Flight Instructor Responsibilities - General

Question 1

What is 14 CFR Part 61?

Answer 1

Part 61 prescribes the requirements for issuing pilot, flight instructor, and ground instructor certificates and ratings, the conditions under which those certificates and ratings are necessary, and their associated privileges & limitations.

Question 2

What are the various certificates issued under Part 61?

Answer 2

61. 5
62. Pilot Certificates - Student pilot, sport pilot, recreational pilot, private pilot, commercial pilot, airline transport pilot;
63. Flight Instructor Certificates;
64. Ground Instructor Certificates

Question 3

What are the various ratings that may be placed on a pilot certificate?

Answer 3

61. 5
62. Aircraft Category Ratings
63. Airplane Class Ratings
64. Rotorcraft Class Ratings
65. Light-than-air Class Ratings
66. Weight-shift-control Class Ratings
67. Powered parachute Class Ratings
68. Aircraft Type Ratings
69. Instrument Ratings

Question 4

How long is a temporary certificate effective?

Answer 4

61.17

120 Days

Question 5

Does a student pilot certificate have an expiration date?

Answer 5

61.19
If issued after April 1, 2016, a student pilot certificate will not expire; the certificate will be surrendered and superseded upon successful completion of a higher certification.
If a student pilot cert was issued prior to April 1, 2016, it will expire either 24 or 60 months from the date of issuance.

Question 6

What is the duration of a flight instructor certificate?

Answer 6

61.19 / 61.199

24 calendar months from the month in which it was issued, renewed, or reinstated, as appropriate.

Question 7

What are the required medical certificates for the various pilot certificates?

Answer 7

61. 23
62. First Class : PIC privileges of ATP
63. Second Class : Privileges of a commercial
64. Third Class : Exercising the privileges of a private pilot, recreational pilot, or a student pilot exceeding BasicMed limitation.
    - Exercising privileges of a flight instructor cert and acting as the PIC or serving as required crew member.
    - Taking a practical test in an aircraft for recreational pilot, private pilot, commercial pilot, or ATP, or flight instructor.
    - Performing duties of an examiner

Question 8

Give several examples of operations that do not require a medical certificate.

Answer 8

61. 23
62. When exercising the privileges of a flight instructor certificate if not acting as PIC or serving as a required crew member.
63. When exercising the privileges of a ground instructor certificate.
64. 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.
65. When taking a practical test or a proficiency check for a certificate, rating, authorization, or operating privilege conducted in a glider, ballon, flight simulator, or flight training device.

Question 9

What is BasicMed?

Answer 9

AC 68-1 / Part 68
The FAA has issued new regulations that allow pilots to operate as PIC of certain covered aircraft without having to undergo the medical certification process under 14 CFR Part 67. The pilot and aircraft must meet certain prescribed conditions to operate under BasicMed. The regulations are effective May 1, 2017.

Question 10

What are the requirements to fly under new BasicMed regulations?

Answer 10

AC 68-1 / 61.23
A pilot must:
1. Hold a U.S. driver’s license.
2. Hold or have held a medical certificate issued by the FAA at any point after July 15, 2006.
3. Answer the health questions on the Comprehensive Medical Examination Checklist (CMEC).
4. Get a physical examination by any state-licensed physician, and have that physician complete the CMEC; keep the signed CMEC document.
5. Take an online medical education course and complete the attestations/consent to the National Driver Register (NDR) check. Keep the course completion document.

Question 11

Explain the privileges and limitations of a pilot flying under BasicMed.

Answer 11

AC 68-1 / 61.113
Pilots can conduct any operation that they would otherwise be able to conduct using their pilot certificate and a third-class medical certificate, except they are limited to:
1. Fly with no more than five passengers.
2. Fly an aircraft under 6,000 lbs maximum certificated takeoff weight.
3. Fly an aircraft that is authorized to carry no more than 6 occupants.
4. Flights within the United States, at an indicated airspeed of 250 knots or less, and at an altitude at or below 18,000’ MSL.
5. May not fly for compensation or hire.