(i) Driver's license issued by a State, the District of Columbia,
or territory or possession of the United States;
* * * * *
    (b) Required pilot certificate for operating a foreign-registered
aircraft. No person may serve as a required pilot flight crewmember of
a civil aircraft of foreign registry within the United States, unless
that person's pilot certificate--
    (1) Is in that person's physical possession, or readily accessible
in the aircraft when exercising the privileges of that pilot
certificate; and
* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (1) A person may serve as a required pilot flight crewmember of an
aircraft only if that person holds the appropriate medical certificate
issued under part 67 of this chapter, or other documentation acceptable
to the FAA, that is in that person's physical possession or readily
accessible in the aircraft. Paragraph (c)(2) of this section provides
certain exceptions to the requirement to hold a medical certificate.
    (2) * * *
    (ii) Is exercising the privileges of a student pilot certificate
while seeking a sport pilot certificate with other than glider or
balloon privileges and holds a U.S. driver's license;
    (iii) Is exercising the privileges of a student pilot certificate
while seeking a pilot certificate with a weight-shift-control aircraft
category rating or a powered parachute category rating and holds a U.S.
driver's license;
* * * * *

    (v) Is exercising the privileges of a sport pilot certificate with
other than glider or balloon privileges and holds a U.S. driver's
license. A person who has applied for or held a medical certificate may
exercise the privileges of a sport pilot certificate using a U.S.
driver's license only if that person--
* * * * *
    (xi) Is operating an aircraft with a U.S. pilot certificate, issued
on the basis of a foreign pilot license, issued under Sec.  61.75, and
holds a medical certificate issued by the foreign country that issued
the foreign pilot license, which is in that person's physical
possession or readily accessible in the aircraft when exercising the
privileges of that airman certificate.
    (xii) Is a pilot of the U.S. Armed Forces, has an up-to-date U.S.
military medical examination, and holds military pilot flight status.
* * * * *
    (f) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (i) Holds a Category II pilot authorization for that category or
class of aircraft, and the type of aircraft, if applicable; or
* * * * *
    (2) * * *
    (i) Holds a pilot certificate with category and class ratings for
that aircraft and an instrument rating for that category aircraft;
    (ii) Holds an airline transport pilot certificate with category and
class ratings for that aircraft; or
* * * * *
    (g) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (i) Holds a Category III pilot authorization for that category or
class of aircraft, and the type of aircraft, if applicable; or
* * * * *
    (2) * * *
    (i) Holds a pilot certificate with category and class ratings for
that aircraft and an instrument rating for that category aircraft;
    (ii) Holds an airline transport pilot certificate with category and
class ratings for that aircraft; or
* * * * *

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5. Revise Sec.  61.11 to read as follows:

Sec.  61.11  Expired pilot certificates and re-issuance.

    (a) No person who holds an expired pilot certificate or rating may
act as pilot in command or as a required pilot flight crewmember of an
aircraft of the same category or class that is listed on that expired
pilot certificate or rating.
    (b) The following pilot certificates and ratings have expired and
will not be reissued:
    (1) An airline transport pilot certificate issued before May 1,
1949, or an airline transport pilot certificate that contains a
horsepower limitation.
    (2) A private or commercial pilot certificate issued before July 1,
1945.
    (3) A pilot certificate with a lighter-than-air or free-balloon
rating issued before July 1, 1945.
    (c) An airline transport pilot certificate that was issued after
April 30, 1949, and that bears an expiration date but does not contain
a horsepower limitation, may have that airline transport pilot
certificate re-issued without an expiration date.
    (d) A private or commercial pilot certificate that was issued after
June 30, 1945, and that bears an expiration date, may have that pilot
certificate reissued without an expiration date.
    (e) A pilot certificate with a lighter-than-air or free-balloon
rating that was issued after June 30, 1945, and that bears an
expiration date, may have that pilot certificate reissued without an
expiration date.

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6. Amend Sec.  61.19 by revising paragraphs (b), (d), and (e); removing
paragraph (f); re-designating (g) as paragraph (f); revising newly re-
designated paragraph (f); and re-designating paragraph (h) as (g) to
read as follows:

Sec.  61.19  Duration of pilot and instructor certificates.

* * * * *
    (b) Student pilot certificate.
    (1) For student pilots who have not reached their 40th birthday,
the student pilot certificate does not expire until 60 calendar months
after the month of the date of examination shown on the medical
certificate.
    (2) For student pilots who have reached their 40th birthday, the
student pilot certificate does not expire until 24 calendar months
after the month of the date of examination shown on the medical
certificate.
    (3) For student pilots seeking a glider or balloon rating only, the
student pilot certificate does not expire until 60 calendar months
after the month of the date issued, regardless of the person's age.
* * * * *
    (d) Flight instructor certificate. Except as specified in Sec.
61.197(b), a flight instructor certificate expires 24 calendar months
from the month in which it was issued, renewed, or reinstated, as
appropriate.
    (e) Ground instructor certificate. A ground instructor certificate
is issued without a specific expiration date.
    (f) Return of certificates. The holder of any airman certificate
that is issued under this part, and that has been suspended or revoked,
must return that certificate to the FAA when requested to do so by the
Administrator.
* * * * *
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7. Amend Sec.  61.23 by:
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a. Revising paragraph (a)(3)(iv);
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b. Redesignating paragraph (a)(3)(v) as (a)(3)(vi);
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c. Adding new paragraphs (a)(3)(v) and (vii);
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d. Revising newly re-designated paragraph (a)(3)(vi);
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e. Revising paragraph (b) introductory text and paragraphs (b)(3),
(b)(7), and (b)(8);
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f. Adding a new paragraph (b)(9); and
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g. Revising paragraph (c)(1) introductory text and (c)(2) introductory
text.
    The revisions and additions read as follows:

Sec.  61.23  Medical certificates: Requirement and duration.

    (a) * * *
    (3) * * *
    (iv) When exercising the privileges of a flight instructor
certificate and acting as the pilot in command;
    (v) When exercising the privileges of a flight instructor
certificate and serving as a required pilot flight crewmember;
    (vi) When taking a practical test in an aircraft for a recreational
pilot, private pilot, commercial pilot, or airline transport pilot
certificate, or for a flight instructor certificate; or
    (vii) When performing the duties as an Examiner in an aircraft when
administering a practical test or proficiency check for an airman
certificate, rating, or authorization.
    (b) Operations not requiring a medical certificate. A person is not
required to hold a medical certificate--
* * * * *
    (3) When exercising the privileges of a pilot certificate with a
glider category rating or balloon class rating in a glider or a
balloon, as appropriate;
* * * * *
    (7) When serving as an Examiner or check airman and administering a
practical test or proficiency check for an airman certificate, rating,
or authorization conducted in a glider, balloon, flight simulator, or
flight training device;
    (8) When taking a practical test or a proficiency check for a
certificate, rating, authorization or operating privilege conducted in
a glider, balloon, flight simulator, or flight training device; or
    (9) When a military pilot of the U.S. Armed Forces can show
evidence of an up-to-date medical examination

authorizing pilot flight status issued by the U.S. Armed Forces and--
    (i) The flight does not require higher than a third-class medical
certificate; and
    (ii) The flight conducted is a domestic flight operation within
U.S. airspace.
    (c) * * *
    (1) A person must hold and possess either a medical certificate
issued under part 67 of this chapter or a U.S. driver's license when
exercising the privileges of--
* * * * *
    (2) A person using a U.S. driver's license to meet the requirements
of this paragraph must--
* * * * *

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8. Amend Sec.  61.25 by revising paragraph (a)(1) to read as follows:

Sec.  61.25  Change of name.

    (a) * * *
    (1) Airman certificate; and
* * * * *

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9. Amend Sec.  61.29 by:
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a. Removing paragraph (d)(3);
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b. Redesignating existing paragraphs (d)(4) and (5) as paragraphs
(d)(3) and (4); and
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c. Revising newly re-designated paragraphs (d)(3) and (4) to read as
follows:

Sec.  61.29  Replacement of a lost or destroyed airman or medical
certificate or knowledge test report.

* * * * *
    (d) * * *
    (3) The certificate holder's date and place of birth; and
    (4) Any information regarding the--
    (i) Grade, number, and date of issuance of the airman certificate
and ratings, if appropriate;
    (ii) Class of medical certificate, the place and date of the
medical exam, name of the Airman Medical Examiner (AME), and the
circumstances concerning the loss of the original medical certificate,
as appropriate; and
    (iii) Date the knowledge test was taken, if appropriate.
* * * * *

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10. Amend Sec.  61.31 by:
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a. Revising paragraph (d)(1);
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b. Removing paragraph (d)(2);
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c. Redesignating paragraph (d)(3) as (d)(2) and revising newly re-
designating (d)(2);
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d. Redesignating existing paragraph (k) as (l); and
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e. Adding new paragraph (k).
    The revisions and addition read as follows:

Sec.  61.31  Type rating requirements, additional training, and
authorization requirements.

* * * * *
    (d) * * *
    (1) Hold the appropriate category, class, and type rating (if a
class or type rating is required) for the aircraft to be flown; or
    (2) Have received training required by this part that is
appropriate to the pilot certification level, aircraft category, class,
and type rating (if a class or type rating is required) for the
aircraft to be flown, and have received an endorsement for solo flight
in that aircraft from an authorized instructor.
* * * * *
    (k) Additional training required for night vision goggle
operations. (1) Except as provided under paragraph (k)(3) of this
section, a person may act as pilot in command of an aircraft using
night vision goggles only if that person receives and logs ground
training from an authorized instructor and obtains a logbook or
training record endorsement from an authorized instructor who certifies
the person completed the ground training. The ground training must
include the following subjects:
    (i) Applicable portions of this chapter that relate to night vision
goggle limitations and flight operations;
    (ii) Aeromedical factors related to the use of night vision
goggles, including how to protect night vision, how the eyes adapt to
night, self-imposed stresses that affect night vision, effects of
lighting on night vision, cues used to estimate distance and depth
perception at night, and visual illusions;
    (iii) Normal, abnormal, and emergency operations of night vision
goggle equipment;
    (iv) Night vision goggle performance and scene interpretation; and
    (v) Night vision goggle operation flight planning, including night
terrain interpretation and factors affecting terrain interpretation.
    (2) Except as provided under paragraph (k)(3) of this section, a
person may act as pilot in command of an aircraft using night vision
goggles only if that person receives and logs flight training from an
authorized instructor and obtains a logbook or training record
endorsement from an authorized instructor who found the person
proficient in the use of night vision goggles. The flight training must
include the following tasks:
    (i) Preflight and use of internal and external aircraft lighting
systems for night vision goggle operations;
    (ii) Preflight preparation of night vision goggles for night vision
goggle operations;
    (iii) Proper piloting techniques when using night vision goggles
during the takeoff, climb, enroute, descent, and landing phases of
flight; and
    (iv) Normal, abnormal, and emergency flight operations using night
vision goggles.
    (3) The requirements under paragraphs (k)(1) and (2) of this
section do not apply if a person can document satisfactory completion
of any of the following pilot proficiency checks using night vision
goggles in an aircraft:
    (i) A pilot proficiency check on night vision goggle operations
conducted by the U.S. Armed Forces.
    (ii) A pilot proficiency check on night vision goggle operations
under part 135 of this chapter conducted by an Examiner or Check
Airman.
    (iii) A pilot proficiency check on night vision goggle operations
conducted by a night vision goggle manufacturer or authorized
instructor, when the pilot--
    (A) Is employed by a Federal, State, county, or municipal law
enforcement agency; and
    (B) Has logged at least 20 hours as pilot in command in night
vision goggle operations.
* * * * *

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11. Amend Sec.  61.35 by revising paragraph (a)(2)(iv) to read as
follows:

Sec.  61.35  Knowledge test: Prerequisites and passing grades.

    (a) * * *
    (2) * * *
    (iv) If the permanent mailing is a post office box number, then the
applicant must provide a current residential address.
* * * * *

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12. Amend Sec.  61.39 by revising paragraphs (a)(4), (a)(6)(i), (b)(2),
(c)(1), (c)(2), (d), and (e) to read as follows:

Sec.  61.39  Prerequisites for practical tests.

    (a) * * *
    (4) Hold at least a third-class medical certificate, if a medical
certificate is required;
* * * * *
    (6) * * *
    (i) Has received and logged training time within 2 calendar months
preceding the month of application in preparation for the practical
test;
* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (2) Is employed by the U.S. Armed Forces as a flight crewmember in
U.S. military air transport operations at the time of the practical
test and has completed the pilot in command aircraft qualification
training program that is appropriate to the pilot certificate and
rating sought.
    (c) * * *
    (1) Holds a foreign pilot license issued by a contracting State to
the Convention

on International Civil Aviation that authorizes at least the privileges
of the pilot certificate sought;
    (2) Is only applying for a type rating; or
* * * * *
    (d) If all increments of the practical test for a certificate or
rating are not completed on the same date, then all the remaining
increments of the test must be completed within 2 calendar months after
the month the applicant began the test.
    (e) If all increments of the practical test for a certificate or
rating are not completed within 2 calendar months after the month the
applicant began the test, the applicant must retake the entire
practical test.

