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This audiobook is a reading of FAR Revision: 2022.
Sections of the FAR (click to jump to a section):
Section 61 Subpart B: Aircraft Ratings and Pilot Authorizations >
Section 61 Subpart H: Flight Instructors Other Than Flight Instructors with a Sport Pilot Rating >
Section 61 Subpart K: Flight Instructors with a Sport Rating >
Section 91 Subpart C: Equipment, Instrument, and Certificate Requirements >
Section 91 Subpart E: Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance, and Alterations >
SECTION 1.1: GENERAL DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.2: ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS
SECTION 61 SUBPART A: GENERAL
61.1: Applicability and Definitions
61.2: Exercise of Privilege
61.3: Requirement for Certificates, Ratings, and Authorizations
61.4: Qualification and Approval of Flight Simulators and Flight Training Devices
61.5: Certificates and Ratings Issued Under this Part
61.7: Obsolete Certificates and Ratings
61.8: Inapplicability of Unmanned Aircraft Operations
61.11: Expired Pilot Certificates and Re-Issuance
61.13: Issuance of Airman Certificates, Ratings, and Authorizations
61.15: Offenses Involving Alcohol or Drugs
61.16: Refusal to Submit to an Alcohol Test or to Furnish Test Results
61.17: Temporary Certificate
61.19: Duration of Pilot and Instructor Certificates and Privileges
61.21: Duration of a Category 2 and a Category 3 Pilot Authorization
61.23: Medical Certificates: Requirement and Duration
61.25: Change of Name
61.27: Voluntary Surrender or Exchange of Certificate
61.29: Replacement of a Lost or Destroyed Airman or Medical Certificate or Knowledge Test Report
61.31: Type Rating Requirements, Additional Training, and Authorization Requirements
61.33: Tests: General Procedure
61.35: Knowledge Test: Prerequisites and Passing Grades
61.37: Knowledge Tests: Cheating or Other Unauthorized Conduct
61.39: Prerequisites for Practical Tests
61.41: Flight Training Received from Flight Instructors not Certificated by the FAA
61.43: Practical Tests: General Procedures
61.45: Practical Tests: Required Aircraft and Equipment
61.47: Status of an Examiner who is Authorized by the Administrator to Conduct Practical Tests
61.49: Retesting After Failure
61.51: Pilot Logbooks
61.52: Use of Aeronautical Experience Obtained in Ultralight Vehicles
61.53: Prohibition on Operations During Medical Deficiency
61.55: Second-In-Command Qualifications
61.56: Flight Review
61.57: Recent Flight Experience: Pilot In Command
61.58: Pilot-In-Command Proficiency Check
61.59: Falsification, Reproduction, or Alteration of Applications, Certificates, Logbooks, Reports, or Records
61.60: Change of Address
SECTION 61 SUBPART B: AIRCRAFT RATINGS AND PILOT AUTHORIZATIONS
61.61: Applicability
61.63: Additional Aircraft Ratings
61.64: Use of a Flight Simulator or Flight Training Device
61.65: Instrument Rating Requirements
61.66: Enhanced Flight Vision System Pilot Requirements
61.67: Category 2 Pilot Authorization Requirements
61.68: Category 3 Pilot Authorization Requirements
61.69: Glider and Unpowered Ultralight Vehicle Towing
61.71: Graduates of an Approved Training Program Other than Under this Part: Special Rules
61.73: Military Pilots or Former Military Pilots: Special Rules
61.75: Private Pilot Certificate Issued on the Basis of a Foreign Pilot License
61.77: Special Purpose Pilot Authorization
SECTION 61 SUBPART C: STUDENT PILOTS
61.81: Applicability
61.83: Eligibility Requirements for Student Pilots
61.85: Application
61.87: Solo Requirements for Student Pilots
61.89: General Limitations
61.93: Solo Cross-Country Flight Requirements
61.94: Student Pilot Seeking a Sport Pilot Certificate or a Recreational Pilot Certificate
61.95: Operations in Class B Airspace and at Airports Located within Class B Airspace
SECTION 61 SUBPART D: RECREATIONAL PILOTS
61.96: Applicability and Eligibility Requirements: General
61.97: Aeronautical Knowledge
61.98: Flight Proficiency
61.99: Aeronautical Experience
61.100: Pilots Based on Small Islands
61.101: Recreational Pilot Privileges and Limitations
SECTION 61 SUBPART E: PRIVATE PILOTS
61.102: Applicability
61.103: Eligibility Requirements: General
61.105: Aeronautical Knowledge
61.107: Flight Proficiency
61.109: Aeronautical Experience
61.110: Night Flying Exceptions
61.111: Cross-Country Flights: Pilots Based on Small Islands
61.113: Private Pilot Privileges and Limitations: Pilot In Command
61.115: Balloon Rating: Limitations
61.117: Private Pilot Privileges and Limitations: Second In Command
SECTION 61 SUBPART F: COMMERCIAL PILOTS
61.121: Applicability
61.123: Eligibility Requirements: General
61.125: Aeronautical Knowledge
