14 CFR § 61.325 - How do I obtain privileges to operate an aircraft meeting the performance limits and design requirements of § 61.316 at an airport within, or in airspace within, Class B, C, and D airspace, or in other airspace with an airport having an operational control tower?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t14/s61.325"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "14 CFR § 61.325 - How do I obtain privileges to operate an aircraft meeting the performance limits and design requirements of § 61.316 at an airport within, or in airspace within, Class B, C, and D airspace, or in other airspace with an airport having an operational control tower?"
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "61.325"
section_name: "How do I obtain privileges to operate an aircraft meeting the performance limits and design requirements of § 61.316 at an airport within, or in airspace within, Class B, C, and D airspace, or in other airspace with an airport having an operational control tower?"
chapter_name: "FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "AIRMEN"
part_number: "61"
part_name: "CERTIFICATION: PILOTS, FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS, AND GROUND INSTRUCTORS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40113, 44701-44703, 44707, 44709-44711, 44729, 44903, 45102-45103, 45301-45302."
regulatory_source: "Docket 25910, 62 FR 16298, Apr. 4, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "61"
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# 61.325 How do I obtain privileges to operate an aircraft meeting the performance limits and design requirements of § 61.316 at an airport within, or in airspace within, Class B, C, and D airspace, or in other airspace with an airport having an operational control tower?
If you hold a sport pilot certificate and seek privileges to operate an aircraft meeting the performance limits and design requirements of § 61.316 in Class B, C, or D airspace, at an airport located in Class B, C, or D airspace, or to, from, through, or at an airport having an operational control tower, you must receive and log ground and flight training. The authorized instructor who provides this training must provide a logbook endorsement that certifies you are proficient in the following aeronautical knowledge areas and areas of operation:
(a) The use of radios, communications, navigation system/facilities, and radar services.
(b) Operations at airports with an operating control tower to include three takeoffs and landings to a full stop, with each landing involving a flight in the traffic pattern, at an airport with an operating control tower.
(c) Applicable flight rules of part 91 of this chapter for operations in Class B, C, and D airspace and air traffic control clearances.
[Docket FAA-2001-11133, 69 FR 44869, July 27, 2004, as amended by Docket FAA-2023-1377, Amdt. 61-159, 90 FR 35218, July 24, 2025]