Presents official U.S. military 

records that show compliance with one 
of the following requirements— 

(i) Before the date of the application, 

passing an official U.S. military pilot 
and instrument proficiency check in a 
military aircraft of the kind of aircraft 
category, class, and type, if class or 
type of aircraft is applicable, for the 
ratings sought; or 

(ii) Before the date of application, 

logging 10 hours of pilot time as a mili-
tary pilot in a U.S. military aircraft in 
the kind of aircraft category, class, and 
type, if a class rating or type rating is 
applicable, for the aircraft rating 
sought. 

(c) 

A military pilot in the Armed Forces 

of a foreign contracting State to the Con-
vention on International Civil Aviation. A 
person who is a military pilot in the 
Armed Forces of a foreign contracting 
State to the Convention on Inter-
national Civil Aviation and is assigned 
to pilot duties in the U.S. Armed 
Forces, for purposes other than receiv-
ing flight training, may apply for a 
commercial pilot certificate and rat-
ings under paragraph (a) of this sec-
tion, provided that person— 

(1) Presents evidentiary documents 

described under paragraph (h)(4) of this 
section that show the person is a mili-
tary pilot in the Armed Forces of a for-
eign contracting State to the Conven-
tion on International Civil Aviation, 
and is assigned to pilot duties in the 
U.S. Armed Forces, for purposes other 
than receiving flight training. 

(2) Has passed the military com-

petency aeronautical knowledge test 
on the appropriate parts of this chapter 
for commercial pilot privileges and 
limitations, air traffic and general op-
erating rules, and accident reporting 
rules. 

(3) Presents official U.S. military 

records that show compliance with one 
of the following requirements: 

(i) Before the date of the application, 

passed an official U.S. military pilot 
and instrument proficiency check in a 
military aircraft of the kind of aircraft 
category, class, or type, if class or type 
of aircraft is applicable, for the rat-
ings; or 

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