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Cleared for Takeoff
A question came up in our partnership meeting last night. One of the partners had asked a local CFI if the 3 night landings/takeoffs also satisfied the 3 landings/takeoffs for taking up a passenger during the day. The CFI reportedly said no - you also have to complete the three day takeoffs/landings as well.
FAR 61.57(a) requires a person acting as pilot in command of an aircraft carrying passengers to have performed three takeoffs and landings as sole manipulator of controls in the same category and class of aircraft within the past ninety days. It does not say the takeoffs and landings must be during the day.
FAR 61.57(b) requires a person acting as pilot in command of an aircraft carrying passengers to have performed three takeoffs and landings to a full stop as sole manipulator of the controls in the same category and class of aircraft at night during the past ninety days.
I don’t see anything in the regs that requires day landings to carry passengers during the day.
FAR 61.57(a) requires a person acting as pilot in command of an aircraft carrying passengers to have performed three takeoffs and landings as sole manipulator of controls in the same category and class of aircraft within the past ninety days. It does not say the takeoffs and landings must be during the day.
FAR 61.57(b) requires a person acting as pilot in command of an aircraft carrying passengers to have performed three takeoffs and landings to a full stop as sole manipulator of the controls in the same category and class of aircraft at night during the past ninety days.
I don’t see anything in the regs that requires day landings to carry passengers during the day.