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13. Amend Sec.  61.43 by revising paragraphs (a) and (b) to read as
follows:

Sec.  61.43  Practical tests: General procedures.

    (a) Completion of the practical test for a certificate or rating
consists of--
    (1) Performing the tasks specified in the areas of operation for
the airman certificate or rating sought within the approved practical
test standards;
    (2) Demonstrating mastery of the aircraft by performing each task
successfully;
    (3) Demonstrating proficiency and competency within the approved
standards; and
    (4) Demonstrating sound judgment.
    (b) The pilot flight crew complement required during the practical
test is based on one of the following requirements that applies to the
aircraft being used on the practical test:
    (1) If the aircraft's FAA-approved flight manual requires the pilot
flight crew complement be a single pilot, then the applicant must
demonstrate single pilot proficiency on the practical test.
    (2) If the aircraft's type certification data sheet requires the
pilot flight crew complement be a single pilot, then the applicant must
demonstrate single pilot proficiency on the practical test.
    (3) If the FAA Flight Standardization Board report, FAA-approved
aircraft flight manual, or aircraft type certification data sheet
allows the pilot flight crew complement to be either a single pilot, or
a pilot and a copilot, then the applicant may demonstrate single pilot
proficiency or have a copilot on the practical test. If the applicant
performs the practical test with a copilot, the limitation of ``Second
in Command Required'' will be placed on the applicant's pilot
certificate. The limitation may be removed if the applicant passes the
practical test by demonstrating single-pilot proficiency in the
aircraft in which single-pilot privileges are sought.
* * * * *

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14. Amend Sec.  61.45 by revising paragraphs (a)(1)(ii), (a)(2)(i),
(a)(2)(iii), and (c) to read as follows:

Sec.  61.45  Practical tests: Required aircraft and equipment.

    (a) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (ii) Has a standard airworthiness certificate or special
airworthiness certificate in the limited, primary, or light-sport
category.
    (2) * * *
    (i) An aircraft that has an airworthiness certificate other than a
standard airworthiness certificate or special airworthiness certificate
in the limited, primary, or light-sport category, but that otherwise
meets the requirements of paragraph (a)(1) of this section;
* * * * *
    (iii) A military aircraft of the same category, class, and type, if
aircraft class and type are appropriate, for which the applicant is
applying for a certificate or rating, and provided--
    (A) The aircraft is under the direct operational control of the
U.S. Armed Forces;
    (B) The aircraft is airworthy under the maintenance standards of
the U.S. Armed Forces; and
    (C) The applicant has a letter from his or her commanding officer
authorizing the use of the aircraft for the practical test.
* * * * *
    (c) Required controls. Except for lighter-than-air aircraft, and a
glider without an engine, an aircraft used for a practical test must
have engine power controls and flight controls that are easily reached
and operable in a conventional manner by both pilots, unless the
Examiner determines that the practical test can be conducted safely in
the aircraft without the controls easily reached by the Examiner.
* * * * *

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15. Amend Sec.  61.51 by:
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a. Adding new paragraph (b)(3)(iv);
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b. Revising paragraphs (b)(1)(iv), (b)(2)(v), (b)(3)(iii), (e)(1),
(e)(2), (e)(3), (e)(4)(ii), the heading of paragraph (g), and paragraph
(g)(4); and
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c. Adding new paragraphs (j) and (k).
    The revisions and additions read as follows:

Sec.  61.51  Pilot logbooks.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (iv) Type and identification of aircraft, flight simulator, flight
training device, or aviation training device, as appropriate.
* * * * *
    (2) * * *
    (v) Training received in a flight simulator, flight training
device, or aviation training device from an authorized instructor.
    (3) * * *
    (iii) Simulated instrument conditions in flight, a flight
simulator, flight training device, or aviation training device.
    (iv) Use of night vision goggles in an aircraft in flight, in a
flight simulator, or in a flight training device.
* * * * *
    (e) * * *
    (1) A sport, recreational, private, commercial, or airline
transport pilot may log pilot in command flight time for flights-
    (i) When the pilot is the sole manipulator of the controls of an
aircraft for which the pilot is rated, or has sport pilot privileges
for that category and class of aircraft, if the aircraft class rating
is appropriate;
    (ii) When the pilot is the sole occupant in the aircraft;
    (iii) When the pilot, except for a holder of a sport or
recreational pilot certificate, acts as pilot in command of an aircraft
for which more than one pilot is required under the type certification
of the aircraft or the regulations under which the flight is conducted;
or
    (iv) When the pilot performs the duties of pilot in command while
under the supervision of a qualified pilot in command provided--
    (A) The pilot performing the duties of pilot in command holds a
commercial or airline transport pilot certificate and aircraft rating
that is appropriate to the category and class of aircraft being flown,
if a class rating is appropriate;
    (B) The pilot performing the duties of pilot in command is
undergoing an approved pilot in command training program that includes
ground and flight training on the following areas of operation--
    (1) Preflight preparation;
    (2) Preflight procedures;
    (3) Takeoff and departure;
    (4) In-flight maneuvers;
    (5) Instrument procedures;
    (6) Landings and approaches to landings;
    (7) Normal and abnormal procedures;
    (8) Emergency procedures; and
    (9) Postflight procedures;
    (C) The supervising pilot in command holds--
    (1) A commercial pilot certificate and flight instructor
certificate, and aircraft

rating that is appropriate to the category, class, and type of aircraft
being flown, if a class or type rating is required; or
    (2) An airline transport pilot certificate and aircraft rating that
is appropriate to the category, class, and type of aircraft being
flown, if a class or type rating is required; and
    (D) The supervising pilot in command logs the pilot in command
training in the pilot's logbook, certifies the pilot in command
training in the pilot's logbook and attests to that certification with
his or her signature, and flight instructor certificate number.
    (2) If rated to act as pilot in command of the aircraft, an airline
transport pilot may log all flight time while acting as pilot in
command of an operation requiring an airline transport pilot
certificate.
    (3) A certificated flight instructor may log pilot in command
flight time for all flight time while serving as the authorized
instructor in an operation if the instructor is rated to act as pilot
in command of that aircraft.
    (4) * * *
    (ii) Has a solo flight endorsement as required under Sec.  61.87 of
this part; and
* * * * *
    (g) Logging instrument time. * * *
* * * * *
    (4) A person can use time in a flight simulator, flight training
device, or aviation training device for acquiring instrument
aeronautical experience for a pilot certificate, rating, or instrument
recency experience, provided an authorized instructor is present to
observe that time and signs the person's logbook or training record to
verify the time and the content of the training session.
* * * * *
    (j) Aircraft requirements for logging flight time. For a person to
log flight time, the time must be acquired in an aircraft that is
identified as an aircraft under Sec.  61.5(b), and is--
    (1) An aircraft of U.S. registry with either a standard or special
airworthiness certificate;
    (2) An aircraft of foreign registry with an airworthiness
certificate that is approved by the aviation authority of a foreign
country that is a Member State to the Convention on International Civil
Aviation Organization;
    (3) A military aircraft under the direct operational control of the
U.S. Armed Forces; or
    (4) A public aircraft under the direct operational control of a
Federal, State, county, or municipal law enforcement agency, if the
flight time was acquired by the pilot while engaged on an official law
enforcement flight for a Federal, State, County, or Municipal law
enforcement agency.
    (k) Logging night vision goggle time. (1) A person may log night
vision goggle time only for the time the person uses night vision
goggles as the primary visual reference of the surface and operates:
    (i) An aircraft during a night vision goggle operation; or
    (ii) A flight simulator or flight training device with the lighting
system adjusted to represent the period beginning 1 hour after sunset
and ending 1 hour before sunrise.
    (2) An authorized instructor may log night vision goggle time when
that person conducts training using night vision goggles as the primary
visual reference of the surface and operates:
    (i) An aircraft during a night goggle operation; or
    (ii) A flight simulator or flight training device with the lighting
system adjusted to represent the period beginning 1 hour after sunset
and ending 1 hour before sunrise.
    (3) To log night vision goggle time to meet the recent night vision
goggle experience requirements under Sec.  61.57(f), a person must log
the information required under Sec.  61.51(b).

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16. Amend Sec.  61.53 by revising paragraphs (a) introductory text,
(c)(1), and (c)(2) to read as follows:

Sec.  61.53  Prohibition on operations during medical deficiency.

    (a) Operations that require a medical certificate. Except as
provided for in paragraph (b) of this section, no person who holds a
medical certificate issued under part 67 of this chapter may act as
pilot in command, or in any other capacity as a required pilot flight
crewmember, while that person:
* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (1) Paragraph (a) of this section if that person holds a medical
certificate issued under part 67 of this chapter and does not hold a
U.S. driver's license.
    (2) Paragraph (b) of this section if that person holds a U.S.
driver's license.
* * * * *

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17. Amend Sec.  61.55 by revising paragraph (a)(1) to read as follows:

Sec.  61.55  Second in command qualifications.

    (a) * * *
    (1) At least a private pilot certificate with the appropriate
category and class rating; and
* * * * *
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18. Amend Sec.  61.56 by revising paragraph (f) to read as follows:

Sec.  61.56  Flight review.

* * * * *
    (f) A person who holds a flight instructor certificate and who has,
within the period specified in paragraph (c) of this section,
satisfactorily completed a renewal of a flight instructor certificate
under the provisions in Sec.  61.197 need not accomplish the one hour
of ground training specified in paragraph (a) of this section.
* * * * *

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19. Amend Sec.  61.57 by revising paragraphs (c) and (d); and adding
new paragraphs (f) and (g) to read as follows:

Sec.  61.57  Recent flight experience: Pilot in command.

* * * * *
    (c) Instrument experience. Except as provided in paragraph (e) of
this section, a person may act as pilot in command under IFR or weather
conditions less than the minimums prescribed for VFR only if:
    (1) Use of an airplane, powered-lift, helicopter, or airship for
maintaining instrument experience. Within the 6 calendar months
preceding the month of the flight, that person performed and logged at
least the following tasks and iterations in an airplane, powered-lift,
helicopter, or airship, as appropriate, for the instrument rating
privileges to be maintained in actual weather conditions, or under
simulated conditions using a view-limiting device that involves having
performed the following--
    (i) Six instrument approaches.
    (ii) Holding procedures and tasks.
    (iii) Intercepting and tracking courses through the use of
navigational electronic systems.
    (2) Use of a flight simulator or flight training device for
maintaining instrument experience. Within the 6 calendar months
preceding the month of the flight, that person performed and logged at
least the following tasks and iterations in a flight simulator or
flight training device, provided the flight simulator or flight
training device represents the category of aircraft for the instrument
rating privileges to be maintained and involves having performed the
following--
    (i) Six instrument approaches.
    (ii) Holding procedures and tasks.
    (iii) Intercepting and tracking courses through the use of
navigational electronic systems.
    (3) Use of an aviation training device for maintaining instrument
experience. Within the 2 calendar months preceding the month of the
flight, that person performed and logged at least the following tasks,
iterations, and time in an aviation training device and has performed
the following--

