---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 61.423"
title: "14"
number: "61.423"
heading: "What are the recordkeeping requirements for a flight instructor with a sport pilot rating?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/61.423"
---

# §61.423. What are the recordkeeping requirements for a flight instructor with a sport pilot rating?

- (a) **As a flight instructor with a sport pilot rating you must—**
  - (1) **Sign the logbook of each person to whom you have given flight training or ground training.**
  - (2) **Keep a record of the name, date, and type of endorsement for—**
    - (i) **Each person whose logbook you have endorsed for solo flight privileges.**
    - (ii) Each person for whom you have provided an endorsement for a knowledge test, practical test, or proficiency check, and the record must indicate the kind of test or check, and the results.
    - (iii) **Each person whose logbook you have endorsed as proficient to operate—**
      - (A) An additional category or class of aircraft;
      - (B) In Class B, C, and D airspace; at an airport located in Class B, C, or D airspace; and to, from, through, or at an airport having an operational control tower;
      - (C) An aircraft that is an airplane with a VH less than or equal to 87 knots CAS; and
      - (D) **An aircraft with a V<I>H</I> greater than 87 knots CAS.**
    - (iv) Each person whose logbook you have endorsed as proficient to provide flight training in an additional category or class of aircraft.
- (b) Within 10 days after providing an endorsement for a person to operate or provide training in an additional category and class of aircraft you must—
  - (1) Complete, sign, and submit to the FAA the application presented to you to obtain those privileges; and
  - (2) **Retain a copy of the form.**
- (c) You must keep the records listed in this section for 3 years. You may keep these records in a logbook or a separate document.

## Notes

### Amendments

[Docket FAA-2001-11133, 69 FR 44875, July 27, 2004, as amended by Amdt. 61-125, 75 FR 5222, Feb. 1, 2010; Amdt. 61-125A, 75 FR 15610, Mar. 30, 2010; Docket FAA-2010-1127, Amdt. 61-135, 81 FR 1307, Jan. 12, 2016; Docket FAA-2023-1377, Amdt. 61-159, 90 FR 35218, 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-2001-11133, 69 FR 44875, July 27, 2004, as amended by Amdt. 61-125, 75 FR 5222, Feb. 1, 2010; Amdt. 61-125A, 75 FR 15610, Mar. 30, 2010; Docket FAA-2010-1127, Amdt. 61-135, 81 FR 1307, Jan. 12, 2016; Docket FAA-2023-1377, Amdt. 61-159, 90 FR 35218, July 24, 2025]