Small UAS Training Curriculum for Part 61 Pilot Certificate Holders

In plain language

If you hold a Part 61 pilot certificate (other than a student pilot certificate) and are current on your flight review, the UAS training you take to obtain or maintain your remote pilot certificate must cover regulations, weather, loading, emergency procedures, crew resource management, performance, maintenance, and night operations.

Requirement as structured

It is a condition of the cited provision that training for pilots holding a Part 61 pilot certificate (excluding student pilots) who meet flight review requirements does cover specific knowledge areas including regulations, weather, loading, emergency procedures, crew resource management, performance, maintenance, and night operations.

Original regulatory text

Training for pilots who hold a pilot certificate (other than a student pilot certificate) issued under part 61 of this chapter and meet the flight review requirements specified in § 61.56 covers the following areas of knowledge: (a) Applicable regulations... (b) Effects of weather... (c) Small unmanned aircraft loading; (d) Emergency procedures; (e) Crew resource management; (f) Determining the performance... (g) Maintenance and preflight inspection procedures; and (h) Operation at night.

Applies when

country

United States

pilot credential

Part 61 pilot certificate (other than student pilot)

regulatory category

General

flight review current

true