---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 61.307"
title: "14"
number: "61.307"
heading: "What tests do I have to take to obtain a sport pilot certificate?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/61.307"
---

# §61.307. What tests do I have to take to obtain a sport pilot certificate?


To obtain a sport pilot certificate, you must pass the following tests:

- (a) **Knowledge test.** You must pass a knowledge test on the applicable aeronautical knowledge areas listed in [§ 61.309](/cfr/14/61.309.md). Before you may take the knowledge test for a sport pilot certificate, you must receive a logbook endorsement from the authorized instructor who trained you or reviewed and evaluated your home-study course on the aeronautical knowledge areas listed in [§ 61.309](/cfr/14/61.309.md) certifying you are prepared for the test.
- (b) **Practical test.** You must pass a practical test on the applicable areas of operation listed in §§ [61.309](/cfr/14/61.309.md) and [61.311](/cfr/14/61.311.md). Before you may take the practical test for a sport pilot certificate, you must receive a logbook endorsement from the authorized instructor who provided you with flight training on the areas of operation specified in §§ [61.309](/cfr/14/61.309.md) and [61.311](/cfr/14/61.311.md) in preparation for the practical test. This endorsement certifies that you meet the applicable aeronautical knowledge and flight proficiency requirements and are prepared for the practical test.

## Notes

### Amendments

[Docket FAA-2001-11133, 69 FR 44869, July 27, 2004, as amended by Docket FAA-2023-1377, Amdt. 61-159, 90 FR 35213, July 24, 2025]

### Source

Source: Docket FAA-2001-11133, 69 FR 44869, July 27, 2004, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40113, 44701-44703, 44707, 44709-44711, 44729, 44903, 45102-45103, 45301-45302.

### Source

Source: Docket 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[Docket FAA-2001-11133, 69 FR 44869, July 27, 2004, as amended by Docket FAA-2023-1377, Amdt. 61-159, 90 FR 35213, July 24, 2025]