    (i) Three hours of instrument experience.
    (ii) Holding procedures and tasks.
    (iii) Six instrument approaches.
    (iv) Two unusual attitude recoveries while in a descending,
Vne airspeed condition and two unusual attitude recoveries
while in an ascending, stall speed condition.
    (v) Interception and tracking courses through the use of
navigational electronic systems.
    (4) Combination of completing instrument experience in an aircraft
and a flight simulator, flight training device, and aviation training
device. A person who elects to complete the instrument experience with
a combination of an aircraft, flight simulator or flight training
device, and aviation training device must have performed and logged the
following within the 6 calendar months preceding the month of the
flight--
    (i) Instrument experience in an airplane, powered-lift, helicopter,
or airship, as appropriate, for the instrument rating privileges to be
maintained, performed in actual weather conditions, or under simulated
weather conditions while using a view-limiting device, on the following
instrument currency tasks:
    (A) Instrument approaches.
    (B) Holding procedures and tasks.
    (C) Interception and tracking courses through the use of
navigational electronic systems.
    (ii) Instrument experience in a flight simulator or flight training
device that represents the category of aircraft for the instrument
rating privileges to be maintained and involves performing at least the
following tasks--
    (A) Instrument approaches.
    (B) Holding procedures and tasks.
    (C) Interception and tracking courses through the use of
navigational electronic systems.
    (iii) Instrument experience in an aviation training device that
represents the category of aircraft for the instrument rating
privileges to be maintained and involves performing at least the
following tasks--
    (A) Six instrument approaches.
    (B) Holding procedures and tasks.
    (C) Interception and tracking courses through the use of
navigational electronic systems.
    (5) Combination of completing instrument experience in a flight
simulator or flight training device, and an aviation training device. A
person who elects to complete the instrument experience with a
combination of a flight simulator, flight training device, and aviation
training device must have performed the following within the 6 calendar
months preceding the month of the flight--
    (i) Instrument recency experience in a flight simulator or flight
training device that represents the category of aircraft for the
instrument rating privileges to be maintained and involves having
performed the following tasks:
    (A) Six instrument approaches.
    (B) Holding procedures and tasks.
    (C) Interception and tracking courses through the use of
navigational electronic systems.
    (ii) Three hours of instrument experience in an aviation training
device that represents the category of aircraft for the instrument
rating privileges to be maintained and involves performing at least the
following tasks--
    (A) Six instrument approaches.
    (B) Holding procedures and tasks.
    (C) Interception and tracking courses through the use of
navigational electronic systems.
    (D) Two unusual attitude recoveries while in a descending,
Vne airspeed condition and two unusual attitude recoveries
while in an ascending, stall speed condition.
    (6) Maintaining instrument recent experience in a glider.
    (i) Within the 6 calendar months preceding the month of the flight,
that person must have performed and logged at least the following
instrument currency tasks, iterations, and flight time, and the
instrument currency must have been performed in actual weather
conditions or under simulated weather conditions--
    (A) One hour of instrument flight time in a glider or in a single
engine airplane using a view-limiting device while performing
interception and tracking courses through the use of navigation
electronic systems.
    (B) Two hours of instrument flight time in a glider or a single
engine airplane with the use of a view-limiting device while performing
straight glides, turns to specific headings, steep turns, flight at
various airspeeds, navigation, and slow flight and stalls.
    (ii) Before a pilot is allowed to carry a passenger in a glider
under IFR or in weather conditions less than the minimums prescribed
for VFR, that pilot must--
    (A) Have logged and performed 2 hours of instrument flight time in
a glider within the 6 calendar months preceding the month of the
flight.
    (B) Use a view-limiting-device while practicing performance
maneuvers, performance airspeeds, navigation, slow flight, and stalls.
    (d) Instrument proficiency check. Except as provided in paragraph
(e) of this section, a person who does not meet the instrument
experience requirements of paragraph (c) of this section within the 12
calendar months preceding the month of the flight may not serve as
pilot in command under IFR or in weather conditions less than the
minimums prescribed for VFR until having passed an instrument
proficiency check that consists of the areas of operation and
instrument tasks required in the instrument rating practical test
standards.
* * * * *
    (f) Night vision goggle operating experience. (1) A person may act
as pilot in command in a night vision goggle operation with passengers
on board only if, within 2 calendar months preceding the month of the
flight, that person performs and logs the following tasks as the sole
manipulator of the controls on a flight during a night vision goggle
operation--
    (i) Three takeoffs and three landings, with each takeoff and
landing including a climbout, cruise, descent, and approach phase of
flight (only required if the pilot wants to use night vision goggles
during the takeoff and landing phases of the flight).
    (ii) Three hovering tasks (only required if the pilot wants to use
night vision goggles when operating helicopters or powered-lifts during
the hovering phase of flight).
    (iii) Three area departure and area arrival tasks.
    (iv) Three tasks of transitioning from aided night flight (aided
night flight means that the pilot uses night vision goggles to maintain
visual surface reference) to unaided night flight (unaided night flight
means that the pilot does not use night vision goggles) and back to
aided night flight.
    (v) Three night vision goggle operations, or when operating
helicopters or powered-lifts, six night vision goggle operations.
    (2) A person may act as pilot in command using night vision goggles
only if, within the 4 calendar months preceding the month of the
flight, that person performs and logs the tasks listed in paragraph
(f)(1)(i) through (v) of this section as the sole manipulator of the
controls during a night vision goggle operation.
    (g) Night vision goggle proficiency check. A person must either
meet the night vision goggle experience requirements of paragraphs
(f)(1) or (f)(2) of this section or pass a night vision goggle
proficiency check to act as pilot in command using night vision
goggles. The proficiency check must be performed in the category of
aircraft that is appropriate to the night vision goggle

operation for which the person is seeking the night vision goggle
privilege or in a flight simulator or flight training device that is
representative of that category of aircraft. The check must consist of
the tasks listed in Sec.  61.31(k), and the check must be performed by:
    (1) An Examiner who is qualified to perform night vision goggle
operations in that same aircraft category and class;
    (2) A person who is authorized by the U.S. Armed Forces to perform
night vision goggle proficiency checks, provided the person being
administered the check is also a member of the U.S. Armed Forces;
    (3) A company check pilot who is authorized 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 operator;
    (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 operations in accordance with paragraph (f) of this section; or
    (6) A person approved by the FAA to perform night vision goggle
proficiency checks.

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20. Revise Sec.  61.63 to read as follows:

Sec.  61.63  Additional aircraft ratings (other than for ratings at the
airline transport pilot certification level).

    (a) General. For an additional aircraft rating on a pilot
certificate, other than for an airline transport pilot certificate, a
person must meet the requirements 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
experience.
    (2) Must have a logbook or training record endorsement from an
authorized instructor attesting that the person was found competent in
the appropriate 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 if the person holds
an airplane, rotorcraft, powered-lift, 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 appropriate aeronautical knowledge areas and proficient in the
appropriate areas of operation.
    (2) Must pass the practical test.
    (3) Need not meet the specified training time requirements
prescribed by this part that apply to the pilot certificate for the
aircraft class rating sought; unless, the person only holds a lighter-
than-air category rating with a balloon class rating and is seeking an
airship class rating, then that person must receive the specified
training time requirements and possess the appropriate aeronautical
experience.
    (4) Need not take an additional knowledge test if the person holds
an airplane, rotorcraft, powered-lift, or airship rating at that pilot
certificate level.
    (d) Additional aircraft type rating. Except as provided under
paragraph (d)(6) of this section, a person who applies for an aircraft
type rating or an aircraft type rating to be completed concurrently
with an aircraft category or class rating--
    (1) Must hold or concurrently obtain an appropriate instrument
rating, except as provided in paragraph (e) of this section.
    (2) Must have a logbook or training record endorsement from an
authorized instructor attesting that the person is competent in the
appropriate aeronautical knowledge areas and proficient in the
appropriate areas of operation at the airline transport pilot
certification level.
    (3) Must pass the practical test at the airline transport pilot
certification level.
    (4) Must perform the practical test in actual or simulated
instrument conditions, except as provided in paragraph (e) of this
section.
    (5) Need not take an additional knowledge test if the applicant
holds an airplane, rotorcraft, powered-lift, or airship rating on the
pilot certificate.
    (6) In the case of a pilot employee of a part 121 or part 135
certificate holder or of a fractional ownership program manager under
subpart K of part 91 of this chapter, the pilot must--
    (i) Meet the appropriate requirements under paragraphs (d)(1),
(d)(3), and (d)(4) of this section; and
    (ii) Receive a flight training record endorsement from the
certificate holder attesting that the person completed the certificate
holder's approved ground and flight training program.
    (e) Aircraft not capable of instrument maneuvers and procedures.
(1) An applicant for a type rating or a type rating in addition to an
aircraft category and/or class rating who provides an aircraft that is
not capable of the instrument maneuvers and procedures required on the
practical test:
    (i) May apply for the type rating, but the rating will be limited
to ``VFR only.''
    (ii) May have the ``VFR only'' limitation removed for that aircraft
type after the applicant:
    (A) Passes a practical test in that type of aircraft in actual or
simulated instrument conditions;
    (B) Passes a practical test in that type of aircraft on the
appropriate instrument maneuvers and procedures in Sec.  61.157; or
    (C) Becomes qualified under Sec.  61.73(d) for that type of
aircraft.
    (2) When an instrument rating is issued to a person who holds one
or more type ratings, the amended pilot certificate must bear the ``VFR
only'' limitation for each aircraft type rating that the person did not
demonstrate instrument competency.
    (f) Multiengine airplane with a single-pilot station. An applicant
for a type rating, at other than the ATP certification level, in a
multiengine airplane with a single-pilot station must perform the
practical test in the multi-seat version of that airplane, or the
practical test may be performed in the single-seat version of that
airplane if the Examiner is in a position to observe the applicant
during the practical test and there is no multi-seat version of that
multiengine airplane.
    (g) Single engine airplane with a single-pilot station. An
applicant for a type rating, at other than the ATP certification level,
in a single engine airplane with a single-pilot station must perform
the practical test in the multi-seat version of that single engine
airplane, or the practical test may be performed in the single-seat
version of that airplane if the Examiner is in a position to observe
the applicant during the practical test and there is no multi-seat
version of that single engine airplane.
    (h) Aircraft category and class rating for the operation of
aircraft with an experimental certificate. A person holding a
recreational, private, or commercial pilot certificate may apply for a
category and class rating limited to a specific make and model of
experimental aircraft, provided--
    (1) The person logged 5 hours flight time while acting as pilot in
command in the same category, class, make, and model of aircraft.
    (2) The person received a logbook endorsement from an authorized
instructor who determined the pilot's proficiency to act as pilot in
command of the same category, class, make, and model of aircraft.

    (3) The flight time specified under paragraph (h)(1) of this
section was logged between September 1, 2004 and August 31, 2005.
    (i) Waiver authority. An Examiner who conducts a practical test may
waive any task for which the FAA has provided waiver authority.

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21. Add a new Sec.  61.64 to read as follows:

Sec.  61.64  Use of a flight simulator and flight training device.

    (a) Use of a flight simulator for the airplane rating. If an
applicant uses a flight simulator for training or the practical test
for an airplane category, class, or type rating--
    (1) The flight simulator--
    (i) Must represent the category, class, and type of airplane rating
(if a type rating is applicable) for the rating sought;
    (ii) Must be used in accordance with an approved course of training
under part 141 or part 142 of this chapter; or under part 121 or part
135 of this chapter, provided the applicant is a pilot employee of that
air carrier operator;
    (iii) At a minimum, must be qualified and approved as a Level C
flight simulator if the applicant performs any portion of the practical
test in the flight simulator; and
    (iv) At a minimum, must be qualified and approved as a Level A
flight simulator if the applicant uses the flight simulator for any
training;
    (2) If the type rating is for a turbojet airplane, the applicant
must--
    (i) Hold a type rating in a turbojet airplane of the same class of
airplane, and that type rating may not contain a supervised operating
experience limitation;
    (ii) Have 1,000 hours of flight time in two different turbojet
airplanes of the same class of airplane;
    (iii) Have been appointed by the U.S. Armed Forces as pilot in
command in a turbojet airplane of the same class of airplane; or
    (iv) Have 500 hours of flight time in the same type of airplane.
    (3) If the type rating is for a turbo propeller airplane, the
applicant must--
    (i) Hold a type rating in a turbo-propeller airplane of the same
class of airplane, and that type rating may not contain a supervised
operating experience limitation;
    (ii) Have 1,000 hours of flight time in two different turbo-
propeller airplanes of the same class of airplane;
    (iii) Have been appointed by the U.S. Armed Forces as pilot in
command in a turbo-propeller airplane of the same class of airplane; or
    (iv) Have 500 hours of flight time in the same type of airplane.
    (4) If the applicant does not meet the requirements of paragraph
(a)(2) or (a)(3) of this section, then--
    (i) The applicant must complete the following tasks on the
practical test in the airplane of the category, class, and type of
airplane rating (if a type rating is applicable) for which the airplane
rating applies: preflight inspection, normal takeoff, normal instrument
landing system approach, missed approach, and normal landing.
    (ii) After passing the practical test, the applicant's pilot
certificate must state: ``The [name the category, class, and type of
airplane rating (if a type rating is applicable)] is subject to
additional pilot in command limitations,'' and the applicant is
restricted from serving as pilot in command in that category, class,
and type of airplane rating (if a type rating is applicable).
    (iii) The limitation described under paragraph (a)(4)(ii) of this
section may be removed from the applicant's pilot certificate if the
applicant--
    (A) Logs 25 hours of flight time in the category and class of
airplane for the rating sought, and if a type rating is being sought,
the flight time must be performed in the same type of airplane for the
type rating sought;
    (B) Performs 25 hours of flight time under the direct observation
of the pilot in command who holds the appropriate airplane category,
class, and type rating, without limitations, in the same category,
class, and type of airplane rating, if a type rating is applicable;
    (C) Logs each flight and the pilot in command who observed the
flight attests to each flight;
    (D) Obtains the flight time while in the pilot in command seat of
the appropriate airplane category, class, and type, if a type rating is
appropriate; and
    (E) Has an Examiner review the pilot logbook and endorse that
logbook, attesting to compliance with the required supervised operating
experience.
    (b) Use of a flight training device for the airplane rating. If an
applicant uses a flight training device for training for the airplane
category, class, or type rating, the applicant must meet the
requirements of paragraph (a)(2), (a)(3) or (a)(4) of this section, and
the flight training device--
    (1) Must represent the category, class, and type of airplane rating
(if a type rating is applicable) for the rating.
    (2) Must be used in accordance with an approved course of training
under part 141 or part 142 of this chapter, or under part 121 or part
135 of this chapter, provided the applicant is a pilot employee of that
air carrier operator.
    (3) Must be qualified and approved at or above a Level 2 flight
training device if the applicant completes the entire practical test in
the airplane.
    (4) Must be qualified and approved at or above a Level 5 flight
training device if the applicant uses a flight simulator for any
portion of the practical test.
    (c) Use of a flight simulator for the helicopter rating. If an
applicant uses a flight simulator for training or the practical test
for the helicopter class or type rating,
    (1) The flight simulator--
    (i) Must represent the class and type of helicopter rating (if a
type rating is applicable) for the rating;
    (ii) Must be used in accordance with an approved course of training
under part 141 or part 142 of this chapter, or under part 135 of this
chapter, provided the applicant is a pilot employee of that part 135
operator;
    (iii) At a minimum, must be qualified and approved as a Level C
flight simulator if the applicant performs any portion of the practical
test in a flight simulator; and
    (iv) At a minimum, must be qualified and approved as a Level A
flight simulator if the applicant uses a flight simulator for any
training.
    (2) The applicant must meet one of the following requirements--
    (i) Hold a type rating in a helicopter and that type rating may not
contain the supervised operating experience limitation;
    (ii) Have been appointed by the U.S. Armed Forces as pilot in
command of a helicopter;
    (iii) Have 500 hours of flight time in the type of helicopter; or
    (iv) Have 1,000 hours of flight time in two different types of
helicopters.
    (3) If the applicant does not meet any of the requirements of
paragraph (c)(2) of this section, then--
    (i) The applicant must complete the following tasks on the
practical test in the helicopter class and type rating (if a type
rating is applicable) for which the rating applies: preflight
inspection, normal takeoff, normal instrument landing system approach,
missed approach, and normal landing.
    (ii) After passing the practical test, the applicant's pilot
certificate must state: ``The [name the helicopter class, and type of
helicopter rating (if a type rating is applicable)] rating is subject
to additional pilot in command limitations,'' and the applicant is
restricted from serving as pilot in command in that helicopter class
and type of helicopter rating (if a type rating is applicable).

