---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 61.413"
title: "14"
number: "61.413"
heading: "What are the privileges of my flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/61.413"
---

# §61.413. What are the privileges of my flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?

- (a) If you hold a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating, you are authorized, within the limits of your certificate and rating, to conduct ground training, flight training, certain checking events, and to issue endorsements related to:
  - (1) A student pilot seeking a sport pilot certificate;
  - (2) A sport pilot certificate;
  - (3) A flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating;
  - (4) A powered parachute or weight-shift-control aircraft rating;
  - (5) Sport pilot privileges;
  - (6) A flight review or operating privilege for a sport pilot, or training to maintain or improve the skills of a sport pilot;
  - (7) A practical test for a sport pilot certificate, a private pilot certificate with a powered parachute or weight-shift-control aircraft rating or a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating;
  - (8) A knowledge test for a sport pilot certificate, a private pilot certificate with a powered parachute or weight-shift-control aircraft rating or a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating; and
  - (9) A proficiency check for an additional category or class privilege for a sport pilot certificate or a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating.
- (b) A person who holds a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating is authorized, in a form and manner acceptable to the Administrator, to:
  - (1) Accept an application for a student pilot certificate or, for an applicant who holds a pilot certificate (other than a student pilot certificate) issued under [part 61](/cfr/14/part61.md) of this chapter and meets the flight review requirements specified in [§ 61.56](/cfr/14/61.56.md), a remote pilot certificate with a small UAS rating;
  - (2) Verify the identity of the applicant; and
  - (3) Verify that an applicant for a student pilot certificate meets the eligibility requirements in [§ 61.83](/cfr/14/61.83.md).
- (c) The privileges authorized in this section do not permit a person who holds a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating to conduct operations that would otherwise require an air carrier or operating certificate or specific authorization from the Administrator.
- (d) Notwithstanding § [61.315(c)(2)](/cfr/14/61.315.md?p=c-2) and [(3)](/cfr/14/61.315.md?p=c-3), a person who holds a flight instructor certificate issued under this subpart K of this part may receive compensation for providing flight training in accordance with this subpart.

## Notes

### Amendments

[Docket FAA-2010-1127, Amdt. 61-135, 81 FR 1307, Jan. 12, 2016, as amended by Docket FAA-2015-0150, Amdt. 61-137, 81 FR 42208, June 28, 2016; Docket FAA-2023-1351; Amdt. 61-156, 89 FR 80340, Oct. 2, 2024; Docket FAA-2023-1377, Amdt. 61-159, 90 FR 35216, July 24, 2025]

### Source

Source: Docket FAA-2001-11133, 69 FR 44875, 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-2010-1127, Amdt. 61-135, 81 FR 1307, Jan. 12, 2016, as amended by Docket FAA-2015-0150, Amdt. 61-137, 81 FR 42208, June 28, 2016; Docket FAA-2023-1351; Amdt. 61-156, 89 FR 80340, Oct. 2, 2024; Docket FAA-2023-1377, Amdt. 61-159, 90 FR 35216, July 24, 2025]