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Number Title Status Office Date
61-65J Certification: Pilots and Flight and Ground Instructors

This AC provides guidance for pilot and instructor applicants, pilots, flight instructors, ground instructors, and examiners on certification standards, knowledge test procedures, and other requirements in Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 61.

Active AFS-800 2024-10-30
61-136B FAA Approval of Aviation Training Devices and Their Use for Training and Experience

This AC applies only to the evaluation and use of BATDs and AATDs. This notice does not apply to full flight simulators (FFS) and flight training devices (FTD) that are regulated under 14 CFR part 60.

Active AFS-800 2018-09-12
61-98E Currency Requirements and Guidance for the Flight Review and Instrument Proficiency Check

The contents of this document do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way, and the document is intended only to provide information to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies.

Active AFS-800 2024-10-30
61-67C Stall and Spin Awareness Training with Change 1 & 2

This advisory circular (AC) explains the stall and spin awareness training required under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 61 and offers guidance to flight instructors who provide that training.

Active AFS-840 2000-09-25
61-141 Flight Instructors as Certifying Officials for Student Pilot and Remote Pilot Applicants

This AC applies to submissions of either an Integrated Airman Certification and Rating Application (IACRA) or a paper application.

Active AFS-800 2018-06-25
61-144 Issuance Process for Pilot Certificates in Accordance with the Implementation Procedures for Licensing as Part of the Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement Between the FAA and the Swiss FOCA

The contents of this document do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way, and the document is intended only to provide information to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies.

Active AFS-800 2024-04-10
61-143 Conversion Process for Pilot Certificates in Accordance with the Technical Implementation Procedures - Licensing as Part of the Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement Between the FAA and EASA including Change 1

It also contains information on whom to contact and where to find the process for converting an FAA pilot certificate to an EU Part-FCL pilot license.

Active AFS-800 2021-06-22
61-135A Conversion Process for Pilot Certificates in Accordance with the Implementation Procedures for Licensing as part of the Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement Between the Federal Aviation Administration and Transport Canada Civil Aviation Authority for Pilot Licensing including Change 1

This advisory circular (AC) provides the procedure and eligibility requirements for a Transport Canada Civil Aviation Authority (TCCA) pilot license holder converting to an Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) pilot certificate and an outline of the procedures and eligiblity requirments for an FAA pilot certificate holder converting to a TCCA pilot license.

Active AFS-800 2015-05-15
61-138A Airline Transport Pilot Certification Training Program including Change 1

The contents of this document do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way, and the document is intended only to provide information to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies.

Active AFS-200 2023-06-21
61-140A Autorotation Training

This information is intended to supplement information about autorotation training found in the current editions of the Helicopter Flying Handbook (HFH), FAA-H-8083-21, and the Helicopter Instructor’s Handbook (HIH), FAA-H-8083-4. This AC is not mandatory and does not constitute a regulation.

Active AFS-800 2016-08-31
61-107B Aircraft Operations at Altitudes Above 25,000 Feet Mean Sea Level or Mach Numbers Greater Than .75/ with Change 1

It also provides information to aid pilots in becoming familiar with the basic phenomena associated with high-altitude and high-speed flight.

Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 61 prescribes the knowledge and skill requirements for the various airman certificates and ratings, including category, class, and type ratings authorized to be placed thereon.

Active AFS-800 2013-03-29
61-139 Institution of Higher Education’s Application for Authority to Certify its Graduates for an Airline Transport Pilot Certificate with Reduced Aeronautical Experience

The total flight time requirements for a restricted privileges ATP Certificate based on a degree with an aviation major are:


• 1,000 hours for a graduate who holds a bachelor’s degree with an aviation major and meets the remaining requirements of § 61.160(b);

• 1,250 hours for a graduate who holds an associate’s degree with an aviation major and meets the remaining requirements of § 61.160(c); and

• 1,250 hours for a graduate who holds a bachelor’s

Active AFS-800 2013-07-12
61-83K Nationally Scheduled, FAA-Approved, Industry-Conducted Flight Instructor Refresher Course

In so doing, this AC clarifies TCO development standards, training standards, and testing standards, and provides recommendations to assist applicants to meet and adhere to these standards.

Active AFS-800 2024-10-30
61-91K WINGS—Pilot Proficiency Program

The FAA continually collects and assesses its databases to identify the risks associated with GA flying and incorporates risk mitigation strategies into initial and ongoing pilot education.

Active AFS-800 2024-10-30
61-145 Flight Instructor Enhanced Qualification Training Program (FIEQTP)

This AC also contains guidance that is pertinent to 14 CFR parts 1, 60, 61, 141, and 142. The contents of this document do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way, and the document is intended only to provide information to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies.

Active AFS-800 2024-10-30
61-134 General Aviation Controlled Flight into Terrain Awareness

This AC includes the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) common definition of the term CFIT, identifies some, but not all, of the risks associated with GA CFIT accidents, and provides some recommendations and strategies to combat CFIT within the GA community.

Active AFS-800 2003-04-01
61-142 Sharing Aircraft Operating Expenses in Accordance with 14 CFR § 61.113 (c)

It responds to Section 515 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-254) sets forth the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) longstanding position with regard to the regulation governing expense-sharing flights and the manner in which those flights relate to operations that require a 14 CFR part 119 Operating Certificate.

Active AFS-800 2020-02-25