    (iii) The limitation described under paragraph (c)(3)(ii) of this
section may be removed from the pilot certificate if the applicant
complies with the following--
    (A) Logs 25 hours of flight time in the class of helicopter for the
rating sought, if the person applied for a type rating, the flight time
must be performed in the same type of helicopter for the type rating
sought;
    (B) Performs the 25 hours of flight time under the direct
observation of the pilot in command who holds the appropriate class and
type of helicopter rating (if a type rating is applicable), without
limitations, in the same class, and type of helicopter rating, if a
type rating is applicable;
    (C) Logs each flight and the pilot in command who observed the
flight attests to each flight;
    (D) Performs the flight time while in the pilot in command seat of
the appropriate class and type of helicopter rating, if a type rating
is appropriate; and
    (E) Has an Examiner review the pilot logbook and endorse that
logbook, attesting to compliance with the required supervised operating
experience.
    (d) Use of a flight training device for the helicopter rating. If
an applicant uses a flight training device for training for the
helicopter class or type rating, the applicant must meet the
requirements of either paragraph (c)(2) or (3) of this section and the
flight training device--
    (1) Must represent the class and type of helicopter rating (if a
type rating is applicable) for the rating.
    (2) Must be used in accordance with an approved course of training
under part 141 or part 142 of this chapter, or under part 135 of this
chapter, provided the applicant is a pilot employee of that part 135
operator.
    (3) Must be qualified and approved at or above a Level 2 flight
training device if the applicant completes the entire practical test in
the helicopter.
    (4) Must be qualified and approved at or above a Level 5 flight
training device if the applicant uses a flight simulator for any
portion of the practical test.
    (e) Use of a flight simulator for the powered-lift rating. If an
applicant uses a flight simulator for training or the practical test
for the powered-lift category or type rating--
    (1) The flight simulator--
    (i) Must represent the category and type of powered-lift rating (if
a type rating is applicable) for the rating;
    (ii) Must be used in accordance with an approved course of training
under part 141 or part 142 of this chapter, or under part 121 or part
135 of this chapter, provided the applicant is a pilot employee of that
air carrier operator;
    (iii) At a minimum, must be qualified and approved as a Level C
flight simulator if the applicant performs any portion of the practical
test in a flight simulator; and
    (iv) At a minimum, must be qualified and approved as a Level A
flight simulator if the applicant uses a flight simulator for any
training.
    (2) The applicant must meet one of the following requirements--
    (i) Hold a type rating in a powered-lift without a supervised
operating experience limitation;
    (ii) Have been appointed by the U.S. Armed Forces as pilot in
command of a powered-lift;
    (iii) Have 500 hours of flight time in the type of powered-lift; or
    (iv) Have 1,000 hours of flight time in two different types of
powered-lifts.
    (3) If the applicant does not meet any of the requirements of
paragraph (e)(2) of this section, then--
    (i) The applicant must complete the following tasks on the
practical test in the powered-lift of the category and type of powered-
lift rating (if a type rating is applicable) for which the rating
applies: preflight inspection, normal takeoff, normal instrument
landing system approach, missed approach, and normal landing.
    (ii) After passing the practical test, the applicant's pilot
certificate must state: ``The [name of the category and type of
powered-lift rating (if a type rating is applicable)] rating is subject
to additional pilot in command limitations,'' and that applicant is
restricted from serving as pilot in command in that category and type
of powered-lift rating (if a type rating is applicable).
    (iii) The limitation described under paragraph (e)(3)(ii) of this
section may be removed from the pilot certificate if the applicant
complies with the following--
    (A) Logs 25 hours of flight time in the powered-lift category for
the rating sought, and if a type rating is being sought, the flight
time must be performed in the same type of powered-lift for the type
rating sought;
    (B) Performs the 25 hours flight time under the direct observation
of the pilot in command who holds the category and type of powered-lift
rating (if a type rating is applicable), without limitations, in the
same category and type of powered-lift rating, if a type rating is
applicable;
    (C) Logs each flight and the pilot in command who observed the
flight attests to each flight;
    (D) Performs the flight time while in the pilot in command seat of
the appropriate category and type of powered-lift rating, if a type
rating is appropriate; and
    (E) Has an Examiner review the pilot logbook and endorse that
logbook, attesting to compliance with the required supervised operating
experience.
    (f) Use of a flight training device for the powered-lift rating.
Whenever an applicant uses a flight training device for training for
the powered-lift category or type rating, the flight training device
must meet the following requirements, and the applicant must meet the
requirements of either paragraph (e)(2) or (e)(3) of this section.
    (1) The flight training device must represent the class and type of
powered-lift rating (if a type rating is applicable) for the rating.
    (2) The flight training device must be used in accordance with an
approved course of training under part 141 or part 142 of this chapter;
or under part 121 or part 135 of this chapter, provided the applicant
is a pilot employee of that air carrier operator.
    (3) If the applicant completes the entire practical test in the
powered-lift, the flight training device used for training must be
qualified and approved at or above a Level 2 flight training device.
    (4) If an applicant uses a flight simulator for any portion of the
practical test, the flight training device used for training must be
qualified and approved at or above a Level 5 flight training device.

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22. Amend Sec.  61.65 by:
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a. Revising paragraph (a)(1);
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b. Revising paragraph (d);
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c. Redesignating existing paragraph (e) as paragraph (g);
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d. Adding new paragraphs (e), (f), and (h); and
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e. Revising newly re-designated paragraph (g).
    The revisons and additions read as follows:

Sec.  61.65  Instrument rating requirements.

    (a) * * *
    (1) Hold at least a private pilot certificate with an airplane,
helicopter, or powered-lift rating appropriate to the instrument rating
sought;
* * * * *
    (d) Aeronautical experience for the instrument-airplane rating. A
person who applies for an instrument-airplane rating must have logged:

    (1) Fifty hours of cross country flight time as pilot in command,
of which 10 hours must have been in an airplane; and
    (2) Forty hours of actual or simulated instrument time in the areas
of operation listed in paragraph (c) of this section, of which 15 hours
must have been received from an authorized instructor who holds an
instrument-airplane rating, and the instrument time includes:
    (i) Three hours of instrument flight training from an authorized
instructor in an airplane that is appropriate to the instrument-
airplane rating within 2 calendar months before the date of the
practical test; and
    (ii) Instrument flight training on cross country flight procedures,
including one cross country flight in an airplane with an authorized
instructor, that is performed under instrument flight rules, when a
flight plan has been filed with an air traffic control facility, and
that involves--
    (A) A flight of 250 nautical miles along airways or by directed
routing from an air traffic control facility;
    (B) An instrument approach at each airport; and
    (C) Three different kinds of approaches with the use of navigation
systems.
    (e) Aeronautical experience for the instrument-helicopter rating. A
person who applies for an instrument-helicopter rating must have
logged:
    (1) Fifty hours of cross country flight time as pilot in command,
of which 10 hours must have been in a helicopter; and
    (2) Forty hours of actual or simulated instrument time in the areas
of operation listed under paragraph (c) of this section, of which 15
hours must have been with an authorized instructor who holds an
instrument-helicopter rating, and the instrument time includes:
    (i) Three hours of instrument flight training from an authorized
instructor in a helicopter that is appropriate to the instrument-
helicopter rating within 2 calendar months before the date of the
practical test; and
    (ii) Instrument flight training on cross country flight procedures,
including one cross country flight in a helicopter with an authorized
instructor that is performed under instrument flight rules and a flight
plan has been filed with an air traffic control facility, and
involves--
    (A) A flight of 100 nautical miles along airways or by directed
routing from an air traffic control facility;
    (B) An instrument approach at each airport; and
    (C) Three different kinds of approaches with the use of navigation
systems.
    (f) Aeronautical experience for the instrument-powered-lift rating.
A person who applies for an instrument-powered-lift rating must have
logged:
    (1) Fifty hours of cross country flight time as pilot in command,
of which 10 hours cross country must have been in a powered-lift; and
    (2) Forty hours of actual or simulated instrument time in the areas
of operation listed under paragraph (c) of this section, of which 15
hours must have been received from an authorized instructor who holds
an instrument-powered-lift rating, and the instrument time includes:
    (i) Three hours of instrument flight training from an authorized
instructor in a powered-lift that is appropriate to the instrument-
powered-lift rating within 2 calendar months before the date of the
practical test; and
    (ii) Instrument flight training on cross country flight procedures,
including one cross country flight in a powered-lift with an authorized
instructor that is performed under instrument flight rules, when a
flight plan has been filed with an air traffic control facility, that
involves--
    (A) A flight of 250 nautical miles along airways or by directed
routing from an air traffic control facility;
    (B) An instrument approach at each airport; and
    (C) Three different kinds of approaches with the use of navigation
systems.
    (g) Use of flight simulators or flight training devices. If the
instrument time was provided by an authorized instructor in a flight
simulator or flight training device--
    (1) A maximum of 30 hours may be performed in that flight simulator
or flight training device if the instrument time was completed in
accordance with part 142 of this chapter; or
    (2) A maximum of 20 hours may be performed in that flight simulator
or flight training device if the instrument time was not completed in
accordance with part 142 of this chapter.
    (h) Use of an aviation training device. A maximum of 10 hours of
instrument time received in an aviation training device may be credited
for the instrument time requirements of this section if--
    (1) The device is approved and authorized by the FAA;
    (2) An authorized instructor provides the instrument time in the
device;
    (3) No more than 10 hours of instrument time in a flight simulator
or flight training device was credited for the instrument time
requirements of this section;
    (4) A view-limiting device was worn by the applicant when logging
instrument time in the device; and
    (5) The FAA approved the instrument training and instrument tasks
performed in the device.

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23. Amend Sec.  61.69 by revising paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(4), and (a)(6)
introductory text to read as follows:

Sec.  61.69  Glider and unpowered ultralight vehicle towing: Experience
and training requirements.

