To be eligible for an airline transport
pilot certificate, a person must:
(a) Be at least 23 years of age;
(b) Be able to read, speak, write, and
understand the English language. If the applicant is unable to meet one of these
requirements due to medical reasons, then the Administrator may place such
operating limitations on that applicant's pilot certificate as are necessary for
the safe operation of the aircraft;
(c) Be of good moral character;
(d) Meet at least one of the following
requirements:
(1) Hold at least a commercial pilot
certificate and an instrument rating;
(2) Meet the military experience
requirements under 61.73 of this part to qualify for a commercial
pilot certificate, and an instrument rating if the person is a rated military
pilot or former rated military pilot of an Armed Force of the United States; or
(3) Hold either a foreign airline
transport pilot or foreign commercial pilot license and an instrument rating,
without limitations, issued by a contracting State to the Convention on
International Civil Aviation.
(e) Meet the aeronautical experience
requirements of this subpart that apply to the aircraft category and class
rating sought before applying for the practical test;
(f) Pass a knowledge test on the
aeronautical knowledge areas of 61.155(c) of this part that apply
to the aircraft category and class rating sought;
(g) Pass the practical test on the
areas of operation listed in 61.157(e) of this part that apply to
the aircraft category and class rating sought; and
(h) Comply with the sections of this
part that apply to the aircraft category and class rating sought.
