14 CFR §194.255
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- (a)Notwithstanding § 61.64(f) of this chapter, a person who holds a powered-lift category, instrument-powered-lift rating, and powered-lift type rating and seeks an additional type rating for a powered-lift with a single functioning control and a single pilot station in accordance with §§ 61.63(d) and 61.64(a) of this chapter, and does not meet requirements of § 61.64(e), will receive a limitation on the certificate restricting the person operating the powered-lift type from carrying any person or property on the aircraft, other than necessary for the purpose of paragraph (b) of this section.
- (b)The limitation described in paragraph (a) of this section may be removed from the rating if the person complies with the following:
- (1)Performs 25 hours of flight time in the type of powered-lift for which the limitation applies under the observation of a fully rated pilot without limitations for the aircraft, maintaining full communication with the observing pilot,
- (2)Logs each flight and the observing pilot attests in writing to each flight, and
- (3)Presents evidence of the supervised operating experience to any examiner or Flight Standards office to have the limitation removed.
- (c)The observing pilot must have unobstructed visual sight of the controls and instrumentation.