    (a) * * *
    (1) Holds a private, commercial or airline transport pilot
certificate with a category rating for powered aircraft;
* * * * *
    (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 vehicle, or has
simulated towing flight procedures in an aircraft while accompanied by
a pilot who meets the requirements of paragraphs (c) and (d) of this
section.
* * * * *
    (6) Within 24 calendar months before the flight has--
* * * * *

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24. Revise Sec.  61.73 to read as follows:

Sec.  61.73  Military pilots or former military 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 requirements 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 appropriate 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 competency aeronautical knowledge test
on the appropriate parts of this chapter

for commercial pilot privileges and limitations, air traffic and
general operating 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 military 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 Convention on International Civil Aviation. A person who
is a military pilot in the Armed Forces of a foreign contracting State
to the Convention on International Civil Aviation and is assigned to
pilot duties in the U.S. Armed Forces, for purposes other than
receiving flight training, may apply for a commercial pilot certificate
and ratings under paragraph (a) of this section, provided that person--
    (1) Presents evidentiary documents described under paragraph (h)(4)
of this section that show the person is a military pilot in the Armed
Forces of a foreign contracting State to the Convention 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 competency aeronautical knowledge test
on the appropriate parts of this chapter for commercial pilot
privileges and limitations, air traffic and general operating 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 ratings; or
    (ii) Before the date of the application, logged 10 hours of pilot
time as a military pilot in a U.S. military aircraft of the kind of
category, class, and type of aircraft, if a class rating or type rating
is applicable, for the aircraft rating.
    (d) Instrument rating. A person who is qualified as a U.S. military
pilot or former military pilot may apply for an instrument rating to be
added to a pilot certificate if that person--
    (1) Has passed an instrument proficiency check in the U.S. Armed
Forces in the aircraft category for the instrument rating sought; and
    (2) Has an official U.S. Armed Forces record that shows the person
is instrument pilot qualified by the U.S. Armed Forces to conduct
instrument flying on Federal airways in that aircraft category and
class for the instrument rating sought.
    (e) Aircraft type rating. An aircraft type rating may only be
issued for a type of aircraft that has a comparable civilian type
designation by the Administrator.
    (f) Aircraft type rating placed on an airline transport pilot
certificate. A person who is a military pilot or former military pilot
of the U.S. Armed Forces and requests an aircraft type rating to be
placed on an existing U.S. airline transport pilot certificate may be
issued the rating at the airline transport pilot certification level,
provided that person:
    (1) Holds a category and class rating for that type of aircraft at
the airline transport pilot certification level; and
    (2) Has passed an official U.S. military pilot check and instrument
proficiency check in that type of aircraft.
    (g) Flight instructor certificate and ratings. A person who can
show official U.S. military documentation of being a U.S. military
instructor pilot or U.S. military pilot examiner, or a former
instructor pilot or pilot examiner may apply for and be issued a flight
instructor certificate with the appropriate ratings if that person:
    (1) Holds a commercial or airline transport pilot certificate with
the appropriate aircraft category and class rating, if a class rating
is appropriate, for the flight instructor rating sought;
    (2) Holds an instrument rating, or has instrument privileges, on
the pilot certificate that is appropriate to the flight instructor
rating sought; and
    (3) Presents the following documents:
    (i) A knowledge test report that shows the person passed a
knowledge test on the aeronautical knowledge areas listed under Sec.
61.185(a) appropriate to the flight instructor rating sought and the
knowledge test was passed within the preceding 24 calendar months prior
to the month of application. If the U.S. military instructor pilot or
pilot examiner already holds a flight instructor certificate, holding
of a flight instructor certificate suffices for the knowledge test
report.
    (ii) An official U.S. Armed Forces record or order that shows the
person is or was qualified as a U.S. Armed Forces military instructor
pilot or pilot examiner for the flight instructor rating sought.
    (iii) An official U.S. Armed Forces record or order that shows the
person completed a U.S. Armed Forces' instructor pilot or pilot
examiner training course and received an aircraft rating qualification
as a military instructor pilot or pilot examiner that is appropriate to
the flight instructor rating sought.
    (iv) An official U.S. Armed Forces record or order that shows the
person passed a U.S. Armed Forces instructor pilot or pilot examiner
proficiency check in an aircraft as a military instructor pilot or
pilot examiner that is appropriate to the flight instructor rating
sought.
    (h) Documents for qualifying for a pilot certificate and rating.
The following documents are required for a person to apply for a pilot
certificate and rating:
    (1) An official U.S. Armed Forces record that shows the person is
or was a military pilot.
    (2) An official U.S. Armed Forces record that shows the person
graduated from a U.S. Armed Forces undergraduate pilot training school
and received a rating qualification as a military pilot.
    (3) An official U.S. Armed Forces record that shows the pilot
passed a pilot proficiency check and instrument proficiency check in an
aircraft as a military pilot.
    (4) If a person is a military pilot in the Armed Forces from a
foreign contracting State to the Convention on International Civil
Aviation and is applying for a pilot certificate and rating, that
person must present the following:
    (i) An official U.S. Armed Forces record that shows the person is a
military pilot in the U.S. Armed Forces;
    (ii) An official U.S. Armed Forces record that shows the person is
assigned as a military pilot in the U.S. Armed Forces for purposes
other than receiving flight training;
    (iii) An official record that shows the person graduated from a
military undergraduate pilot training school from the Armed Forces from
a foreign contracting State to the Convention on International Civil
Aviation or from the U.S. Armed Forces, and received a qualification as
a military pilot; and
    (iv) An official U.S. Armed Forces record that shows that the
person passed a pilot proficiency check and instrument proficiency
check in an aircraft as a military pilot in the U.S. Armed Forces.

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25. Amend Sec.  61.75 by revising paragraphs (a), (b) introductory
text,

(b)(2), (b)(3), (b)(4), (c), (d) introductory text, (e)(1), (f), and
(g), and removing paragraph (e)(4).
    The revisions read as follows:

Sec.  61.75  Private pilot certificate issued on the basis of a foreign
pilot license.

    (a) General. A person who holds a foreign pilot license at the
private pilot level or higher that was issued by a contracting State to
the Convention on International Civil Aviation may apply for and be
issued a U.S. private pilot certificate with the appropriate ratings if
the foreign pilot license meets the requirements of this section.
    (b) Certificate issued. A U.S. private pilot certificate issued
under this section must specify the person's foreign license number and
country of issuance. A person who holds a foreign pilot license issued
by a contracting State to the Convention on International Civil
Aviation may be issued a U.S. private pilot certificate based on the
foreign pilot license without any further showing of proficiency,
provided the applicant:
* * * * *
    (2) Holds a foreign pilot license, at the private pilot license
level or higher, that does not contain a limitation stating that the
applicant has not met all of the standards of ICAO for that license;
    (3) Does not hold a U.S. pilot certificate other than a U.S.
student pilot certificate;
    (4) Holds a medical certificate issued under part 67 of this
chapter or a medical license issued by the country that issued the
person's foreign pilot license; and
* * * * *
    (c) Aircraft ratings issued. Aircraft ratings listed on a person's
foreign pilot license, in addition to any issued after testing under
the provisions of this part, may be placed on that person's U.S. pilot
certificate for private pilot privileges only.
    (d) Instrument ratings issued. A person who holds an instrument
rating on the foreign pilot license issued by a contracting State to
the Convention on International Civil Aviation may be issued an
instrument rating on a U.S. pilot certificate provided:
* * * * *
    (e) * * *
    (1) May act as pilot in command of a civil aircraft of the United
States in accordance with the pilot privileges authorized by this part
and the limitations placed on that U.S. pilot certificate;
* * * * *
    (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 foreign 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 foreign 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.

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26. Amend Sec.  61.77 by:
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a. Revising the section heading;
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b. Revising paragraphs (a)(2), (b)(1), (b)(2) introductory text,
(b)(4); and (d);
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c. Removing paragraph (b)(5); and
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d. Redesignating paragraph (b)(6) as (b)(5).
    The revisions read as follows:

Sec.  61.77  Special purpose pilot authorization: Operation of a civil
aircraft of the United States and leased by a non-U.S. citizen.

    (a) * * *
    (2) For carrying persons or property for compensation or hire for
operations in--
    (i) Scheduled international air services in turbojet-powered
airplanes of U.S. registry;
    (ii) Scheduled international air services in airplanes of U.S.
registry having a configuration of more than nine passenger seats,
excluding crewmember seats;
    (iii) Nonscheduled international air transportation in airplanes of
U.S. registry having a configuration of more than 30 passenger seats,
excluding crewmember seats; or
    (iv) Scheduled international air services, or nonscheduled
international air transportation, in airplanes of U.S. registry having
a payload capacity of more than 7,500 pounds.
    (b) * * *
    (1) A foreign pilot license issued by the aeronautical authority of
a contracting State to the Convention on International Civil Aviation
that contains 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--
* * * * *
    (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 Convention on International Civil
Aviation; and
* * * * *
    (d) General limitations. A special purpose pilot authorization may
be used only--
    (1) For flights between foreign countries or for flights in foreign
air commerce within the time period allotted on the authorization.
    (2) If the foreign pilot license required by paragraph (b)(1) of
this section, the medical documentation required by paragraph (b)(4) of
this section, and the special purpose pilot authorization issued under
this section are in the holder's physical possession or immediately
accessible in the aircraft.
    (3) While the holder is employed by the person to whom the aircraft
described 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 aircraft described in the certification required by
paragraph (b)(2) of this section.
    (5) If the holder has only one special purpose pilot authorization
as provided in paragraph (b)(5) of this section.
* * * * *

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27. Amend Sec.  61.87 by revising paragraph (p) to read as follows:

Sec.  61.87  Solo requirements for student pilots.

* * * * *
    (p) Limitations on flight instructors authorizing solo flight. No
instructor may authorize a student pilot to perform a solo flight
unless that instructor has--
    (1) Given that student pilot training in the make and model of
aircraft or a similar make and model of aircraft in which the solo
flight is to be flown;
    (2) Determined the student pilot is proficient in the maneuvers and
procedures prescribed in this section;
    (3) Determined the student pilot is proficient in the make and
model of aircraft to be flown;
    (4) Ensured that the student pilot's certificate has been endorsed
by an instructor authorized to provide flight training for the specific
make and model aircraft to be flown; and
    (5) Endorsed the student pilot's logbook for the specific make and
model aircraft to be flown, and that endorsement remains current for
solo flight privileges, provided an authorized instructor updates the
student's logbook every 90 days thereafter.

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28. Amend Sec.  61.93 by revising paragraphs (b)(1)(iii), (b)(2)(iii),
and (b)(2)(iv) to read as follows:

Sec.  61.93  Solo cross country flight requirements.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (iii) The student pilot has a solo flight endorsement in accordance
with Sec.  61.87 of this part;
* * * * *
    (2) * * *
    (iii) The student has a solo flight endorsement in accordance with
Sec.  61.87 of this part; and
    (iv) The student has a solo cross country flight endorsement in
accordance with paragraph (c) of this section; however, for repeated
solo cross country flights to another airport within 50 nautical miles
from which the flight originated, separate endorsements are not
required to be made for each flight.
* * * * *

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29. Amend Sec.  61.96 by revising paragraphs (b)(7) and (b)(8); and
adding a new paragraph (b)(9) to read as follows:

Sec.  61.96  Applicability and eligibility requirements: General.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (7) Pass the practical test on the areas of operation listed in
Sec.  61.98(b) that apply to the aircraft category and class rating;
    (8) Comply with the sections of this part that apply to the
aircraft category and class rating; and
    (9) Hold either a student pilot certificate or sport pilot
certificate.

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30. Amend Sec.  61.101 by revising paragraphs (b) introductory text,
(c) introductory text, (d) introductory text, (e)(1)(iii), and (j)
introductory text to read as follows:

Sec.  61.101  Recreational pilot privileges and limitations.

* * * * *
    (b) A person who holds a recreational pilot certificate may act as
pilot in command of an aircraft on a flight within 50 nautical miles
from the departure airport, provided that person has--
* * * * *
    (c) A person who holds a recreational pilot certificate may act as
pilot in command of an aircraft on a flight that exceeds 50 nautical
miles from the departure airport, provided that person has--
* * * * *
    (d) A person who holds a recreational pilot certificate may act as
pilot in command of an aircraft in Class B, C, and D airspace, at an
airport located in Class B, C, or D airspace, and to, from, through, or
at an airport having an operational control tower, provided that person
has--
* * * * *
    (e) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (iii) With a powerplant of more than 180 horsepower, except
aircraft certificated in the rotorcraft category; or
* * * * *
    (j) In order to fly solo as provided in paragraph (i) of this
section, the recreational pilot must meet the appropriate aeronautical
knowledge and flight training requirements of Sec.  61.87 for that
aircraft. When operating an aircraft under the conditions specified in
paragraph (i) of this section, the recreational pilot shall carry the
logbook that has been endorsed for each flight by an authorized
instructor who:
* * * * *

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31. Amend Sec.  61.103 by adding new paragraph (j) to read as follows:

Sec.  61.103  Eligibility requirements: General.

