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accordance with the pilot privileges
authorized by this part and the limita-
tions placed on that U.S. pilot certifi-
cate;
(2) Is limited to the privileges placed
on the certificate by the Adminis-
trator;
(3) Is subject to the limitations and
restrictions on the person’s U.S. cer-
tificate and foreign pilot license when
exercising the privileges of that U.S.
pilot certificate in an aircraft of U.S.
registry operating within or outside
the United States; and
(f)
Limitation on licenses used as the
basis for a U.S. certificate. A person may
use only one foreign pilot license as a
basis for the issuance of a U.S. pilot
certificate. The foreign pilot license
and medical certification used as a
basis for issuing a U.S. pilot certificate
under this section must be written in
English or accompanied by an English
transcription that has been signed by
an official or representative of the for-
eign aviation authority that issued the
foreign pilot license.
(g)
Limitation placed on a U.S. pilot
certificate. A U.S. pilot certificate
issued under this section can only be
exercised when the pilot has the for-
eign pilot license, upon which the
issuance of the U.S. pilot certificate
was based, in the holder’s possession or
readily accessible in the aircraft.
[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997, as
amended by Amdt. 61–124, 74 FR 42556, Aug.
21, 2009]
§ 61.77
Special purpose pilot author-
ization: Operation of a civil aircraft
of the United States and leased by a
non-U.S. citizen.
(a)
General. The holder of a foreign
pilot license issued by a contracting
State to the Convention on Inter-
national Civil Aviation who meets the
requirements of this section may be
issued a special purpose pilot author-
ization by the Administrator for the
purpose of performing pilot duties—
(1) On a civil aircraft of U.S. registry
that is leased to a person who is not a
citizen of the United States, and
(2) For carrying persons or property
for compensation or hire for operations
in—
(i) Scheduled international air serv-
ices in turbojet-powered airplanes of
U.S. registry;
(ii) Scheduled international air serv-
ices in airplanes of U.S. registry having
a configuration of more than nine pas-
senger seats, excluding crewmember
seats;
(iii) Nonscheduled international air
transportation in airplanes of U.S. reg-
istry having a configuration of more
than 30 passenger seats, excluding
crewmember seats; or
(iv) Scheduled international air serv-
ices, or nonscheduled international air
transportation, in airplanes of U.S.
registry having a payload capacity of
more than 7,500 pounds.
(b)
Eligibility. To be eligible for the
issuance or renewal of a special pur-
pose pilot authorization, an applicant
must present the following to a Flight
Standards office:
(1) A foreign pilot license issued by
the aeronautical authority of a con-
tracting State to the Convention on
International Civil Aviation that con-
tains the appropriate aircraft category,
class, type rating, if appropriate, and
instrument rating for the aircraft to be
flown;
(2) A certification by the lessee of the
aircraft—
(i) Stating that the applicant is em-
ployed by the lessee;
(ii) Specifying the aircraft type on
which the applicant will perform pilot
duties; and
(iii) Stating that the applicant has
received ground and flight instruction
that qualifies the applicant to perform
the duties to be assigned on the air-
craft.
(3) Documentation showing when the
applicant will reach the age of 65 years
(an official copy of the applicant’s
birth certificate or other official docu-
mentation);
(4) Documentation the applicant
meets the medical standards for the
issuance of the foreign pilot license
from the aeronautical authority of
that contracting State to the Conven-
tion on International Civil Aviation;
and
(5) A statement that the applicant
does not already hold a special purpose
pilot authorization; however, if the ap-
plicant already holds a special purpose
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pilot authorization, then that special
purpose pilot authorization must be
surrendered to either the Flight Stand-
ards office that issued it, or the Flight
Standards office processing the appli-
cation for the authorization, prior to
being issued another special purpose
pilot authorization.
(c)
Privileges. A person issued a spe-
cial purpose pilot authorization under
this section—
(1) May exercise the privileges pre-
scribed on the special purpose pilot au-
thorization; and
(2) Must comply with the limitations
specified in this section and any addi-
tional limitations specified on the spe-
cial purpose pilot authorization.
(d)
General limitations. A special pur-
pose pilot authorization may be used
only—
(1) For flights between foreign coun-
tries or for flights in foreign air com-
merce within the time period allotted
on the authorization.
(2) If the foreign pilot license re-
quired by paragraph (b)(1) of this sec-
tion, the medical documentation re-
quired by paragraph (b)(4) of this sec-
tion, and the special purpose pilot au-
thorization issued under this section
are in the holder’s physical possession
or immediately accessible in the air-
craft.
(3) While the holder is employed by
the person to whom the aircraft de-
scribed in the certification required by
paragraph (b)(2) of this section is
leased.
(4) While the holder is performing
pilot duties on the U.S.-registered air-
craft described in the certification re-
quired by paragraph (b)(2) of this sec-
tion.
(5) If the holder has only one special
purpose pilot authorization as provided
in paragraph (b)(5) of this section.
