14 C.F.R. § 61.5

Certificates and ratings issued under this part

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(a) The following certificates are issued under this part to an applicant who satisfactorily accomplishes the training and certification requirements for the certificate sought:

(1) Pilot certificates—

(i) Student pilot.

(ii) Sport pilot.

(iii) Recreational pilot.

(iv) Private pilot.

(v) Commercial pilot.

(vi) Airline transport pilot.

(2) Flight instructor certificates.

(3) Ground instructor certificates.

(b) The following ratings are placed on a pilot certificate (other than student pilot) when an applicant satisfactorily accomplishes the training and certification requirements for the rating sought:

(1) Aircraft category ratings—

(i) Airplane.

(ii) Rotorcraft.

(iii) Glider.

(iv) Lighter-than-air.

(v) Powered-lift.

(vi) Powered parachute.

(vii) Weight-shift-control aircraft.

(2) Airplane class ratings—

(i) Single-engine land.

(ii) Multiengine land.

(iii) Single-engine sea.

(iv) Multiengine sea.

(3) Rotorcraft class ratings—

(i) Helicopter.

(ii) Gyroplane.

(4) Lighter-than-air class ratings—

(i) Airship.

(ii) Balloon.

(5) Weight-shift-control aircraft class ratings—

(i) Weight-shift-control aircraft land.

(ii) Weight-shift-control aircraft sea.

(6) Powered parachute class ratings—

(i) Powered parachute land.

(ii) Powered parachute sea.

(7) Aircraft type ratings—

(i) Large aircraft other than lighter-than-air.

(ii) Turbojet-powered airplanes.

(iii) Powered-lift.

(iv) Other aircraft type ratings specified by the Administrator through the aircraft type certification procedures.

(8) Instrument ratings (on private and commercial pilot certificates only)—

(i) Instrument—Airplane.

(ii) Instrument—Helicopter.

(iii) Instrument—Powered-lift.

(9) Second-in-command pilot type rating for aircraft that is certificated for operations with a minimum crew of at least two pilots.

(c) The following ratings are placed on a flight instructor certificate when an applicant satisfactorily accomplishes the training and certification requirements for the rating sought:

(1) Aircraft category ratings—

(i) Airplane.

(ii) Rotorcraft.

(iii) Glider.

(iv) Powered-lift.

(2) Airplane class ratings—

(i) Single-engine.

(ii) Multiengine.

(3) Rotorcraft class ratings—

(i) Helicopter.

(ii) Gyroplane.

(4) Instrument ratings—

(i) Instrument—Airplane.

(ii) Instrument—Helicopter.

(iii) Instrument—Powered-lift.

(5) Sport pilot rating.

(d) The following ratings are placed on a ground instructor certificate when an applicant satisfactorily accomplishes the training and certification requirements for the rating sought:

(1) Basic.

(2) Advanced.

(3) Instrument.

[Docket 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997, as amended by Amdt. 61-110, 69 FR 44864, July 27, 2004; Amdt. 61-113, 70 FR 45271, Aug. 4, 2005; Docket FAA-2023-1275, Amdt. 61-157, 89 FR 92484, Nov. 21, 2024]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 10 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1976–2023 · leading case: Ranger Ins. Co. v. Phillips, 544 P.2d 250 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1976).

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Ranger Ins. Co. v. Phillips, 544 P.2d 250 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1976). · cites it 2× “See 14 C.F.R. § 61.5 . Flight operations conducted by student pilots are limited by reason of a separate subpart of the Federal Air Regulations beginning at 14 C.”

Schaefer v. Oregon Aviation Bd., 495 P.3d 1267 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “14 CFR § 61.5 (b) (2021). In the aircraft category “airplane,” the four classes are “[s]ingle-engine land”; “[m]ultiengine land”; “[s]ingle-engine sea”; and “[m]ultiengine sea.”

Flt Training Intl v. FAA, 58 F.4th 234 (5th Cir. 2023). “See 14 C.F.R. § 61.5 (a)(1)(vi). A person must hold an ATP certificate to serve as a pilot in scheduled commercial, passenger-carrying operations, such as those offered by major airlines.”

Redmon ex rel. Redmon v. United States, 934 F.2d 1151 (10th Cir. 1991). “See 14 C.F.R. § 61.5 (1989). The ratings relevant in this case indicate the classes of aircraft and weather conditions in which a pilot is qualified to operate.”

Redman by & Through Redman v. United States, 710 F. Supp. 765 (D. Wyo. 1989). “, 14 C.F.R. §§ 61.5 (b)(6)(i), 91.105-91.109, 91.”

Neubert Aero Corp. v. Starstone Nat'l Ins. Co. (11th Cir. 2022). · cites it 2× “14 C.F.R. § 61.5 (b). And new class ratings are explicitly exempt from the training-time requirements (but new category ratings are not).”

Ydil Pham v. NTSB (D.C. Cir. 2022). “14 C.F.R. § 61.5 (a). Among other requirements, pilots must be “physically able” to perform their duties, 49 U.”

Bloom v. State, 256 So. 3d 1034 (La. Ct. App. 2018). “The order of the installation of an ignition interlock device for a restricted, hardship driver's license ostensibly affects the viability of Bloom's commercial pilot's license issued by the Federal Aviation Association.”

Neubert Aero Corp. v. StarStone Nat'l Ins. Co. (M.D. Fla. 2021). “” 14 C.F.R. § 61.5 . It is undisputed that at the time of the Incident, Neubert only had a single engine land rating and did not have a multiengine rating.”

Broadbent v. Allison, 667 S.E.2d 342 (N.C. Ct. App. 2008). “14 C.F.R. § 61.5 . The FAA's own website notes that "[t]here are several different types of pilot's licenses, from student pilot all the way up to airline transport pilot.”

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