FAR PART 61--Certification: Pilots and Flight Instructors
Subpart A-General
Sec.
61.1 Applicability.
61.2 Certification of foreign pilots and flight instructors.
61.3 Requirement for certificates, rating, and authorizations.
61.5 Certificates and ratings issued under this part.
61.7 Obsolete certificates and ratings.
61.9 Exchange of obsolete certificates and ratings for current
certificates and ratings.
61.11 Expired pilot certificates and reissuance.
61.13 Application and qualification.
61.14 Refusal to submit to a drug or alcohol test.
61.15 Offenses involving alcohol or drugs.
61.16 Refusal to submit to an alcohol test or to furnish test
results.
61.17 Temporary certificate.
61.19 Duration of pilot and flight instructor certificates.-
61.21 Duration of Category II pilot authorization.
61.23 Duration of medical certificates.
61.25 Change of name.
61.27 Voluntary surrender or exchange of certificate.
61.29 Replacement of lost or destroyed certificate.
61.31 General limitations.
61.33 Tests: General procedure.
61.35 Written test: Prerequisites and passing grades.
61.37 Written tests: Cheating or other unauthorized conduct.
61.39 Prerequisites for flight tests.
61.41 Flight instruction received from flight instructors not
certificated by FAA.
61.43 Flight tests: General procedures.
61.45 Flight tests: Required aircraft and equipment.
61.47 Flight tests: Status of FAA inspectors and other authorized
flight examiners.
61.49 Retesting after failure.
61.51 Pilot logbooks.
61.53 Operations during medical deficiency.
61.55 Second-in-command qualifications.
61.56 Flight review.
61.57 Recent flight experience: Pilot in command.
61.58 Pilot-in-command proficiency check: Operation of aircraft
requiring more than one required pilot.
61.59 Falsification, reproduction, or alteration of applications,
certificates, logbooks, reports, or records.
61.60 Change of address.
Subpart B-Aircraft
Ratings and Special Certificates
61.61 Applicability.
61.63 Additional aircraft ratings (other than airline transport
pilot).
61.65 Instrument rating requirements.
61.67 Category II pilot authorization requirements.
61.69 Glider towing: Experience and instruction requirements.
61.71 Graduates of certificated flying schools: Special rules.
61.73 Military pilots or former military pilots: Special rules.
61.75 Pilot certificate issued on basis of a foreign pilot
license.
61.77 Special purpose pilot certificate: Operation of U.S.
-registered civil airplanes leased by a person not a U.S.
citizen.
Subpart C-Student and
Recreational Pilots
61.81 Applicability.
61.83 Eligibility requirements: Student Pilots.
61.85 Application.
61.87 Solo flight requirements for student pilots.
61.89 General limitations.
61.91 Aircraft limitations: Pilot in command.
61.93 Cross-country flight requirements (for student and
recreational pilots
seeking private pilot certification).
61.95 Operations in a terminal control area and at airports
located within a terminal control area.
61.96 Eligibility requirements: Recreational pilots.
61.97 Aeronautical knowledge.
61.98 Flight proficiency.
61.99 Airplane rating: Aeronautical experience.
61.100 Rotorcraft rating: Aeronautical experience.
61.101 Recreational pilot privileges and limitations.
Subpart D-Private
Pilots
61.102 Applicability.
61.103 Eligibility requirements: General.
61.105 Aeronautical knowledge.
61.107 Flight proficiency.
61.109 Airplane rating: Aeronautical experience.
61.111 Cross-country flights: Pilots based on small islands.
61.113 Rotorcraft rating: Aeronautical experience.
61.115 Glider rating: Aeronautical experience.
61.117 Lighter-than-air rating: Aeronautical experience.
61.118 Private pilot privileges and limitations: Pilot in
command.
61.119 Free balloon rating: Limitations.
61.120 Private pilot privileges and limitations: Second in
command of aircraft requiring more than one required pilot.
Subpart E-Commercial
Pilots
Sec.
61.121 Applicability.
61.123 Eligibility requirements: General.
61.125 Aeronautical knowledge.
61.127 Flight proficiency.
61.129 Airplane rating: Aeronautical experience.
61.131 Rotorcraft ratings: Aeronautical experience.
61.133 Glider rating: Aeronautical experience.
61.135 Airship rating: Aeronautical experience.
61.137 Free balloon rating: Aeronautical experience.
61.139 Commercial pilot privileges and limitations: General.
61.141 Airship and free balloon ratings: Limitations.
Subpart F-Airline
Transport Pilots
61.151 Eligibility requirements: General.
61.153 Airplane rating: Aeronautical knowledge.
61.155 Airplane rating: Aeronautical experience.
61.157 Airplane rating: Aeronautical skill.
61.159 Rotorcraft rating: Aeronautical knowledge.
61.161 Rotorcraft rating: Aeronautical experience.
61.163 Rotorcraft rating: Aeronautical skill.
61.165 Additional category ratings.
61.167 Tests.
61.169 Instruction in air transportation service.
61.171 General privileges and limitations.
Subpart G-Flight
Instructors
61.181 Applicability.
61.183 Eligibility requirements: General.
61.185 Aeronautical knowledge.
61.187 Flight proficiency.
61.189 Flight instructor records.
61.191 Additional flight instructor ratings.
61.193 Flight instructor authorizations.
61.195 Flight instructor limitations.
61.197 Renewal of flight instructor certificates.
61.199 Expired flight instructor certificates and ratings.
61.201 Conversion to new system of instructor ratings.