§44724 — Title 49 Transportation | U.S. Code

Summary

A pilot in command must not let anyone who does not have both a valid private pilot certificate under 14 CFR part 61 and the proper medical certificate under 14 CFR part 67 touch or move the aircraft controls. If a pilot in command allows someone to control the aircraft in violation of that rule, the FAA must revoke the pilot’s airman certificate under section 44703. The phrase "pilot in command" means what 14 CFR 1.1 defines.

Title 49, §44724

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(a)No pilot in command of an aircraft may allow an individual who does not hold—

(1)a valid private pilots certificate issued by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration under part 61 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; and

(2)the appropriate medical certificate issued by the Administrator under part 67 of such title,

(b)The Administrator shall issue an order revoking a certificate issued to an airman under section 44703 of this title if the Administrator finds that while acting as a pilot in command of an aircraft, the airman has permitted another individual to manipulate the controls of the aircraft in violation of subsection (a).

(c)In this section, the term “pilot in command” has the meaning given such term by section 1.1 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.

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Except as otherwise specifically provided, section applicable only to fiscal years beginning after Sept. 30, 1996, and not to be construed as affecting funds made available for a fiscal year ending before Oct. 1, 1996, see section 3 of Pub. L. 104–264, set out as an

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of 1996 Amendment note under section 106 of this title.

§44724 Manipulation of flight controls

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Title 49, §44724

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