Flight Proficiency
Private Pilot
14 CFR part 61, section 61.107
"(a) General. A person who applies for a private
pilot certificate must receive and log ground and flight
training from an authorized instructor on the areas of
operation of this section that apply to the aircraft
category and class rating sought.
(b) Areas of operation."
"...(8) For a lighter-than-air category rating with
a balloon class rating:
(i) Preflight preparation;
(ii) Preflight procedures;
(iii) Airport operations;
(iv) Launches and landings;
(v) Performance maneuvers;
(vi) Navigation;
(vii) Emergency operations; and
(viii) Postflight procedures."
Commercial Pilot
14 CFR part 61, section 61.127.
"(a) General. A person who applies for a commercial
pilot certificate must receive and log ground and flight
training from an authorized instructor on the areas of
operation of this section that apply to the aircraft
category and class rating sought.
(b) Areas of operation."
"...(8) For a lighter-than-air category rating with
a balloon class rating:
(i) Fundamentals of instructing;
(ii) Technical subjects;
(iii) Preflight preparation;
(iv) Preflight lesson on a maneuver to be
performed in flight;
(v) Preflight procedures;
(vi) Airport operations;
(vii) Launches and landings;
(viii) Performance maneuvers;
(ix) Navigation;
(x) Emergency operations; and
(xi) Postflight procedures."
PRACTICAL TEST STANDARDS
Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)
part 61 specifies the areas in which knowledge and
skill shall be demonstrated by an applicant before
issuance of a pilot certificate with the associated
category and class ratings. This regulation provides
the flexibility that permits the FAA to publish practical
test standards containing specific TASKS in which
competency shall be demonstrated.
AREAS OF OPERATION are phases of the practical
test arranged in a logical sequence. TASKS are
knowledge areas, flight procedures, or maneuvers
appropriate to an AREA OF OPERATION. However,
an examiner may conduct the practical test in any
sequence that results in a complete and efficient test.
The tables of contents for the private and commercial
balloon practical test standards along with a practical
test checklist are presented on the following pages.
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