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FAR Part 61 Flashcards

Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground Instructors

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What does part 61 cover?

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The requirements for issuing pilot, flight instructor, and ground instructor certificates and ratings; the conditions under which those certificates and ratings are necessary; and the privileges and limitations of those certificates and ratings

§ 61.1(a)(1)

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What is cross-country time?

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Time acquired during flight:
- Conducted by a person who holds a pilot certificate
- Conducted in an aircraft
- Includes a landing at a point other than the point of departure
- Involves the use of dead reckoning, pilotage, electronic navigation airds, radio aids, or other navigation systems to navigate to the landing point

§ 61.1(b)

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What is cross-country time in terms of training?

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Time acquired during flight:
- Conducted in an appropriate aircraft
- Includes a point of landing that was at least a straight-line distance of more than 50 NM from the original point of departure
- Involves the use of dead reckoning, pilotate, electric navigation aids, radio aids, or other navigation systems to navigate to the landing point

§ 61.1(b)

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What documents are required to be in the pilots possession to act as a pilot flight crewmember?

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  • Pilot certificate
  • Government issued photo ID or other form of identification the administrator finds acceptable
  • Medical Certificate

§ 61.3

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Your airman certificate, medical certificate, authorization, or license must be presented along with photo identification for inspection if requested by whom?

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  • The Administrator
  • An authorized representative of the NTSB
  • Any federal, state, or local law enforcement officer
  • An authorized representative of the TSA

§ 61.3(l)

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You have been tried, and convicted for the sale of marijuana, how long can your application be denied?

What else may happen to your certificates?

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1) Up to one year after the date of final conviction
2) Suspension or revocation

§ 61.15(a)

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If you receive 2 DWI within 3 years what certificate actions are possible?

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Denial of an application for any certificate, rating or authorization for up to 1 year after the date of the most recent.

Also suspension or revocation of any certificate, rating, or authorization.

§ 61.15(d)

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What must be included in a report to the FAA after a motor vehicle action?

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1) Name, address, date of birth, airman certificate number
2) Type of Violation that resulted in the conviction or administration action
3) Date of conviction or administrative action
4) State where conviction occurred
5) Statement of whether the motor vehicle action resulted from the same incident

§ 61.15(e)

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Within how long must you notify the FAA of a motor vehicle action?

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60 days

§ 61.15(e)

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What may happen if the FAA is not notified within 60 days of a motor vehicle action?

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Denial of an application for any certificate, rating, or authorization for up to 1 year after the date of the motor vehicle action

Suspension or revocation of any certificate, rating, or authorization

§ 61.15(f)

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If you refuse to submit to an alcohol test or furnish test results, what actions could the FAA take?

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Denial of an application for any certificate, rating, or authorization for up to 1 year after the date of refusal

Suspension or revocation of any certificate, rating, or authorization

§ 61.16(a)

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How long is a temporary pilot certificate valid?

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Up to 120 days

§ 61.17(a)

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When does a temporary certificate expire?

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  1. On the expiration date shown on the certificate
  2. Upon receipt of permanent certificate
  3. Upon receipt of a notice that the certificate sought is denied or revoked

§ 61.17(b)

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Do private pilot certificates expire?

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No

§ 61.19(c)

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Afte what date are paper pilot certificates no longer valid?

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March 31, 2010

§ 61.19(g)

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When is a First Class medical required?

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When exercising the PIC privileges of an Airline Transport Pilot certificate

§ 61.23(a)(1)

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When is a Second Class medical required?

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When exercising the privileges of a Commercial Pilot certificate

§ 61.23(a)(2)

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When is a Third Class medical required?

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When exercising the privileges of a Private, Recreational, Student, or Flight Instructor certificate

§ 61.23(a)(3)

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What pilot certificates do not require a medical?

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A sport pilot:
- Must have either a U.S. Driver’s license or medical

A flight instructor:
- Provided they are not aacting as pilot in command or as a required flight crew member

§ 61.23(c)(1)

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What type of medical requirements are there for BasicMed?

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  • Comply with medical limitations of Drivers Licence
  • Held at least 3rd class medical AFTER July 14, 2006
  • Complete a medical education course w/in 24 calendar months
  • Receive medical exam within 48 calendar months before acting as PIC
  • Be under care and treatment of a state licenced physician if diagnosed with condition affecting safe flight

§ 61.23(c)(3)(i)

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To fly under BasicMed, your most recently issued medical…

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  • MAY be a special issuance
  • MAY be expired
  • CANNOT have been suspended, revoked, or have a special issuance authorization withdrawn
  • Most recent application for an airmen medical cannot be completed and denied

§ 61.23(c)(3)(ii)

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When does a third-class medical certificate expiration date change from 60 calendar months to 24 calendar months?

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If the pilot is 40 years old on or before the exam date

§ 61.23(d)

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How long is a First Class medical valid for, if you are 40 or older?

