14 CFR §61.311
Verified against eCFR.gov as of June 20, 2026View official text on eCFR.gov ↗
To apply for a sport pilot certificate, you must receive and log ground and flight training from an authorized instructor on the following areas of operation, as appropriate, for airplane single-engine land or sea, glider, gyroplane, helicopter, airship, balloon, powered parachute land or sea, weight-shift-control aircraft land or sea privileges:
- (a)Preflight preparation.
- (b)Preflight procedures.
- (c)Airport, heliport, seaplane base, and gliderport operations, as applicable.
- (d)Hovering maneuvers (applicable only to helicopters).
- (e)Takeoffs (or launches), landings, and go-arounds.
- (f)Performance maneuvers and, for gliders, performance speeds.
- (g)Ground reference maneuvers (not applicable to gliders, helicopters, and balloons).
- (h)Soaring techniques (applicable only to gliders).
- (i)Navigation.
- (j)Slow flight (not applicable to lighter-than-air aircraft, helicopters, and powered parachutes).
- (k)Stalls (not applicable to lighter-than-air aircraft, gyroplanes, helicopters, and powered parachutes).
- (l)Emergency operations.
- (m)Post-flight procedures.