First before anything else check the student s prerequisite endorsements. Foreflight logbook supports digital endorsements, allowing ground and flight instructors to sign endorsements right in the foreflight app using their finger or a stylus. First, the fundamental point about logbook formats is that the faa defines what you have to log 14 cfr 61. Develop a comprehensive understanding for all the required endorsements an instructor must give for initial pilot certification, additional pilot certification, and additional aircraft qualification. Private pilot endorsement labels uses avery 5162 labels. Consider the most common certificate, private pilot. A recreational pilot must carry his or her logbook with. Each endorsement must be legible and include the instructors signature, date of signature. One of the most confusing parts of endorsements is figuring out where to put them sometimes you find them on the student pilot certificate, and other times theyre in the logbook.
All required endorsement forms plus additional endorsements are presented. Prior to a student s first solo flight, their instructor must ensure the endorsements below are in the student s logbook. I start by looking for the endorsements, usually located in the back of the applicants logbook in the private endorsements section. Endorsements lsa pilot training paul hamiltons sport aviation. Pilots and flight instructors, has a number of the more common cfi endorsements. The endorsement on the cert is all that is needed in possession. Preparation of a recommendation for a pilot practical test, including appropriate logbook entry for. Logbook entries and certificate endorsements define aviation. On the pilot certificate, youll record the date and make and model, then. A student pilot may not operate an aircraft in solo flight unless that student pilot has received an endorsement in the students logbook for the specific make and model aircraft to be flown by an authorized instructor who gave the training within the 90 days preceding the date of the flight. Once the paper certificate expires, the student pilot must submit a new application under the new process. First, check for the appropriate make and model endorsement on the student pilot certificate, and a make and model endorsement in the logbook thats been given within the last 90 days. Exactly what to write in student logbooks can be a challenge, but the faa gives cfis a lot of guidance. Student pilot certificate make and model endorsement.
So then other than the student pilot certmedical, and photo id, a student pilot doesnt even need to carry the logbook endorsements with them for a local flight. On the pilot certificate, youll record the date and make and model, then sign and enter your cfi certificate number and expiration date. Logbook endorsement stickers from sportys pilot shop. If theyre both there, you can endorse your student for the route. If the student requires more than 90 days, then each additional 90day solo endorsement period is by endorsement in the student s logbook.
Some log book endorsements are a gate in the flight training. Student pilot certificate rules change april 1 aopa. Keep a copy of the documents used to provide proof of citizenship for five years. First solo flight student pilot requirements duration. Sport pilot endorsments federal aviation administration. In my opinion log book endorsements are a special emphasis area of the practical test standards because it causes problems for both the student and the dpe if the endorsements are not correct. When they apply for a certificate or rating, the student is required by 14 cfr 61. Student pilot seeking a sport pilot certificate endorsements prior to a local solo place in log book. Student pilot endorsements examples are shown in ac 6165 solo flight endorsements xc endorsements class b endorsements presolo aeronautical knowledge 61.
A make and model endorsement on the student pilot certificate 61. Private pilot requires three endorsements current 90day solo far 61. Obtain at least 20 hours of flight time, 15 of which must be instructional and at least 5 hours of solo flight time. But to grant an endorsement to another pilot, a cfis must properly fill out their students logbook. Responsibility for maintaining a logbook both the student and the instructor who provided the training are responsible for ensuring the student receives the correct logbook entry for each training event. Or are student pilot certificate endorsements just no longer required at all. Be able to read, speak, write and understand english.
Instructors commonly include weather limitations that are more restrictive than the requirements of 14 cfr part 61 for student pilots. Another significant change in the new process is that flight instructors will now make endorsements for solo privileges in the student pilot s logbook, instead of endorsing the student pilot certificate. Compiled from a variety of sources, the pdf contains prewritten endorsement language with fillintheblank spaces for instructors to fill. Foreflight digital pilot logbook for ipad and iphone. Does a solo student pilot need to carry their logbook on. Student pilots endorsements are always made for a specific make and model of aircraft. You can think of the student pilot certificate as a permanent endorsement record.
