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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 61.93 

(4) In Class B, C, and D airspace, at 

an airport located in Class B, C, or D 
airspace, and to, from, through, or on 
an airport having an operational con-
trol tower without having received the 
ground and flight training specified in 
§ 61.94 and an endorsement from an au-
thorized instructor; 

(5) Of a light-sport aircraft without 

having received the applicable ground 
training, flight training, and instructor 
endorsements specified in § 61.327 (a) 
and (b). 

(d) The holder of a student pilot cer-

tificate may act as pilot in command 
of an aircraft without holding a med-
ical certificate issued under part 67 of 
this chapter provided the student pilot 
holds a valid U.S. driver’s license, 
meets the requirements of § 61.23(c)(3), 
and the operation is conducted con-
sistent with the requirements of para-
graphs (a) and (b) of this section and 
the conditions of § 61.113(i). Where the 
requirements of paragraphs (a) and (b) 
of this section conflict with § 61.113(i), a 
student pilot must comply with para-
graphs (a) and (b) of this section. 

[Doc. No. 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997, as 
amended by Amdt. 61–110, 69 FR 44867, July 
27, 2004; Amdt. 61–125, 75 FR 5220, Feb. 1, 2010; 
Docket FAA–2016–9157, Amdt. 61–140, 82 FR 
3165, Jan. 11, 2017] 

§ 61.91

[Reserved] 

§ 61.93

Solo cross-country flight re-

quirements. 

(a) 

General.  (1) Except as provided in 

paragraph (b) of this section, a student 
pilot must meet the requirements of 
this section before— 

(i) Conducting a solo cross-country 

flight, or any flight greater than 25 
nautical miles from the airport from 
where the flight originated. 

(ii) Making a solo flight and landing 

at any location other than the airport 
of origination. 

(2) Except as provided in paragraph 

(b) of this section, a student pilot who 
seeks solo cross-country flight privi-
leges must: 

(i) Have received flight training from 

an instructor authorized to provide 
flight training on the maneuvers and 
procedures of this section that are ap-
propriate to the make and model of air-

craft for which solo cross-country 
privileges are sought; 

(ii) Have demonstrated cross-country 

proficiency on the appropriate maneu-
vers and procedures of this section to 
an authorized instructor; 

(iii) Have satisfactorily accomplished 

the pre-solo flight maneuvers and pro-
cedures required by § 61.87 of this part 
in the make and model of aircraft or 
similar make and model of aircraft for 
which solo cross-country privileges are 
sought; and 

(iv) Comply with any limitations in-

cluded in the authorized instructor’s 
endorsement that are required by para-
graph (c) of this section. 

(3) A student pilot who seeks solo 

cross-country flight privileges must 
have received ground and flight train-
ing from an authorized instructor on 
the cross-country maneuvers and pro-
cedures listed in this section that are 
appropriate to the aircraft to be flown. 

(b) 

Authorization to perform certain 

solo flights and cross-country flights. A 
student pilot must obtain an endorse-
ment from an authorized instructor to 
make solo flights from the airport 
where the student pilot normally re-
ceives training to another location. A 
student pilot who receives this en-
dorsement must comply with the re-
quirements of this paragraph. 

(1) Solo flights may be made to an-

other airport that is within 25 nautical 
miles from the airport where the stu-
dent pilot normally receives training, 
provided— 

(i) An authorized instructor has 

given the student pilot flight training 
at the other airport, and that training 
includes flight in both directions over 
the route, entering and exiting the 
traffic pattern, and takeoffs and land-
ings at the other airport; 

(ii) The authorized instructor who 

gave the training endorses the student 
pilot’s logbook authorizing the flight; 

(iii) The student pilot has a solo 

flight endorsement in accordance with 
§ 61.87 of this part; 

(iv) The authorized instructor has de-

termined that the student pilot is pro-
ficient to make the flight; and 

(v) The purpose of the flight is to 

practice takeoffs and landings at that 
other airport. 

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