§ 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 II and a Category III pilot authorization (for other than part 121 and part 135 use)
§ 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: Operation of an aircraft that requires more than one pilot flight crewmember or is turbojet-powered
§ 61.59 Falsification, reproduction, or alteration of applications, certificates, logbooks, reports, or records
§ 61.60 Change of address

Terms Used In CFR > Title 14 > Chapter I > Subchapter D > Part 61 > Subpart A - General

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  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
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  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
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