(e)
Age limitation. No person who
holds a special purpose pilot authoriza-
tion issued under this part may serve
as a pilot on a civil airplane of U.S.
registry in the following operations if
the person has reached his or her 60th
birthday or, in the case of operations
with more than one pilot, his or her
65th birthday:
(1) Scheduled international air serv-
ices carrying passengers in turbojet-
powered airplanes;
(2) Scheduled international air serv-
ices carrying passengers in airplanes
having a passenger-seat configuration
of more than nine passenger seats, ex-
cluding each crewmember seat;
(3) Nonscheduled international air
transportation for compensation or
hire in airplanes having a passenger-
seat configuration of more than 30 pas-
senger seats, excluding each crew-
member seat; or
(4) Scheduled international air serv-
ices, or nonscheduled international air
transportation for compensation or
hire, in airplanes having a payload ca-
pacity of more than 7,500 pounds.
(f)
Definitions. (1) International air
service, as used in paragraph (e) of this
section, means scheduled air service
performed in airplanes for the public
transport of passengers, mail, or cargo,
in which the service passes through the
air space over the territory of more
than one country.
(2)
International air transportation, as
used in paragraph (e) of this section,
means air transportation performed in
airplanes for the public transport of
passengers, mail, or cargo, in which
service passes through the air space
over the territory of more than one
country.
(g)
Expiration date. Each special pur-
pose pilot authorization issued under
this section expires—
(1) 60 calendar months from the
month it was issued, unless sooner sus-
pended or revoked;
(2) When the lease agreement for the
aircraft expires or the lessee termi-
nates the employment of the person
who holds the special purpose pilot au-
thorization;
(3) Whenever the person’s foreign
pilot license has been suspended, re-
voked, or is no longer valid; or
(4) When the person no longer meets
the medical standards for the issuance
of the foreign pilot license.
(h)
Renewal. A person exercising the
privileges of a special purpose pilot au-
thorization may apply for a 60-cal-
endar-month extension of that author-
ization, provided the person—
(1) Continues to meet the require-
ments of this section; and
(2) Surrenders the expired special
purpose pilot authorization upon re-
ceipt of the new authorization.
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(i)
Surrender. The holder of a special
purpose pilot authorization must sur-
render the authorization to the Admin-
istrator within 7 days after the date
the authorization terminates.
[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 40901, July 30, 1997, as
amended by Amdt. 61–123, 74 FR 34234, July
15, 2009; Amdt. 61–124, 74 FR 42557, Aug. 21,
2009; Amdt. 61–134, 80 FR 33401, June 12, 2015;
Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt. 61–141, 83 FR
9170, Mar. 5, 2018]
Subpart C—Student Pilots
§ 61.81
Applicability.
This subpart prescribes the require-
ments for the issuance of student pilot
certificates, the conditions under
which those certificates are necessary,
and the general operating rules and
limitations for the holders of those cer-
tificates.
§ 61.83
Eligibility requirements for stu-
dent pilots.
To be eligible for a student pilot cer-
tificate, an applicant must:
(a) Be at least 16 years of age for
other than the operation of a glider or
balloon.
(b) Be at least 14 years of age for the
operation of a glider or balloon.
(c) Be able to read, speak, write, and
understand the English language. If the
applicant is unable to meet one of
these requirements due to medical rea-
sons, then the Administrator may
place such operating limitations on
that applicant’s pilot certificate as are
necessary for the safe operation of the
aircraft.
§ 61.85
Application.
An applicant for a student pilot cer-
tificate:
(a) Must make that application in a
form acceptable to the Administrator;
and
(b) Must submit the application to a
Flight Standards office, a designated
pilot examiner, an airman certification
representative associated with a pilot
school, a flight instructor, or other
person authorized by the Adminis-
trator.
[Docket FAA–2010–1127, Amdt. 61–135, 81 FR
1306, Jan. 12, 2016, as amended by Docket
FAA–2018–0119, Amdt. 61–141, 83 FR 9170, Mar.
5, 2018]
§ 61.87
Solo requirements for student
pilots.
(a)
General. A student pilot may not
operate an aircraft in solo flight unless
that student has met the requirements
of this section. The term ‘‘solo flight’’
as used in this subpart means that
flight time during which a student
pilot is the sole occupant of the air-
craft or that flight time during which
the student performs the duties of a
pilot in command of a gas balloon or an
airship requiring more than one pilot
flight crewmember.
(b)
Aeronautical knowledge. A student
pilot must demonstrate satisfactory
aeronautical knowledge on a knowl-
edge test that meets the requirements
of this paragraph:
(1) The test must address the student
pilot’s knowledge of—
(i) Applicable sections of parts 61 and
91 of this chapter;
(ii) Airspace rules and procedures for
the airport where the solo flight will be
performed; and
(iii) Flight characteristics and oper-
ational limitations for the make and
model of aircraft to be flown.
(2) The student’s authorized instruc-
tor must—
(i) Administer the test; and
(ii) At the conclusion of the test, re-
view all incorrect answers with the
student before authorizing that stu-
dent to conduct a solo flight.
(c)
Pre-solo flight training. Prior to
conducting a solo flight, a student
pilot must have:
(1) Received and logged flight train-
ing for the maneuvers and procedures
of this section that are appropriate to
the make and model of aircraft to be
flown; and
(2) Demonstrated satisfactory pro-
ficiency and safety, as judged by an au-
thorized instructor, on the maneuvers
and procedures required by this section
in the make and model of aircraft or
similar make and model of aircraft to
be flown.
(d)
Maneuvers and procedures for pre-
solo flight training in a single-engine air-
plane. A student pilot who is receiving
training for a single-engine airplane
rating or privileges must receive and
log flight training for the following
maneuvers and procedures:
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