---
kind: "unit"
title: "14"
title_heading: "Aeronautics and Space"
key: "chI/subchD/part61"
level: "part"
label: "Part 61"
heading: "Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground Instructors"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/chI-subchD-part61"
sections_count: 149
---

# Part 61 — Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground Instructors

Title 14 C.F.R. — Aeronautics and Space › Chapter I — Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation › Subchapter D — Airmen

## Contents

- [Subpart A — General](/cfr/14/chI-subchD-part61-subpartA.md)
- [Subpart B — Aircraft Ratings and Pilot Authorizations](/cfr/14/chI-subchD-part61-subpartB.md)
- [Subpart C — Student Pilots](/cfr/14/chI-subchD-part61-subpartC.md)
- [Subpart D — Recreational Pilots](/cfr/14/chI-subchD-part61-subpartD.md)
- [Subpart E — Private Pilots](/cfr/14/chI-subchD-part61-subpartE.md)
- [Subpart F — Commercial Pilots](/cfr/14/chI-subchD-part61-subpartF.md)
- [Subpart G — Airline Transport Pilots](/cfr/14/chI-subchD-part61-subpartG.md)
- [Subpart H — Flight Instructors Other than Flight Instructors With a Sport Pilot Rating](/cfr/14/chI-subchD-part61-subpartH.md)
- [Subpart I — Ground Instructors](/cfr/14/chI-subchD-part61-subpartI.md)
- [Subpart J — Sport Pilots](/cfr/14/chI-subchD-part61-subpartJ.md)
- [Subpart K — Flight Instructors With a Sport Pilot Rating](/cfr/14/chI-subchD-part61-subpartK.md)