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Code · CFR · Title 14 — Aeronautics and Space · Part 61 — Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground Instructors · § 61.311

§ 61.311. What flight proficiency requirements must I meet to apply for a sport pilot certificate?

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To apply for a sport pilot certificate, you must receive and log ground and flight training from an authorized instructor on the following areas of operation, as appropriate, for airplane single-engine land or sea, glider, gyroplane, helicopter, airship, balloon, powered parachute land or sea, weight-shift-control aircraft land or sea privileges:
(a)Preflight preparation.
(b)Preflight procedures.
(c)Airport, heliport, seaplane base, and gliderport operations, as applicable.
(d)Hovering maneuvers (applicable only to helicopters).
(e)Takeoffs (or launches), landings, and go-arounds.
(f)Performance maneuvers and, for gliders, performance speeds.
(g)Ground reference maneuvers (not applicable to gliders, helicopters, and balloons).
(h)Soaring techniques (applicable only to gliders).
(i)Navigation.
(j)Slow flight (not applicable to lighter-than-air aircraft, helicopters, and powered parachutes).
(k)Stalls (not applicable to lighter-than-air aircraft, gyroplanes, helicopters, and powered parachutes).
(l)Emergency operations.
(m)Post-flight procedures. [Docket FAA-2023-1377, Amdt. 61-159, 90 FR 35213, July 24, 2025]
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