     * * *
    (j) Hold a U.S. student pilot certificate, sport pilot certificate,
or recreational pilot certificate.

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32. Amend Sec.  61.109 by revising paragraphs (a)(5)(ii), (b)(5)(ii),
(c)(4)(ii), (d)(4)(ii), and (e)(5)(ii) to read as follows:

Sec.  61.109  Aeronautical experience.

    (a) * * *
    (5) * * *
    (ii) One solo cross country flight of 150 nautical miles total
distance, with full-stop landings at three points, and one segment of
the flight consisting of a straight-line distance of more than 50
nautical miles between the takeoff and landing locations; and
* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (5) * * *
    (ii) One solo cross country flight of 150 nautical miles total
distance, with full-stop landings at three points, and one segment of
the flight consisting of a straight-line distance of more than 50
nautical miles between the takeoff and landing locations; and
* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (4) * * *
    (ii) One solo cross country flight of 100 nautical miles total
distance, with landings at three points, and one segment of the flight
being a straight-line distance of more than 25 nautical miles between
the takeoff and landing locations; and
* * * * *
    (d) * * *
    (4) * * *
    (ii) One solo cross country flight of 100 nautical miles total
distance, with landings at three points, and one segment of the flight
being a straight-line distance of more than 25 nautical miles between
the takeoff and landing locations; and
* * * * *
    (e) * * *
    (5) * * *
    (ii) One solo cross country flight of 150 nautical miles total
distance, with full-stop landings at three points, and one segment of
the flight consisting of a straight-line distance of more than 50
nautical miles between the takeoff and landing locations; and
* * * * *

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33. Amend Sec.  61.127 by:
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a. Redesignating paragraphs (b)(4)(vi) through (ix) as (b)(4)(vii)
through (x);
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b. Adding a new paragraph (b)(4)(vi);
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c. Removing paragraph (b)(5)(vii); and
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d. Redesignating existing paragraphs (b)(5)(viii) through (xiii) as
(b)(5)(vii) through (xii).
    The addition reads as follows:

Sec.  61.127  Flight proficiency.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (4) * * *
    (vi) Ground reference maneuvers;
* * * * *

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34. Amend Sec.  61.129 by revising paragraphs (a)(3)(i), (a)(3)(iii),
(a)(3)(iv), (a)(4) introductory text, (b)(3)(i), (b)(3)(iii),
(b)(3)(iv), (c)(3)(i) through (iii), (c)(4) introductory text,
(d)(3)(i) through (iii), (d)(4) introductory text, (e)(3)(i) through
(iii), (e)(4) introductory text, (g)(2) introductory text, (g)(3),
(g)(4)(ii), (g)(4)(iii), and (i)(3) to read as follows:

Sec.  61.129  Aeronautical experience.

    (a) * * *
    (3) * * *
    (i) Ten hours of instrument training using a view-limiting device
including attitude instrument flying, partial panel skills, recovery
from unusual flight attitudes, and intercepting and tracking
navigational systems. Five hours of the 10 hours required on instrument
training must be in a single engine airplane;
* * * * *
    (iii) One 2-hour cross country flight in a single engine airplane
in daytime conditions that consists of a total straight-line distance
of more than 100 nautical miles from the original point of departure;
    (iv) One 2-hour cross country flight in a single engine airplane in
nighttime conditions that consists of a total

straight-line distance of more than 100 nautical miles from the
original point of departure; and
* * * * *
    (4) Ten hours of solo flight time in a single engine airplane or 10
hours of flight time performing the duties of pilot in command in a
single engine airplane with an authorized instructor on board (either
of which may be credited towards the flight time requirement under
paragraph (a)(2) of this section), on the areas of operation listed
under Sec.  61.127(b)(1) that include--
* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (3) * * *
    (i) Ten hours of instrument training using a view-limiting device
including attitude instrument flying, partial panel skills, recovery
from unusual flight attitudes, and intercepting and tracking
navigational systems. Five hours of the 10 hours required on instrument
training must be in a multiengine airplane;
* * * * *
    (iii) One 2-hour cross country flight in a multiengine airplane in
daytime conditions that consists of a total straight-line distance of
more than 100 nautical miles from the original point of departure;
    (iv) One 2-hour cross country flight in a multiengine airplane in
nighttime conditions that consists of a total straight-line distance of
more than 100 nautical miles from the original point of departure; and
* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (3) * * *
    (i) Five hours on the control and maneuvering of a helicopter
solely by reference to instruments using a view-limiting device
including attitude instrument flying, partial panel skills, recovery
from unusual flight attitudes, and intercepting and tracking
navigational systems. This aeronautical experience may be performed in
an aircraft, flight simulator, flight training device, or an aviation
training device;
    (ii) One 2-hour cross country flight in a helicopter in daytime
conditions that consists of a total straight-line distance of more than
50 nautical miles from the original point of departure;
    (iii) One 2-hour cross country flight in a helicopter in nighttime
conditions that consists of a total straight-line distance of more than
50 nautical miles from the original point of departure; and
* * * * *
    (4) Ten hours of solo flight time in a helicopter or 10 hours of
flight time performing the duties of pilot in command in a helicopter
with an authorized instructor on board (either of which may be credited
towards the flight time requirement under paragraph (c)(2) of this
section), on the areas of operation listed under Sec.  61.127(b)(3)
that includes--
* * * * *
    (d) * * *
    (3) * * *
    (i) 2.5 hours on the control and maneuvering of a gyroplane solely
by reference to instruments using a view-limiting device including
attitude instrument flying, partial panel skills, recovery from unusual
flight attitudes, and intercepting and tracking navigational systems.
This aeronautical experience may be performed in an aircraft, flight
simulator, flight training device, or an aviation training device;
    (ii) One 2-hour cross country flight in a gyroplane in daytime
conditions that consists of a total straight-line distance of more than
50 nautical miles from the original point of departure;
    (iii) Two hours of flight training during nighttime conditions in a
gyroplane at an airport, that includes 10 takeoffs and 10 landings to a
full stop (with each landing involving a flight in the traffic
pattern); and
* * * * *
    (4) Ten hours of solo flight time in a gyroplane or 10 hours of
flight time performing the duties of pilot in command in a gyroplane
with an authorized instructor on board (either of which may be credited
towards the flight time requirement under paragraph (d)(2) of this
section), on the areas of operation listed in Sec.  61.127(b)(4) that
includes--
* * * * *
    (e) * * *
    (3) * * *
    (i) Ten hours of instrument training using a view-limiting device
including attitude instrument flying, partial panel skills, recovery
from unusual flight attitudes, and intercepting and tracking
navigational systems. Five hours of the 10 hours required on instrument
training must be in a powered-lift;
    (ii) One 2-hour cross country flight in a powered-lift in daytime
conditions that consists of a total straight-line distance of more than
100 nautical miles from the original point of departure;
    (iii) One 2-hour cross country flight in a powered-lift in
nighttime conditions that consists of a total straight-line distance of
more than 100 nautical miles from the original point of departure; and
* * * * *
    (4) Ten hours of solo flight time in a powered-lift or 10 hours of
flight time performing the duties of pilot in command in a powered-lift
with an authorized instructor on board (either of which may be credited
towards the flight time requirement under paragraph (e)(2) of this
section), on the areas of operation listed in Sec.  61.127(b)(5) that
includes--
* * * * *
    (g) * * *
    (2) Thirty hours of pilot in command flight time in airships or
performing the duties of pilot in command in an airship with an
authorized instructor aboard, which consists of--
* * * * *
    (3) Forty hours of instrument time to include--
    (i) Instrument training using a view-limiting device for attitude
instrument flying, partial panel skills, recovery from unusual flight
attitudes, and intercepting and tracking navigational systems; and
    (ii) Twenty hours of instrument flight time, of which 10 hours must
be in flight in airships.
    (4) * * *
    (ii) One hour cross country flight in an airship in daytime
conditions that consists of a total straight-line distance of more than
25 nautical miles from the point of departure; and
    (iii) One hour cross country flight in an airship in nighttime
conditions that consists of a total straight-line distance of more than
25 nautical miles from the point of departure.
* * * * *
    (i) * * *
    (3) Except when fewer hours are approved by the FAA, an applicant
for the commercial pilot certificate with the airplane or powered-lift
rating who has completed 190 hours of aeronautical experience is
considered to have met the total aeronautical experience requirements
of this section, provided the applicant satisfactorily completed an
approved commercial pilot course under part 142 of this chapter and the
approved course was appropriate to the commercial pilot certificate and
aircraft rating sought.

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35. Amend Sec.  61.153 by revising paragraphs (d)(1), (d)(3), and (h)
to read as follows:

Sec.  61.153  Eligibility requirements: General.

* * * * *
    (d) * * *
    (1) Holds a commercial pilot certificate with an instrument rating
issued under this part;
* * * * *
    (3) Holds either a foreign airline transport pilot license with
instrument privileges, or a foreign commercial pilot license with an
instrument rating, that--

    (i) Was issued by a contracting State to the Convention on
International Civil Aviation; and
    (ii) Contains no geographical limitations.
* * * * *
    (h) Comply with the sections of this subpart that apply to the
aircraft category and class rating sought.

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36. Revise Sec.  61.157 to read as follows:

Sec.  61.157  Flight proficiency.

    (a) General. (1) The practical test for an airline transport pilot
certificate is given for--
    (i) An airplane category and single engine class rating.
    (ii) An airplane category and multiengine class rating.
    (iii) A rotorcraft category and helicopter class rating.
    (iv) A powered-lift category rating.
    (v) An aircraft type rating.
    (2) A person who is applying for an airline transport pilot
practical test must meet--
    (i) The eligibility requirements of Sec.  61.153; and
    (ii) The aeronautical knowledge and aeronautical experience
requirements of this subpart that apply to the aircraft category and
class rating sought.
    (b) Aircraft type rating. Except as provided in paragraph (c) of
this section, a person who applies for an aircraft type rating to be
added to an airline transport pilot certificate or applies for a type
rating to be concurrently completed with an airline transport pilot
certificate:
    (1) Must receive and log ground and flight training from an
authorized instructor on the areas of operation under this section that
apply to the aircraft type rating;
    (2) Must receive a logbook endorsement from an authorized
instructor that certifies the applicant completed the training on the
areas of operation listed under paragraph (e) of this section that
apply to the aircraft type rating; and
    (3) Must perform the practical test in actual or simulated
instrument conditions, except as provided under paragraph (g) of this
section.
    (c) Exceptions. A person who applies for an aircraft type rating to
be added to an airline transport pilot certificate or an aircraft type
rating concurrently with an airline transport pilot certificate, and
who is an employee of a certificate holder operating under part 121 or
part 135 of this chapter, does not need to comply with the requirements
of paragraph (b) of this section if the applicant presents a training
record that shows completion of that certificate holder's approved
pilot in command training program for the aircraft type rating.
    (d) Upgrading type ratings. Any type rating(s) and limitations on a
pilot certificate of an applicant who completes an airline transport
pilot practical test will be included at the airline transport pilot
certification level, provided the applicant passes the practical test
in the same category and class of aircraft for which the applicant
holds the type rating(s).
    (e) Areas of operation. (1) For an airplane category--single engine
class rating:
    (i) Preflight preparation;
    (ii) Preflight procedures;
    (iii) Takeoff and departure phase;
    (iv) In-flight maneuvers;
    (v) Instrument procedures;
    (vi) Landings and approaches to landings;
    (vii) Normal and abnormal procedures;
    (viii) Emergency procedures; and
    (ix) Postflight procedures.
    (2) For an airplane category--multiengine class rating:
    (i) Preflight preparation;
    (ii) Preflight procedures;
    (iii) Takeoff and departure phase;
    (iv) In-flight maneuvers;
    (v) Instrument procedures;
    (vi) Landings and approaches to landings;
    (vii) Normal and abnormal procedures;
    (viii) Emergency procedures; and
    (ix) Postflight procedures.
    (3) For a powered-lift category rating:
    (i) Preflight preparation;
    (ii) Preflight procedures;
    (iii) Takeoff and departure phase;
    (iv) In-flight maneuvers;
    (v) Instrument procedures;
    (vi) Landings and approaches to landings;
    (vii) Normal and abnormal procedures;
    (viii) Emergency procedures; and
    (ix) Postflight procedures.
    (4) For a rotorcraft category--helicopter class rating:
    (i) Preflight preparation;
    (ii) Preflight procedures;
    (iii) Takeoff and departure phase;
    (iv) In-flight maneuvers;
    (v) Instrument procedures;
    (vi) Landings and approaches to landings;
    (vii) Normal and abnormal procedures;
    (viii) Emergency procedures; and
    (ix) Postflight procedures.
    (f) Proficiency and competency checks conducted under part 121,
part 135, or subpart K of part 91. (1) Successful completion of any of
the following checks satisfies the flight proficiency requirements of
this section for the issuance of an airline transport pilot certificate
and/or the appropriate aircraft rating:
    (i) A proficiency check under Sec.  121.441 of this chapter.
    (ii) Both a competency check under Sec.  135.293(a)(2) and Sec.
135.293(b) of this chapter and pilot-in-command instrument proficiency
check under Sec.  135.297 of this chapter.
    (iii) Both a competency check under Sec.  91.1065 of this chapter
and a pilot-in-command instrument proficiency check under Sec.  91.1069
of this chapter.
    (2) The checks specified in paragraph (f)(1) of this section must
be conducted by one of the following:
    (i) An FAA Aviation Safety Inspector.
    (ii) An Aircrew Program Designee who is authorized to perform
proficiency checks for the air carrier whose approved training program
has been satisfactorily completed by the pilot applicant.
    (iii) A Training Center Evaluator who is also authorized to perform
the portions of the competency and proficiency checks required by
paragraph (f)(1) of this section for the air carrier whose approved
training program has been satisfactorily completed by the pilot
applicant.
    (g) Aircraft not capable of instrument maneuvers and procedures. An
applicant may add a type rating to an airline transport pilot
certificate with an aircraft that is not capable of the instrument
maneuvers and procedures required on the practical test under the
following circumstances--
    (1) The rating is limited to ``VFR only.''
    (2) The type rating is added to an airline transport pilot
certificate that has instrument privileges in that category and class
of aircraft.
    (3) The ``VFR only'' limitation may be removed for that aircraft
type after the applicant:
    (i) Passes a practical test in that type of aircraft on the
appropriate instrument maneuvers and procedures in Sec.  61.157; or
    (ii) Becomes qualified in Sec.  61.73(d) for that type of aircraft.
    (h) Multiengine airplane with a single-pilot station. An applicant
for a type rating, at the ATP certification level, in a multiengine
airplane with a single-pilot station must perform the practical test in
the multi-seat version of that airplane. The practical test may be
performed in the single-seat version of that airplane if the Examiner
is in a position to observe the applicant during the practical test in
the case where there

