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with the training and logbook endorsement requirements of § 61.31(j) for the specific
operating privilege for which the holder is already qualified.
38.5 Weight-Shift-Control Aircraft Certification Prior to September 1, 2004. Prior to
September 1, 2004, some weight-shift-control aircraft had been issued an experimental
certificate in the glider category. In these cases only, initial pilot certification for the
issuance of at least a private pilot certificate with a glider rating limited to
weight-shift-control or glider-trike privileges was authorized. After September 1, 2004,
issuance of at least a private pilot certificate with a glider rating limited to
weight-shift-control or glider-trike privileges is no longer authorized, nor necessary, now
that there are established training and certification requirements for weight-shift-control
category aircraft under part 61.
38.6 Weight-Shift-Control Aircraft Certification after January 15, 2005. Effective
January 15, 2005, airmen who conducted their initial pilot certification in a
weight-shift-control aircraft that was certificated as an experimental aircraft in the glider
category and received a private pilot certificate or higher with a glider rating limited to
weight-shift-control or glider-trike privileges can apply using FAA Form 8710-11 at a
FSDO for a weight-shift-control category and/or class rating to be added to their airman
certificate with no further showing of competency.
39 ENHANCED FLIGHT VISION SYSTEM (EFVS). There are two types of EFVS
operations: EFVS operations to 100 feet above the touchdown zone elevation (TDZE)
and EFVS operations to touchdown and rollout. An EFVS is an installed aircraft system
which uses an electronic means to provide a display of the forward external scene
topography (the natural or manmade features of a place or region, especially in a way to
show their relative positions and elevation) through the use of imaging sensors, including
but not limited to forward-looking infrared, millimeter wave radiometry, millimeter wave
radar, or low-light level image intensification. An EFVS includes the display element,
sensors, computers and power supplies, indications, and controls. EFVS operations to
100 feet above the TDZE were enabled through 69 FR 1619, Enhanced Flight Vision
Systems, published in 2004. In 2016, the FAA amended the EFVS regulations to also
permit EFVS operations to touchdown and rollout. Additionally, 81 FR 90126, Revisions
to Operational Requirements for the Use of Enhanced Flight Vision Systems (EFVS) and
to Pilot Compartment View Requirements for Vision Systems, published in 2016,
established minimum ground and flight training requirements for pilots conducting EFVS
operations. The operating requirements for EFVS operations can be found in 14 CFR
part 91, § 91.176, and the minimum ground and flight training requirements for EFVS
operations can be found in § 61.66. Operational and training guidance for EFVS
operations can be found in AC 90-106, Enhanced Flight Vision Systems. Recommended
endorsements for the training are contained in Appendix A, Sample Endorsements.
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