Regulation · 14 CFRCurrent as of October 14, 2026 (eCFR)

14 CFR 61.7 Obsolete certificates and ratings

Subpart A—General

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(a) The holder of a free-balloon pilot certificate issued before November 1, 1973, may not exercise the privileges of that certificate.

(b) The holder of a pilot certificate that bears any of the following category ratings without an associated class rating may not exercise the privileges of that category rating:

(1) Rotorcraft.

(2) Lighter-than-air.

(3) Helicopter.

(4) Autogyro.

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