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Title 49 — Transportation

Part A · Chapter 447 — Safety Regulation

§ 44724. Manipulation of flight controls

Statutory text

(a)

Prohibition.—

No pilot in command of an aircraft may allow an individual who does not hold—

(1)

a valid private pilots certificate issued by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration under part 61 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; and

(2)

the appropriate medical certificate issued by the Administrator under part 67 of such title,

to manipulate the controls of an aircraft if the pilot knows or should have known that the individual is attempting to set a record or engage in an aeronautical competition or aeronautical feat, as defined by the Administrator.

(b)

Revocation of Airmen Certificates.—

The Administrator shall issue an order revoking a certificate issued to an airman under section 44703 of this title if the Administrator finds that while acting as a pilot in command of an aircraft, the airman has permitted another individual to manipulate the controls of the aircraft in violation of subsection (a).

(c)

Pilot in Command Defined.—

In this section, the term “pilot in command” has the meaning given such term by section 1.1 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Child Pilot Safety Act

    Pub. L. 104–264 title VI § 602(a)(1) · 110 Stat. 3213

    Enacted · 49 U.S.C. § 44724

    (Added Pub. L. 104–264, title VI, § 602(a)(1), