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14 CFR §61.413

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  1. (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. (1)A student pilot seeking a sport pilot certificate;
    2. (2)A sport pilot certificate;
    3. (3)A flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating;
    4. (4)A powered parachute or weight-shift-control aircraft rating;
    5. (5)Sport pilot privileges;
    6. (6)A flight review or operating privilege for a sport pilot, or training to maintain or improve the skills of a sport pilot;
    7. (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. (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. (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.
  2. (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. (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 of this chapter and meets the flight review requirements specified in § 61.56, a remote pilot certificate with a small UAS rating;
    2. (2)Verify the identity of the applicant; and
    3. (3)Verify that an applicant for a student pilot certificate meets the eligibility requirements in § 61.83.
  3. (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.
  4. (d)Notwithstanding § 61.315(c)(2) and (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.