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6 calendar months

§ 61.23(d)

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How long is a First Class medical valid for, if you are under the age of 40?

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12 calendar months

§ 61.23(d)

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How long is a Second Class medical valid?

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12 calendar months

§ 61.23(d)

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How long is a Third Class medical valid, if you are 40 or older?

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24 calendar months

§ 61.23(d)

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How long is a Third Class medical valid, if you are under the age of 40?

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60 calendar months

§ 61.23(d)

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What must be submitted to change the name on a certificate?

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Airman certificate
A copy of the marriage license, court order, or other document verifying the name change

§ 61.25

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What is required to be provided when requesting a replacement airman certificate, medical, or knowledge test report?

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  1. Name of the person
  2. Permanent mailing address
  3. Date and place of birth

Other certificate information (Grade, number, date of issuance, class of medical, place and date of medical exam, name of AME)

Circumstances concerning the loss of original medical certificate

Date of knowledge test

§ 61.29(d)

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How long can a facsimile be carried as an airman certificate or medical certificate?

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60 days unless notified that the certificate has been suspended or revoked

§ 61.29(e)(1)

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When is a type rating required?

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  • Large aircraft (12,500 lbs MTOW)
  • Turbojet powered airplanes
  • Other aircraft specified by the administrator (i.e. MU-2)

§ 61.31(a)

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A person may be authorized to operate an aircraft without the appropriate type rating for how many days?

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60 days

§ 61.31(b)

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What is the definition of a complex airplane?

Is an endorsement required to fly one?

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A complex airplane has (must have all 3):
- Retractable land gear
- Flaps
- Controllable pitch propeller

Yes, an endorsement is required

§ 61.31(e)

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If a person has logged PIC time in a complex aircraft prior to ____, they do not need a complex endorsement

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August 4, 1997

§ 61.31(e)(2)(i)

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What is the defintion of a high performance airplane?

Is an endorsement required to fly one?

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An airplane with an engine of morethan 200 horsepower

Yes, an endorsement is required

§ 61.31(f)

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When do you need a high-altitude endorsement?

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When acting as PIC of a pressurized aircraft with a service ceiling or maximum operating altitude (which ever is lower) above 25,000’

§ 61.31(g)

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If a person has acted as PIC before ____ they do not need a high altitude endorsment

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April 15, 1991

§ 61.31(g)(3)

38
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Do you need an endorsement to fly a tailwheel aircraft?

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Yes

§ 61.31(i)

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What time must be logged in a logbook?

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  1. Training and experience used to meet the requirements for a certificate, rating, or flight review
  2. Experience required for meeting the recent flight experience requirements

§ 61.51(a)

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If a person as acted as PIC in a tailwheel aircraft before ____ they do not need an endorsement

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Apirl 15, 1991

§ 61.31(i)(2)

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What must be entered in a logbook?

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  1. Date
  2. Total flight time
  3. Location where aircraft departed and arrived
  4. Type and Ident of aircraft
  5. Type of pilot experience
  6. Condition of flight

§ 61.51(b)

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When may a pilot log solo time?

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A pilot may log solo flight time only when the pilot is the sole occupant of the aircraft

§ 61.51(d)

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What must a flight review include?

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At least 1 hour of flight and 1 hour of ground training, to include any areas deemed necessary by the CFI

§ 61.56(a)

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When may a pilot log PIC time?

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  • Sole manipulator of controls of an aircraft of an aircraft for which the pilot is rated
  • Sole occupant in the aircraft
  • Acts as pilot in command of an aircraft for which more than one pilot is required
  • When the pilot performs the duties of pilot in command while under the supervision of a qualified pilot in command

§ 61.51(e)(1)

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How often do you need to get a flight review?

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Every 24 calendar months

§ 61.56(c)

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What must you do to carry passengers at night?

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Within the preceding 90 days, make 3 takeoffs andlandings to a full stop in the same category, class, and type (if required) during the period beginning 1hr after sunset and ending 1hr before sunrise

§ 61.57(b)

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What can a pilot do in place of a flight review?

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  1. A pilot proficiency check
  2. Practical test
  3. Isuance of a flight instructor certificate
  4. An additional rating
  5. Complete one or more phases of an FAA-sponsored pilto proficiency program (WINGS)

§ 61.56(d) and (e)

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When does a student pilot need a flight review?

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Never as long as they are undergoing training for a certificae and has a current solo flight endorsement

§ 61.56(g)

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What is unique about tail-wheel and night landings for currency?

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They must be made to a full stop

§ 61.57(a) and (b)

50
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What must a pilot do to carry passengers?

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3 takeoff and landings withing the preceding 90 days in the same category, class, and type (if required)

§ 61.57(a)

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You convince your instructor to write 2 more landings in your logbook than you actually did. This is grounds for…?

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Suspending or revoking any certificate, rating or authorization held by that person

§ 61.59(b)

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The holder of a pilot certificate who has made a change in permanent mailing address may not, after ____ days from that date, exercise the privileges of the certificate unless the holder has notified in writing the ____

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30 Days

FAA

§ 61.60

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What do you need to act as PIC towing a glider?

