Part 61 Regulations Flashcards
- To serve as a required pilot flight crewmember of a civil aircraft of the United States, what certificates are
required to be in a pilot’s physical possession or readily accessible in the aircraft? (14 CFR 61.3)
a. A pilot certificate, special purpose pilot authorization, or temporary certificate issued under Part 61.
b. A photo identification (driver’s license, government or state ID, U.S. Armed Forces ID, official passport).
c. An appropriate medical certificate.
- A pilot is required to present their pilot certificate, medical certificate, logbook or any other records required
by regulations to which individuals? (14 CFR 61.3, 61.51)
a. The Administrator.
b. An authorized representative from the NTSB.
c. Any federal, state, or local law enforcement officer.
d. An authorized representative of the Transportation Security Administration.
- After meeting the requirements for a Category II pilot authorization, how is the authorization issued? (14 CFR
61.13)
A Category II or Category III pilot authorization is issued by a letter of authorization as part of an applicant’s
instrument rating or airline transport pilot certificate.
- Upon original issuance of a Category II pilot authorization, what limitation applies until specific experience
requirements are met? (14 CFR 61.13)
For Category II operations, the limitation is 1,600 feet RVR and a 150-foot decision height. The limitation
is removed when the holder shows that, since the beginning of the sixth preceding month, the holder
has made three Category II ILS approaches with a 150-foot decision height to a landing under actual or
simulated instrument conditions.
- You have been convicted of driving while under the influence of alcohol and your driver’s license has been
suspended. When are you required to report this suspension to the FAA? (14 CFR 61.15)
Each person holding a certificate issued under this Part shall provide a written report of each motor vehicle
action to the FAA, Civil Aviation Security Division, not later than 60 days after the motor vehicle action.
- When will a temporary pilot certificate expire? (14 CFR 61.17)
A temporary pilot, flight instructor, or ground instructor certificate or rating is issued for up to 120 days and
expires:
a. On the expiration date shown on the certificate;
b. Upon receipt of the permanent certificate; or
c. Upon receipt of a notice that the certificate or rating sought is denied or revoked.
- A first officer (second:
-command) for a Part 121 air carrier is required to hold what minimum certification?
a. An ATP certificate with appropriate aircraft type rating or an ATP certificate with restricted privileges and
an appropriate aircraft type rating.
b. At least a second-class medical certificate. A second-in-command (SIC) in flag or supplemental operations
requiring three or more pilots must hold a first-class medical certificate.
- Before a pilot may act as pilot-in-command (PIC) for a Part 121 carrier, what minimum certification and
experience requirements must be met? (14 CFR 61.23, 121.436)
a. Have at least 1,500 hours of total time as a pilot.
b. Hold an ATP certificate with appropriate aircraft type rating.
c. Holda first-class medical certificate.
d. Have a minimum of 1,000 flight hours in air carrier operations as an SIC in Part 121 operations, a PIC in
operations under either §135.243(a)(1) or §91.1053(a)(2)(i), or any combination of these.
- You hold a first-class medical certificate, are 35 years old, and are exercising PIC privileges as captain for a Part
121 carrier. When will your medical certificate expire? (14 CFR 61.23)
The medical certificate expires at the end of the last day of the twelfth month after the month of the date of
examination shown on the medical certificate.
- What medical certificate are you required to hold when exercising second-in-command privileges of an airline
transport pilot certificate for a Part 121 carrier? (14 CFR 61.23)
You must hold at least a second-class medical certificate unless you are exercising SIC privileges of an ATP
certificate in a Part 121 flag or supplemental operation that requires three or more pilots in which case you
must hold a first-class medical certificate.
- When is a pilot required to hold a type rating? (14 CFR 61.31)
A person who acts as a PIC of any of the following aircraft must hold a type rating for that aircraft:
a. Large aircraft (aircraft of more than 12,500 pounds, maximum certificated takeoff weight).
b. Turbojet-powered airplanes.
c. Other aircraft specified by the Administrator through aircraft type certificate procedures.
- You are acting as second-in-command of an aircraft requiring two pilots. What instrument flight time can you log as SIC? (14 CFR 61.51)
As SIC you can log all of the flight time you are controlling the airplane solely by reference to flight instruments.
- What are the currency requirements when acting as pilot-in-command of an aircraft that requires more than one pilot flight crewmember or is turbojet-powered? (14 CFR 61.58)
To serve as PIC of an aircraft that is type certificated for more than one required pilot flight crewmember or
is turbojet-powered, a person must:
a. Within the preceding 12 calendar months, complete a PIC proficiency check in an aircraft that is type
certificated for more than one required pilot flight crewmember or is turbojet-powered; and
b. Within the preceding 24 calendar months, complete a PIC proficiency check in the particular type of
aircraft in which that person will serve as PIC, that is type certificated for more than one required pilot
flight crewmember or is turbojet-powered.
Note: Does not apply to Part 91(K), 121(Y), 121, 125, 133, 135, or 137 operations.
- What are the requirements for a pilot to serve as SIC of an aircraft type certificated for more than one
required pilot flight crewmember? (14 CFR 61.55)
The pilot must hold:
a. At least a private pilot certificate with the appropriate category and class rating; and
b. An instrument rating or privilege that applies to the aircraft being flown if the flight is under IFR; and
c. At least a pilot type rating for the aircraft being flown unless the flight will be conducted as domestic flight operations within United States airspace.