This logbook is designed for student pilots preparing for private, sport, andor recreational pilot licenses. Summary of student pilot solo logbook endorsements. Heshe has demonstrated satisfactory knowledge of the subject areas found deficient on the private pilot aeronautical knowledge test. The difference starts with the relatively insignificant. All solo endorsements are placed in the student logbook and are no longer required to be on the student pilot certificate. Once youve given and logged all of the required training in the students logbook, you. The instructor who provided the training places an endorsement in the students logbook before the first solo crosscountry and endorses the back of the student pilot certificate. Any previous endorsements on a paper student pilot certificate should be maintained as part of the required training record. An instructor must keep a copy of the documents for five years that are used to prove citizenship or make an endorsement in both the instructors logbook, or other record used by the instructor to record flight student endorsements, and the students logbook with the following.
Prior to a students first solo flight, their instructor must ensure the endorsements below are in the students logbook. See ac 6165e before training citizenship eligibility endorsement solo presolo aeronautical knowledge test corrected student pilot certificate makemodel flight training proficiency in logbook for makemodel additional 90 day solo endorsement if 3 above is not current crosscountry student pilot certificate for category logbook crosscountry training makemodel individual crosscountry. Ac 6028, faa english language standard for an faa certificate issued under 14 cfr parts 61, 63, 65, and 107. Student pilots endorsements are always made for a specific make and model of. A student pilot may not operate an aircraft in solo flight unless that student has. Assuming the first solo is to be conducted during the day, an instructor must endorse their students logbook according to 14 cfr 61. Recurring logbook endorsements are required when students change flight schools or instructors if the instructor did not know the student when the student received the initial logbook endorsement. Has a solo flight endorsement as required under far 61. Additionally, a student pilot performing the duties of pilot in command of an. The student pilot and flight instructor can quickly identify problem areas or areas which do not need to be stressed to aid in progressing towards the license. Drivers license and student pilot certificate or an aviation medical certificate with a student pilot certificate. Required student pilot certificate endorsements, including appropriate logbook entries. Assuming the first solo is to be conducted during the day, an instructor must endorse their student s logbook according to 14 cfr 61.
This student pilot logbook was designed for use by student pilots and their flight instructors. A student pilot may not operate an aircraft in solo flight unless that student pilot has received an endorsement in the student s logbook for the specific make and model aircraft to be flown by an authorized instructor who gave the training within the 90 days preceding the date of the flight. Endorsements lsa pilot training paul hamiltons sport. The student pilot s certificate is endorsed for solo flights only one time for any make and model aircraft. Each flight evaluation has a space for the student pilot. A student pilot may not operate an aircraft in solo flight unless that student pilot has received an endorsement in the students logbook for the.
Alternately, the endorsement may be printed out, and then written in with pen. Students who change flight schools andor locations will be required to prove citizenship and receive a logbook endorsement. Become a pilot student pilots certificate requirements. Federal register student pilot application requirements. Before a solo cross country can be done by a student pilot in an airplane with a vh above 87 knots, instrument training must be accomplished per 61. Make an endorsement in the instructors logbook or other record used by the instructor to record flight student endorsements and the students logbook with the following. Student pilot endorsements designated pilot examiner. This advisory circular ac provides guidance for pilot applicants, pilots, flight instructors, ground instructors, and examiners on the certification standards, knowledge test procedures, and other requirements in title 14 of the code of federal regulations 14 cfr part 61. Your signature is protected logbook endorsements and digital signatures are locked. Because the faa will issue plastic student pilot certificates, endorsements will be made only in the student pilot s logbook upon the effective date of this final rule regardless of whether a paper or plastic pilot certificate had been issued to the student at the time of issuance. Logbook entries and certificate endorsements objective. The labels provide a simple and fast way for instructors to issue required faa endorsements to their students, according to asa officials.