is no multi-seat version of that multiengine airplane.
    (i) Single engine airplane with a single-pilot station. An
applicant for a type rating, at the ATP certification level, in a
single engine airplane with a single-pilot station must perform the
practical test in the multi-seat version of that single engine
airplane. The practical test may be performed in the single-seat
version of that airplane if the Examiner is in a position to observe
the applicant during the practical test in the case where there is no
multi-seat version of that single engine airplane.
    (j) Waiver authority. An Examiner who conducts a practical test may
waive any task for which the FAA has provided waiver authority.

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37. Amend Sec.  61.159 by adding a new paragraph (c)(3); and revising
paragraphs (d) and (e) to read as follows:

Sec.  61.159  Aeronautical experience: Airplane category rating.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (3) Flight-engineer time, provided the flight time--
    (i) Is acquired as a U.S. Armed Forces' flight engineer crewmember
in an airplane that requires a flight engineer crewmember by the flight
manual;
    (ii) Is acquired while the person is participating in a flight
engineer crewmember training program for the U.S. Armed Forces; and
    (iii) Does not exceed 1 hour for each 3 hours of flight engineer
flight time for a total credited time of no more than 500 hours.
    (d) An applicant is issued an airline transport pilot certificate
with the limitation, ``Holder does not meet the pilot in command
aeronautical experience requirements of ICAO,'' as prescribed under
Article 39 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation, if the
applicant does not meet the ICAO requirements contained in Annex 1
``Personnel Licensing'' to the Convention on International Civil
Aviation, but otherwise meets the aeronautical experience requirements
of this section.
    (e) An applicant is entitled to an airline transport pilot
certificate without the ICAO limitation specified under paragraph (d)
of this section when the applicant presents satisfactory evidence of
having met the ICAO requirements under paragraph (d) of this section
and otherwise meets the aeronautical experience requirements of this
section.

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38. Amend Sec.  61.167 by revising paragraphs (a) and (b)(3) to read as
follows:

Sec.  61.167  Privileges.

    (a) A person who holds an airline transport pilot certificate is
entitled to the same privileges as a person who holds a commercial
pilot certificate with an instrument rating.
    (b) * * *
    (3) Only as provided in this section, except that an airline
transport pilot who also holds a flight instructor certificate can
exercise the instructor privileges under subpart H of this part for
which he or she is rated; and
* * * * *

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39. Amend Sec.  61.183 by revising paragraph (e)(2) to read as follows:

Sec.  61.183  Eligibility requirements.

* * * * *
    (e) * * *
    (2) Holds a teacher's certificate issued by a State, county, city,
or municipality that authorizes the person to teach at an educational
level of the 7th grade or higher; or
* * * * *

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40. Amend Sec.  61.187 by revising paragraph (b)(6)(vii) to read as
follows:

Sec.  61.187  Flight proficiency.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (6) * * *
    (vii) Launches and landings;
* * * * *

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41. Amend Sec.  61.193 by revising the introductory text to read as
follows:

Sec.  61.193  Flight instructor privileges.

    A person who holds a flight instructor certificate is authorized
within the limitations of that person's flight instructor certificate
and ratings to train and issue endorsements that are required for:
* * * * *

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42. Amend Sec.  61.195 by revising paragraphs (b), (c), (d)(3)
introductory text, (h)(1)(i), (h)(1)(ii), and (h)(3) introductory text,
and adding a new paragraph (k) to read as follows:

Sec.  61.195  Flight instructor limitations and qualifications.

* * * * *
    (b) Aircraft Ratings. A flight instructor may not conduct flight
training in any aircraft for which the flight instructor does not hold:
    (1) A pilot certificate and flight instructor certificate with the
applicable category and class rating; and
    (2) If appropriate, a type rating.
    (c) Instrument Rating. A flight instructor who provides instrument
training for the issuance of an instrument rating, a type rating not
limited to VFR, or the instrument training required for commercial
pilot and airline transport pilot certificates must hold an instrument
rating on his or her pilot certificate and flight instructor
certificate that is appropriate to the category and class of aircraft
used for the training provided.
    (d) * * *
    (3) Student pilot's logbook for solo flight in a Class B airspace
area or at an airport within Class B airspace unless that flight
instructor has--
* * * * *
    (h) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (i) Holds a ground or flight instructor certificate with the
appropriate rating, has held that certificate for at least 24 calendar
months, and has given at least 40 hours of ground training; or
    (ii) Holds a ground or flight instructor certificate with the
appropriate rating, and has given at least 100 hours of ground training
in an FAA-approved course.
* * * * *
    (3) A flight instructor who serves as a flight instructor in an
FAA-approved course for the issuance of a flight instructor rating must
hold a flight instructor certificate with the appropriate rating and
pass the required initial and recurrent flight instructor proficiency
tests, in accordance with the requirements of the part under which the
FAA-approved course is conducted, and must--
* * * * *
    (k) Training for night vision goggle operations. A flight
instructor may not conduct training for night vision goggle operations
unless the flight instructor:
    (1) Has a pilot and flight instructor certificate with the
applicable category and class rating for the training;
    (2) If appropriate, has a type rating on his or her pilot
certificate for the aircraft;
    (3) Is pilot in command qualified for night vision goggle
operations, in accordance with Sec.  61.31(k);
    (4) Has logged 100 night vision goggle operations as the sole
manipulator of the controls;
    (5) Has logged 20 night vision goggle operations as the sole
manipulator of the controls in the category and class, and type of
aircraft, if aircraft class and type is appropriate, that the training
will be given in;
    (6) Is qualified to act as pilot in command in night vision goggle
operations under Sec.  61.57(f) or (g); and
    (7) Has a logbook endorsement from an FAA Aviation Safety Inspector
or a person who is authorized by the FAA to provide that logbook
endorsement that states the flight instructor is authorized

to perform the night vision goggle pilot in command qualification and
recent flight experience requirements under Sec.  61.31(k) and Sec.
61.57(f) and (g).

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43. Amend Sec.  61.197 by revising the section heading, paragraph (a)
introductory text and paragraph (a)(2) to read as follows:

Sec.  61.197  Renewal requirements for flight instructor certification.

    (a) A person who holds a flight instructor certificate that has not
expired may renew that flight instructor certificate by--
* * * * *
    (2) Submitting a completed and signed application with the FAA and
satisfactorily completing one of the following renewal requirements--
    (i) A record of training students showing that, during the
preceding 24 calendar months, the flight instructor has endorsed at
least 5 students for a practical test for a certificate or rating and
at least 80 percent of those students passed that test on the first
attempt.
    (ii) A record showing that, within the preceding 24 calendar
months, the flight instructor has served as a company check pilot,
chief flight instructor, company check airman, or flight instructor in
a part 121 or part 135 operation, or in a position involving the
regular evaluation of pilots.
    (iii) A graduation certificate showing that, within the preceding 3
calendar months, the person has successfully completed an approved
flight instructor refresher course consisting of ground training or
flight training, or a combination of both.
    (iv) A record showing that, within the preceding 12 months from the
month of application, the flight instructor passed an official U.S.
Armed Forces military instructor pilot proficiency check.
* * * * *

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44. Amend Sec.  61.199 by revising the section heading and paragraph
(a) to read as follows:

Sec.  61.199  Reinstatement requirements of an expired flight
instructor certificate.

    (a) Flight instructor certificates. The holder of an expired flight
instructor certificate who has not complied with the flight instructor
renewal requirements of Sec.  61.197 may reinstate that flight
instructor certificate and ratings by filing a completed and signed
application with the FAA and satisfactorily completing one of the
following reinstatement requirements:
    (1) A flight instructor certification practical test, as prescribed
by Sec.  61.183(h), for one of the ratings held on the expired flight
instructor certificate.
    (2) A flight instructor certification practical test for an
additional rating.
* * * * *

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45. Amend Sec.  61.213 by revising paragraph (b)(2) to read as follows:

Sec.  61.213  Eligibility requirements.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (2) Holds a teacher's certificate issued by a State, county, city,
or municipality that authorizes the person to teach at an educational
level of the 7th grade or higher; or
* * * * *

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46. Amend Sec.  61.215 by revising paragraphs (b)(1), (2), and (3) to
read as follows:

Sec.  61.215  Ground instructor privileges.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (1) Ground training on the aeronautical knowledge areas required
for the issuance of any certificate or rating under this part except
for the aeronautical knowledge areas required for an instrument rating.
    (2) The ground training required for any flight review except for
the training required for an instrument rating.
    (3) A recommendation for a knowledge test required for the issuance
of any certificate or rating under this part except for an instrument
rating.
* * * * *

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47. Revise Sec.  61.217 to read as follows:

Sec.  61.217  Recent experience requirements.

    The holder of a ground instructor certificate may not perform the
duties of a ground instructor unless the person can show that one of
the following occurred during the preceding 12 calendar months:
    (a) Employment or activity as a ground instructor giving pilot,
flight instructor, or ground instructor training;
    (b) Employment or activity as a flight instructor giving pilot,
flight instructor, or ground instructor ground or flight training;
    (c) Completion of an approved flight instructor refresher course
and receipt of a graduation certificate for that course; or
    (d) An endorsement from an authorized instructor certifying that
the person has demonstrated knowledge in the subject areas prescribed
under Sec.  61.213(a)(3) and (a)(4), as appropriate.
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48. Amend Sec.  61.303 by revising paragraph (a) introductory text and
paragraph (b) introductory text to read as follows:

Sec.  61.303  If I want to operate a light-sport aircraft, what
operating limits and endorsement requirements in this subpart must I
comply with?

    (a) Use the following table to determine what operating limits and
endorsement requirements in this subpart, if any, apply to you when you
operate a light-sport aircraft. The medical certificate specified in
this table must be in compliance with Sec.  61.2 in regards to currency
and validity. If you hold a recreational pilot certificate, but not a
medical certificate, you must comply with cross country requirements in
Sec.  61.101 (c), even if your flight does not exceed 50 nautical miles
from your departure airport. You must also comply with requirements in
other subparts of this part that apply to your certificate and the
operation you conduct.
* * * * *
    (b) A person using a U.S. driver's license to meet the requirements
of this paragraph must--
* * * * *

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49. Amend Sec.  61.403 by revising paragraph (c) to read as follows:

Sec.  61.403  What are the age, language, and pilot certificate
requirements for a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot
rating?

