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49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40113, 44701-44703, 44707, 44709-44711, 44729, 44903, 45102-45103, 45301-45302.
Docket 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997, unless otherwise noted.
Docket FAA-2001-11133, 69 FR 44869, July 27, 2004, unless otherwise noted.
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Nomenclature changes to part 61 appear by FAA-2023-1275; Amdt. 61-157, 89 FR 92483, Nov. 21, 2024.
(a) If you hold a sport pilot certificate and seek privileges to operate an aircraft with retractable landing gear, you must either—
(1) Satisfy the training and endorsement requirements specified in § 61.31(e), or
(2) Receive and log ground and flight training from an authorized instructor in an aircraft that has retractable landing gear and receive an endorsement from the instructor certifying that you are proficient to operate the aircraft.
(b) If you hold a sport pilot certificate and seek privileges to operate an airplane with a manual controllable pitch propeller, you must either—
(1) Satisfy the training and endorsement requirements specified in § 61.31(e), or
(2) Receive and log ground and flight training from an authorized instructor in an airplane that has a manual controllable pitch propeller and receive an endorsement from the instructor certifying that you are proficient to operate the airplane.
(c) The training and endorsement required by paragraph (a) of this section is not required for pilots seeking to operate aircraft intended for operation on water with retractable landing gear if the person logged pilot-in-command time in such an aircraft before October 22, 2025.
[Docket FAA-2023-1377, Amdt. 61-159, 90 FR 35215, July 24, 2025]