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  1. Hold a private, commercial, or ATP certificate
  2. 100hrs PIC in category, class, and type if required
  3. An endorsement certifiying ground and flight training
  4. Within 24 calendar months- make at least 3 actual or simulated tows or act as PIC on 3 flights of a glider or unpowered ultralight towed by an aircraft

§ 61.69(a)

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Can a student pilot fly in Class B, C, or D airspace or at that airport?

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No, unless they have received and logged ground and flight training within that airspace and has received the appropriate endorsement

§ 61.94 and § 61.95

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How many passengers can a recreational pilot fly?

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One passenger

§ 61.101

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What are the limitations of a recreational pilot?

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They may not act as PIC of an aircraft:
1. That is certificated for more than 4 occupants, more than one powerplant, a powerplant of more than 180 hp, or with retractable landing gear
2. Carries passengers or property for compensation or hire
3. For compensation or hire
4. In furtherance of a business
5. Between sunset and sunrise
6. In Class A, B, C, and D airspace, at an airport located in Class, B, C, or D airspace, or to, from , through, or at an airport having an operational control tower
7. At an altitude of more than 10,000ft MSL, or 2,000ft AGL, whichever is higher
8. When flight or surface visibility less than 3SM
9. Without visual reference to the surface
10. Outside the US
11. To demonstrate an aircraft in flight as a salesperson
12. That is used in passenger carrying flights sponsered by a charitable organization
13. That is towing any object

§ 61.101(e)

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If a private pilot in Alaska is unable to meet the night flight trianing requirements, how long do they have to comply?

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12-calendar-months after the issuance of the pilot certificate to complete the training

§ 61.110(b)(2)

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If a private pilot fails to complete the requirements to remove the “Night Flying Prohibited” restriction within the required time frame can they still operate during the day?

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No, the certificate will become invalid for use until they comply with the night training requirements

§ 61.110(b)(2)

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Can a private pilot act as PIC of an aircraft carrying passengers or property for compensation or hire?

Can they fly for compensation or hire?

A

No

Yes, provided that the flight is only incidental to that business or employment and it does not carry passengers/property for hire

§ 61.113(a) and (b)

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What must a private pilot pay in connection with a flight with passengers?

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Not less than the pro rata share of the operating expenses (fuel, oil, airport expenditures, or rental fees)

§61.113(c)

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How many hours must a private pilot have in order to act as PIC of a charitable, nonprofit, or community event flight?

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500 hours

§ 61.113(d) and 91.146(b)(9)

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A private pilot flies an aircraft for search and rescue operations. Can they be paid?

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Only for expenses directly related to search and location operations, provided the expenses involve only fuel, oil, airport expenditures, or rental fees, and the operation is sanctioned and under the direction and control of a local, state, federal agency or an organization that conducts search and location operations

§ 61.113(e)

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A private pilot is an aircraft salesman. How many hours of logged flight time do they need to demonstrate an aircraft in flight to a prospective buyer?

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200 hours

§ 61.113(f)

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What documents must you have to fly under BasicMed?

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  • Valid Drivers Licence
  • Completed medical checklist in logbook
  • Certificate of course completion in logbook

§ 61.113(i)

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What are the limitations to operating under BasicMed?

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  • Not more than 7 occupants
  • Not more than 6 passengers
  • Not more than 12,5000 lbs MTOW
  • Not more than 18,000 ft MSL
  • Not exceeding 250 KIAS
  • Not outside US, unless authorized by the other country
    “Cannot fly for compensation or hire” (does not apply to CFI’s or DPE’s)

§ 61.113(i)

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Is it required to have a medical when acting as PIC as a sport pilot?

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No, all sport pilots need is a drivers license

§ 61.303

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What are the limitations of a sport pilot?

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They may not act as PIC of a light-sport aircraft:
1. That carries passengers or property for compensation or hire
2. For compensation or hire
3. In furtherance of a business
4. While carrying more than one passenger
5. At Night
6. In Class A airspace
7. In Class B, C, and D airspace, at an airport located in Class, B, C, or D airspace, or to, from , through, or at an airport having an operational control tower unless receiving the proper training
8. Outside the US, unless having prior authorization
9. To demonstrate an aircraft in flight as a salesperson
10. That is used in passenger carrying flights sponsered by a charitable organization
11. At an altitude of more than 10,000ft MSL or 2,000ft AGL, whichever is higher
12. When flight or surface visibility is less than 3SM
13. Without visual reference to the surface
14. That is towing any object

§ 61.315(c)

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Upon completing the BasicMed medical education course, you must sign a statement agreeing to what?

A

“I understand that I cannot act as pilot in command, or any other capacity as a required flight crew member, if I know or have reason to know of any medical condition that would make me unable to operate the aircraft in a safe manner.”

§ 68.3(b)(5)

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