[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 2]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 14CFR61.83]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

                               (CONTINUED)

 

PART 61_CERTIFICATION: PILOTS, FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS, AND GROUND INSTRUCTORS

--Table of Contents

 

                        Subpart C_Student Pilots

 

Sec. 61.83  Eligibility requirements for student pilots.



    To be eligible for a student pilot certificate, an applicant must:

    (a) Be at least 16 years of age for other than the operation of a 

glider or balloon.

    (b) Be at least 14 years of age for the operation of a glider or 

balloon.

    (c) Be able to read, speak, write, and understand the English 

language. If the applicant is unable to meet one of these requirements 

due to medical reasons, then the Administrator may place such operating 

limitations on that applicant's pilot certificate as are necessary for 

the safe operation of the aircraft.