61.127: Flight Proficiency
61.129: Aeronautical Experience
61.131: Exceptions to the Night Flying Requirements
61.133: Commercial Pilot Privileges and Limitations
SECTION 61 SUBPART G: AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOTS
61.151: Applicability
61.153: Eligibility Requirements: General
61.155: Aeronautical Knowledge
61.156: Training Requirements: Airplane Category: Multi Engine Class
61.157: Flight Proficiency
61.159: Aeronautical Experience: Airplane Category Rating
61.160: Aeronautical Experience - Airplane Category Restricted Privileges
61.161: Aeronautical Experience: Rotorcraft Category and Helicopter Class Rating
61.163: Aeronautical Experience: Powered-Lift Category Rating
61.165: Additional Aircraft Category and Class Ratings
61.167: Airline Transport Pilot Privileges and Limitations
61.169: Letters of Authorization for Institutions of Higher Education
SECTION 61 SUBPART H: FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS OTHER THAN FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS WITH A SPORT PILOT RATING
61.181: Applicability
61.183: Eligibility Requirements
61.185: Aeronautical Knowledge
61.187: Flight Proficiency
61.189: Flight Instructor Records
61.191: Additional Flight Instructor Ratings
61.193: Flight Instructor Privileges
61.195: Flight Instructor Limitations and Qualifications
61.197: Renewal Requirements for Flight Instructor Certification
61.199: Reinstatement Requirements of an Expired Flight Instructor Certificate
SECTION 61 SUBPART I: GROUND INSTRUCTORS
61.211: Applicability
61.213: Eligibility Requirements
61.215: Ground Instructor Privileges
61.217: Recent Experience Requirements
SECTION 61 SUBPART J: SPORT PILOTS
61.301: What is the purpose of this subpart and to whom does it apply?
61.303: If I want to operate a light-sport aircraft, what operating limits and endorsement requirements in the subpart must I comply with?
61.305: What are the age and language requirements for a sport pilot certificate?
61.307: What tests do I have to take to obtain a sport pilot certificate?
61.309: What aeronautical knowledge must I have to apply for a sport pilot certificate?
61.311: What flight proficiency requirements must I meet to apply for a sport pilot certificate?
61.313: What aeronautical experience must I have to apply for a sport pilot certificate?
61.315: What are the privileges and limits of my sport pilot certificate?
61.317: Is my sport pilot certificate issued with aircraft category and class ratings?
61.321: How do I obtain privileges to operate an additional category or class of light-sport aircraft?
61.325: How do I obtain privileges to operate a light-sport aircraft at an airport within, or in airspace within, Class B, C, and D airspace, or in other airspace with an airport having an operational control tower?
61.327 Are there specific endorsement requirements to operate a light-sport aircraft based on VH?
SECTION 61 SUBPART K: FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS WITH A SPORT RATING
61.401: What is the purpose of this subpart?
61.403: What are the age, language, and pilot certificate requirements for a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?
61.405: What tests do I have to take to obtain a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?
61.407: What aeronautical knowledge must I have to apply for a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?
61.409: What flight proficiency requirements must I meet to apply for a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?
61.411: What aeronautical experience must I have to apply for a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?
61.412: Do I need additional training to provide instruction on control and maneuvering an airplane solely by reference to the instruments in a light-sport aircraft based on VH?
61.413: What are the privileges of my flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?
61.415: What are the limits of a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?
61.417: Will my flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating list aircraft category and class ratings?
61.419: How do I obtain privileges to provide training in an additional category or class of light-sport aircraft?
61.421: May I give myself an endorsement?
61.423: What are the recordkeeping requirements for a flight instructor with a sport pilot rating?
61.425: How do I renew my flight instructor certificate?
61.427: What must I do if my flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating expires?
61.429: May I exercise the privileges of a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating if I hold a flight instructor certificate with another rating?