* * * * *
    (c) Hold at least a sport pilot certificate with category and class
ratings or privileges, as applicable, that are appropriate to the
flight instructor privileges sought.

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50. Amend Sec.  61.407 by revising paragraph (c)(2) to read as follows:

Sec.  61.407  What aeronautical knowledge must I have to apply for a
flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (2) Hold a teacher's certificate issued by a State, county, city,
or municipality; or
* * * * *

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51. Amend Sec.  61.429 by revising the introductory text to read as
follows:

Sec.  61.429  May I exercise the privileges of a flight instructor
certificate with a sport pilot rating if I hold a flight instructor
certificate with another rating?

    If you hold a flight instructor certificate, a commercial pilot
certificate with an airship rating, or a commercial pilot certificate
with a balloon rating issued under this part, and you seek to exercise
the privileges of a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot
rating, you may do so without any further showing of proficiency,
subject to the following limits:
* * * * *

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52. Amend Sec.  61.431 by revising paragraph (a) to read as follows:

Sec.  61.431  Are there special provisions for obtaining a flight
instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating for persons who are
registered ultralight instructors with an FAA-recognized ultralight
organization?

* * * * *
    (a) You must hold either a sport pilot certificate or recreational
pilot certificate and meet the requirements Sec.  61.101(c), or hold at
least a private pilot certificate issued under this part.
* * * * *

PART 91--GENERAL OPERATING AND FLIGHT RULES

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53. The authority citation for part 91 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 1155, 40103, 40113, 40120, 44101,
44111, 44701, 44704, 44709, 44711, 44712, 44715, 44716, 44717,
44722, 46306, 46315, 46316, 46504, 46506-46507, 47122, 47508, 47528-
47531, articles 12 and 29 of the Convention on International Civil
Aviation (61 stat. 1180).

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54. Amend Sec.  91.205 by redesignating existing paragraph (h) as
paragraph (i); and adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows:

Sec.  91.205  Powered civil aircraft with standard category U.S.
airworthiness certificates; Instrument and equipment requirements.

* * * * *
    (h) Night vision goggle operations. For night vision goggle
operations, the following instruments and equipment must be installed
in the aircraft, functioning in a normal manner, and approved for use
by the FAA:
    (1) Instruments and equipment specified in paragraph (b) of this
section, instruments and equipment specified in paragraph (c) of this
section;
    (2) Night vision goggles;
    (3) Interior and exterior aircraft lighting system required for
night vision goggle operations;
    (4) Two-way radio communications system;
    (5) Gyroscopic pitch and bank indicator (artificial horizon);
    (6) Generator or alternator of adequate capacity for the required
instruments and equipment; and
    (7) Radar altimeter.
* * * * *

PART 141--PILOT SCHOOLS

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55. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 141 continues to read as
follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701-44703, 44707, 44709,
44711, 45102-45103, 45301-45302.

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56. Revise Sec.  141.5 to read as follows:

Sec.  141.5  Requirements for a pilot school certificate.

    The FAA may issue a pilot school certificate with the appropriate
ratings if, within the 24 calendar months before the date application
is made, the applicant--
    (a) Completes the application for a pilot school certificate on the
form and in the manner prescribed by the FAA;
    (b) Has held a provisional pilot school certificate;
    (c) Meets the applicable requirements under subparts A through C of
this part for the school certificate and associated ratings sought;
    (d) Has trained and recommended at least 10 different people for a
knowledge test or a practical test, or any combination thereof, and at
least 80 percent of those persons passed their tests on the first
attempt; and
    (e) Has graduated at least 10 different people from the school's
approved training courses.

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57. Revise Sec.  141.9 to read as follows:

Sec.  141.9  Examining authority.

    The FAA issues examining authority to a pilot school for a training
course if the pilot school and its training course meet the
requirements of subpart D of this part.
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58. Amend Sec.  141.33 by revising paragraph (d)(2) to read as follows:

Sec.  141.33  Personnel.

* * * * *
    (d) * * *
    (2) The school has an enrollment of at least 10 students at the
time designation is sought.
* * * * *

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59. Revise Sec.  141.39 to read as follows:

Sec.  141.39  Aircraft.

    (a) When the school's training facility is located within the U.S.,
an applicant for a pilot school certificate or provisional pilot school
certificate must show that each aircraft used by the school for flight
training and solo flights:
    (1) Is a civil aircraft of the United States;
    (2) Is certificated with a standard or primary airworthiness
certificate, unless the FAA determines otherwise because of the nature
of the approved course;
    (3) Is maintained and inspected in accordance with the requirements
for aircraft operated for hire under part 91, subpart E, of this
chapter;
    (4) Has two pilot stations with engine-power controls that can be
easily reached and operated in a normal manner from both pilot stations
(for flight training); and
    (5) Is equipped and maintained for IFR operations if used in a
course involving IFR en route operations and instrument approaches. For
training in the control and precision maneuvering of an aircraft by
reference to instruments, the aircraft may be equipped as provided in
the approved course of training.
    (b) When the school's training facility is located outside the U.S.
and the training will be conducted outside the U.S., an applicant for a
pilot school certificate or provisional pilot school certificate must
show that each aircraft used by the school for flight training and solo
flights:
    (1) Is either a civil aircraft of the United States or a civil
aircraft of foreign registry;
    (2) Is certificated with a standard or primary airworthiness
certificate or an equivalent certification from the foreign aviation
authority;
    (3) Is maintained and inspected in accordance with the requirements
for aircraft operated for hire under part 91, subpart E of this
chapter, or in accordance with equivalent maintenance and inspection
from the foreign aviation authority's requirements;
    (4) Has two pilot stations with engine-power controls that can be
easily reached and operated in a normal manner from both pilot stations
(for flight training); and
    (5) Is equipped and maintained for IFR operations if used in a
course involving IFR en route operations and instrument approaches. For
training in the control and precision maneuvering of an aircraft by
reference to instruments, the aircraft may be equipped as provided in
the approved course of training.

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60. Amend Sec.  141.53 by revising paragraph (c) to read as follows:

Sec.  141.53  Approval procedures for a training course: General.

* * * * *
    (c) Training courses. An applicant for a pilot school certificate
or provisional pilot school certificate may request approval for the
training courses specified under Sec.  141.11(b).

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61. Amend Sec.  141.55 by revising paragraphs (d) introductory text,
(e) introductory text, and (e)(2)(ii) introductory text to read as
follows:

Sec.  141.55  Training course: Contents.

* * * * *
    (d) A pilot school may request and receive initial approval for a
period of not more than 24 calendar months for any training course
under this part that does not meet the minimum ground and

flight training time requirements, provided the following provisions
are met:
* * * * *
    (e) A pilot school may request and receive final approval for any
training course under this part that does not meet the minimum ground
and flight training time requirements, provided the following
conditions are met:
* * * * *
    (2) * * *
    (ii) At least 80 percent of those students passed the practical or
knowledge test, as appropriate, on the first attempt, and that test was
given by--
* * * * *

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62. Amend Sec.  141.77 by revising paragraph (c) to read as follows:

Sec.  141.77  Limitations.

* * * * *
    (c) A student may be given credit towards the curriculum
requirements of a course for previous training under the following
conditions:
    (1) If the student completed a proficiency test and knowledge test
that was conducted by the receiving pilot school and the previous
training was based on a part 141- or a part 142-approved flight
training course, the credit is limited to not more than 50 percent of
the flight training requirements of the curriculum.
    (2) If the student completed a knowledge test that was conducted by
the receiving pilot school and the previous training was based on a
part 141- or a part 142-approved aeronautical knowledge training
course, the credit is limited to not more than 50 percent of the
aeronautical knowledge training requirements of the curriculum.
    (3) If the student completed a proficiency test and knowledge test
that was conducted by the receiving pilot school and the training was
received from other than a part 141- or a part 142-approved flight
training course, the credit is limited to not more than 25 percent of
the flight training requirements of the curriculum.
    (4) If the student completed a knowledge test that was conducted by
the receiving pilot school and the previous training was received from
other than a part 141- or a part 142-approved aeronautical knowledge
training course, the credit is limited to not more than 25 percent of
the aeronautical knowledge training requirements of the curriculum.
    (5) Completion of previous training must be certified in the
student's training record by the training provider or a management
official within the training provider's organization, and must
contain--
    (i) The kind and amount of training provided; and
    (ii) The result of each stage check and end-of-course test, if
appropriate.

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63. Amend Sec.  141.85 by revising paragraphs (a) introductory text and
(a)(1) to read as follows:

Sec.  141.85  Chief instructor responsibilities.

    (a) A chief instructor designated for a pilot school or provisional
pilot school is responsible for:
    (1) Certifying each student's training record, graduation
certificate, stage check and end-of-course test reports, and
recommendation for course completion, unless the duties are delegated
by the chief instructor to an assistant chief instructor or
recommending instructor;
* * * * *

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64. Amend appendix B to part 141 by revising paragraph 2; paragraphs
4.(b)(1)(iii), 4.(b)(2)(iii), and 4.(b)(5)(iii); and 5.(a)(1),
5.(b)(1), 5.(c)(1), 5.(d)(1), and 5.(e)(1) to read as follows:

Appendix B to Part 141--Private Pilot Certification Course

* * * * *
    2. Eligibility for enrollment. A person must hold either a
recreational pilot certificate, sport pilot certificate, or student
pilot certificate before enrolling in the solo flight phase of the
private pilot certification course.
* * * * *
    4. * * *
    (b) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (iii) Three hours of flight training in a single engine airplane
on the control and maneuvering of a single engine airplane solely by
reference to instruments, including straight and level flight,
constant airspeed climbs and descents, turns to a heading, recovery
from unusual flight attitudes, radio communications, and the use of
navigation systems/facilities and radar services appropriate to
instrument flight; and
* * * * *
    (2) * * *
    (iii) Three hours of flight training in a multiengine airplane
on the control and maneuvering of a multiengine airplane solely by
reference to instruments, including straight and level flight,
constant airspeed climbs and descents, turns to a heading, recovery
from unusual flight attitudes, radio communications, and the use of
navigation systems/facilities and radar services appropriate to
instrument flight; and
* * * * *
    (5) * * *
    (iii) Three hours of flight training in a powered-lift on the
control and maneuvering of a powered-lift solely by reference to
instruments, including straight and level flight, constant airspeed
climbs and descents, turns to a heading, recovery from unusual
flight attitudes, radio communications, and the use of navigation
systems/facilities and radar services appropriate to instrument
flight; and
* * * * *
    5. * * *
    (a) * * *
    (1) One solo 100 nautical miles cross country flight with
landings at a minimum of three points and one segment of the flight
consisting of a straight-line distance of more than 50 nautical
miles between the takeoff and landing locations; and
* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (1) One 100 nautical miles cross country flight with landings at
a minimum of three points and one segment of the flight consisting
of a straight-line distance of more than 50 nautical miles between
the takeoff and landing locations; and
* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (1) One solo 100 nautical miles cross country flight with
landings at a minimum of three points and one segment of the flight
consisting of a straight-line distance of more than 25 nautical
miles between the takeoff and landing locations; and
* * * * *
    (d) * * *
    (1) One solo 100 nautical miles cross country flight with
landings at a minimum of three points and one segment of the flight
consisting of a straight-line distance of more than 25 nautical
miles between the takeoff and landing locations; and
* * * * *
    (e) * * *
    (1) One solo 100 nautical miles cross country flight with
landings at a minimum of three points and one segment of the flight
consisting of a straight-line distance of more than 50 nautical
miles between the takeoff and landing locations; and
* * * * *

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65. Amend appendix C to part 141 by revising paragraphs 4.(b)(2)
through 4.(b)(4); adding new paragraphs 4.(b)(5) and (6); and revising
the introductory text of paragraph 4.(d) to read as follows:

Appendix C to Part 141--Instrument Rating Course

* * * * *
    4. * * *
    (b) * * *
    (2) Credit for training in a flight simulator that meets the
requirements of Sec.  141.41(a) cannot exceed 50 percent of the
total flight training hour requirements of the course or of this
section, whichever is less.
    (3) Credit for training in a flight training device that meets
the requirements of Sec.  141.41(b) cannot exceed 40 percent of the
total flight training hour requirements of the course or of this
section, whichever is less.
    (4) Credit for training in flight simulators and flight training
devices, if used in combination, cannot exceed 50 percent of the
total flight training hour requirements of the course or of this
section, whichever is less. However, credit for training in a flight

training device cannot exceed the limitation provided for in
paragraph (b)(3) of this section.
    (5) Credit for training in an approved aviation training device
cannot exceed 10 percent of the total flight training hour
requirements of the course or of this section, whichever is less.