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14 CFR · Part 61

14 CFR § 61.189

Flight instructor records.

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Part 61 Contents
  • Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 73: Robinson Helicopter Company, Robinson R-22/R-44 Special Training and Experience Requirements
  • Subpart A: General
  • Subpart B: Aircraft Ratings and Pilot Authorizations
  • Subpart C: Student Pilots
  • Subpart D: Recreational Pilots
  • Subpart E: Private Pilots
  • Subpart F: Commercial Pilots
  • Subpart G: Airline Transport Pilots
  • Subpart H: Flight Instructors Other than Flight Instructors With a Sport Pilot Rating
  • Subpart I: Ground Instructors
  • Subpart J: Sport Pilots
  • Subpart K: Flight Instructors With a Sport Pilot Rating
  • Appendix A to Part 61: Airman Certification Standards and Practical Test Standards
(a)

A flight instructor must sign the logbook of each person to whom that instructor has given flight training or ground training.

(b)

A flight instructor must maintain a record in a logbook or a separate document that contains the following:

(1)

The name of each person whose logbook that instructor has endorsed for solo flight privileges, and the date of the endorsement; and

(2)

The name of each person that instructor has endorsed for a knowledge test or practical test, and the record shall also indicate the kind of test, the date, and the results.

(c)

Each flight instructor must retain the records required by this section for at least 3 years.

Referenced By

Interpretations of This Section (3)

  • Thorpe (FlyRight Holdings), 2015
  • Grayson, 2010
  • Murphy, 2008

Advisory Circulars (1)

  • AC 61-98E

Documents that cite this section, found in their catalog metadata or text. Listed by date, not by significance.

Reflects the eCFR edition current as of July 6, 2026. Retrieved from ecfr.gov on July 17, 2026.

Primary Source

  • Official Source (14 CFR · Part 61)