- Are pilots employed by a Part 121, Part 125, or Part 135 carrier required to pass a flight review every 24
months? (14 CFR 61.56)
No. A person who has passed (within the preceding 24 months) any of the following need not accomplish the flight review: a pilot proficiency check or practical test conducted by an examiner, an approved pilot check airman, or a U.S. Armed Force, for a pilot certificate, rating, or operating privilege.
- What proficiency checks are required before a pilot may act as PIC of an aircraft that is type certificated for
more than one required pilot flight crewmember or is turbojet-powered? (14 CFR 61.58)
a. Within the preceding 12 calendar months, complete a PIC proficiency check in an aircraft that is type
certificated for more than one required pilot flight crewmember or is turbojet-powered; and
b. Within the preceding 24 calendar months, complete a PIC proficiency check in the particular type of
aircraft in which that person will serve as PIC, that is type certificated for more than one required pilot
flight crewmember or is turbojet-powered.
- A pilot who applies for a Category II pilot authorization must hold what certificates and ratings? (14 CFR61.67)
a. At least a private or commercial pilot certificate with an instrument rating or an airline transport pilot
certificate;
b. A type rating for the aircraft for which the authorization is sought if that aircraft requires a type rating;
and
c. A category and class rating for the aircraft for which the authorization is sought.
- A pilot applying for a Category II pilot authorization must meet what experience requirements? (14 CFR 61.67)
a. 50 hours of night flight time as PIC.
b. 75 hours of instrument time under actual or simulated instrument conditions that may include not more
than—
i. A combination of 25 hours of simulated instrument flight time in a flight simulator or flight training
device; or
ii. 40 hours of simulated instrument flight time if accomplished in an approved course conducted by an
appropriately rated training center certificated under Part 142.
c. 250 hours of cross-country flight time as PIC.
- By regulation, who is required to hold an ATP certificate? (AC 61-138)
a. Part 121—each PIC and each SIC are required to have an ATP certificate.
b. Part 135—operations requiring the PIC to hold an ATP certificate with an airplane category multi-engine
class rating are:
+ Commuter operations using multi-engine airplanes with nine or fewer passenger seats (scheduled 135).
+ On-demand operations using multi-engine airplanes with 10 or more passenger seats.
+ Turbojets.
c. Part 91K operations require all PICs of multi-engine turbine-powered fixed-wing airplanes to hold an ATP
certificate.
- What are the requirements to receive an ATP certificate with an airplane category and multi-engine class
rating? (14 CFR 61.153, 61.156, 61.159, 61.160)
a. Be at least 23 years of age or, for a restricted ATP certificate (§61.160), be at least 21 years of age.
b. Be able to read, speak, write, and understand the English language.
c. Be of good moral character.
d. Hold a commercial pilot certificate with an instrument rating, a foreign ATP with instrument privileges,
or a foreign commercial pilot license with instrument rating.
e. Completion of an ATP certification training program before applying for the knowledge test.
f. Pass the ATP knowledge test and practical test.
g. Have the required aeronautical experience per 14 CFR §61.159.
- What is the purpose of an ATP certificate with restricted privileges? (14 CFR 61.160, AC 61-139)
It makes it possible for a pilot, with reduced total time or who has not reached the minimum age (23), to
obtain a restricted ATP certificate based on academic experience. This will enable the pilot to serve as an
SIC in Part 121 operations until they obtain the necessary experience. To be eligible, a pilot must meet
the requirements in 14 CFR §61.153 and §61.160. The restricted privilege ATP certificate is subject to the
limitations set forth in §61.167(b).
- A pilot who holds an ATP certificate with restricted privileges is subject to what limitations? (14 CFR 61.167)
The pilot may not act as pilot-in-command in operations:
a. Conducted under Part 121;
b. Conducted under §91.1053(a)(2)(i);
c. Conducted under $135.243(a)(1); or,
d. Serving as SIC in flag or supplemental operations conducted under Part 121 requiring three or more
pilots.
- What are the requirements to receive an ATP certificate with restricted privileges (restricted to serving as SIC
in Part 121 Operations—multi-engine class rating only)? (14 CFR 61.153, 61.160)
a. Be at least 21 years old.
b. Hold a commercial pilot certificate with instrument rating.
c. Successfully complete an ATP certification training program prior to taking the ATP knowledge test (this
requirement takes effect after July 31, 2014).
d. Pass the ATP knowledge and practical tests.
e. Meet the aeronautical experience requirements of §61.160. A pilot may be eligible if he or she was a
military-trained pilot; a graduate of a four-year bachelor degree program with aviation major; a graduate
of a two-year associate degree program with an aviation major; or has 1,500 hours total time as a pilot.
- What are the total flight time requirements for an ATP certificate with restricted privileges based on a degree
with an aviation major or based on military flight time? (AC 61-139, 14 CFR 61.160)
You must have a minimum total flight time of:
a. 750 hours as a U.S. military pilot or former U.S. military pilot.
b. 1,000 hours for a graduate who holds a bachelor’s degree with an aviation major and meets the remaining
requirements of §61.160(b).
