Submission Channels for Part 61 Applicants
Verified from official sources14 CFR § 107.63Version 1Effective -Verified 22 August 2026
In plain language
If you are applying as a Part 61 pilot, you must submit your application to an authorized person, such as a Certificated Flight Instructor (CFI), a Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE), or a Flight Standards District Office (FSDO).
Requirement as structured
An application made under the Part 61 pilot option must be submitted to a Flight Standards office, a designated pilot examiner, an airman certification representative for a pilot school, a certificated flight instructor, or another person authorized by the Administrator.
Original regulatory text
If the application is being made pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of this section: (1) The application must be submitted to the responsible Flight Standards office, a designated pilot examiner, an airman certification representative for a pilot school, a certificated flight instructor, or other person authorized by the Administrator;
Applies when
- country
- United States
- operation
- Part 107 small UAS operation
- operation regime
- part_107
- aircraft category
- small unmanned aircraft (under 55 lb)
- regulatory category
- General