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Title 49, TransportationRelease 119-110

§44724 Manipulation of Flight Controls

Title 49 › SUBTITLE VII — AVIATION PROGRAMS › PART A — AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY › subpart iii — safety › CHAPTER 447 — SAFETY REGULATION › § 44724

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Pilots in command must not let anyone who does not have both a valid private pilot certificate (issued by the FAA under part 61) and the proper medical certificate (under part 67) control the aircraft when the pilot knows or should have known that the person is trying to set a record or take part in an air competition or aerial stunt. The FAA decides what counts as a record, competition, or feat. If a pilot who is in charge lets this happen, the FAA will order that the pilot’s airman certificate be revoked. Pilot in command — the person responsible for and in charge of the aircraft during flight.

Full Legal Text

Title 49, §44724

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(a)Prohibition.—
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,
to manipulate the controls of an aircraft if the pilot knows or should have known that the individual is attempting to set a record or engage in an aeronautical competition or aeronautical feat, as defined by the Administrator.
(b)Revocation of Airmen Certificates.—
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)Pilot in Command Defined.—
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.

Legislative History

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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

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

Effective Date

of 1996 Amendment note under section 106 of this title.

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Citation

49 U.S.C. § 44724

Title 49, Transportation

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110