14 CFR Part 61 - Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground Instructors

What this regulation covers

A section-by-section map of 14CFR61. Every topic below is something the exams built on this source can ask about, and on Aviator IQ each of those questions carries a verbatim quote from this document, so you can trace an answer straight back to the page it came from.

1. 01Certificates and ratingsThe eligibility, knowledge, and practical-test requirements for each pilot certificate and rating.
2. 02Aeronautical experienceThe flight time and training a certificate demands, including cross-country, night, and solo requirements.
3. 03Flight reviews and recencyThe 24-month flight review under 61.56 and the 90-day passenger-carrying currency, day and night, under 61.57.
4. 04Endorsements and loggingThe high-performance and complex endorsements under 61.31, and what must be logged and recorded under 61.51.
5. 05Instructor privilegesWhat a flight instructor and a ground instructor may teach and endorse, and the recency each must maintain.

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