SECTION 91 SUBPART A: GENERAL
91.1: Applicability
91.3: Responsibility and authority of the pilot in command
91.5: Pilot in command of aircraft requiring more than one required pilot
91.7: Civil aircraft airworthiness
91.9: Civil aircraft flight manual, marking, and placard requirements
91.11: Prohibition on interference with crewmembers
91.13: Careless or reckless operation
91.15: Dropping objects
91.17: Alcohol or drugs
91.19: Carriage of narcotic drugs, marihuana, and depressant or stimulant drugs or substances
91.21: Portable electronic devices
91.23: Truth-in-leasing clause requirement in leases and conditional sales contracts
91.25: Aviation Safety Reporting Program: Prohibition against use of reports for enforcement purposes
SECTION 91 SUBPART B: FLIGHT RULES
91.101: Applicability
91.103: Preflight action
91.105: Flight crewmembers at stations
91.107: Use of safety belts, shoulder harnesses, and child restraint systems
91.109: Flight instruction; Simulated instrument flight and certain flight tests
91.111: Operating near other aircraft
91.113: Right-of-way rules: Except water operations
91.115: Right-of-way rules: Water operations
91.117: Aircraft speed
91.119: Minimum safe altitudes: General
91.121: Altimeter settings
91.123: Compliance with ATC clearances and instructions
91.125: ATC light signals
91.126: Operating on or in the vicinity of an airport in Class G airspace
91.127: Operating on or in the vicinity of an airport in Class E airspace
91.129: Operations in Class D airspace
91.130: Operations in Class C airspace
91.131: Operations in Class B airspace
91.133: Restricted and prohibited areas
91.135: Operations in Class A airspace
91.137: Temporary flight restrictions in the vicinity of disaster/hazard areas
91.138: Temporary flight restrictions in national disaster areas in the State of Hawaii
91.139: Emergency air traffic rules
91.141: Flight restrictions in the proximity of the Presidential and other parties
91.143: Flight limitation in the proximity of space flight operations
91.144: Temporary restriction on flight operations during abnormally high barometric pressure conditions
91.145: Management of aircraft operations in the vicinity of aerial demonstrations and major sporting events
91.146: Passenger-carrying flights for the benefit of a charitable, nonprofit, or community event
91.147: Passenger carrying flights for compensation or hire
91.151: Fuel requirements for flight in VFR conditions
91.153: VFR flight plan: Information required
91.155: Basic VFR weather minimums
91.157: Special VFR weather minimums
91.159: VFR cruising altitude or flight level
91.161: Special awareness training required for pilots flying under visual flight rules within a 60-nautical mile radius of the Washington, DC VOR/DME
91.167: Fuel requirements for flight in IFR conditions
91.169: IFR flight plan: Information required
91.171: VOR equipment check for IFR operations
91.173: ATC clearance and flight plan required
91.175: Takeoff and landing under IFR
91.176: Straight-in landing operations below DA/DH or MDA using an enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) under IFR
91.177: Minimum altitudes for IFR operations
91.179: IFR cruising altitude or flight level
91.180: Operations within airspace designated as Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum airspace
91.181: Course to be flown
91.183: IFR communications
91.185: IFR operations: Two-way radio communications failure
91.187: Operation under IFR in controlled airspace: Malfunction reports
91.189: Category II and III operations: General operating rules
91.191: Category II and Category III manual
91.193: Certificate of authorization for certain Category II operations
SECTION 91 SUBPART C: EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENT, AND CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS
91.203: Civil aircraft: Certifications required
91.205: Powered civil aircraft with standard category U.S. airworthiness certificates: Instrument and equipment requirements
91.207: Emergency locator transmitters
91.209: Aircraft lights
91.211: Supplemental oxygen
91.213: Inoperative instruments and equipment
91.215: ATC transponder and altitude reporting equipment and use
91.217: Data correspondence between automatically reported pressure altitude data and the pilot's altitude reference
91.219: Altitude alerting system or device: Turbojet-powered civil airplanes
91.221: Traffic alert and collision avoidance system equipment and use
91.223: Terrain awareness and warning system
91.225: Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out equipment and use
91.227: Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out equipment performance requirements
SECTION 91 SUBPART D: SPECIAL FLIGHT OPERATIONS
91.303: Aerobatic flight
91.305: Flight test areas
91.307: Parachutes and parachuting
91.309: Towing: Gliders and unpowered ultralight vehicles
91.311: Towing: Other than under 91.309
91.313: Restricted category civil aircraft: Operating limitations
91.315: Limited category civil aircraft: Operating limitations
91.317: Provisionally certificated civil aircraft: Operating limitations
91.319: Aircraft having experimental certificates: Operating limitations
91.321: Carriage of candidates in elections
91.323: Increased maximum certificated weights for certain airplanes operated in Alaska
91.325: Primary category aircraft: Operating limitations
91.327: Aircraft having a special airworthiness certificate in the light-sport category: Operating limitations
SECTION 91 SUBPART E: MAINTENANCE, PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE, AND ALTERATIONS
91.401: Applicability
91.403: General
91.405: Maintenance required
91.407: Operation after maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuilding, or alteration
91.409: Inspections
91.411: Altimeter system and altitude reporting equipment tests and inspections
91.413: ATC transponder tests and inspections
91.415: Changes to aircraft inspection programs
91.417: Maintenance records
91.419: Transfer of maintenance records
91.421: Rebuilt engine maintenance records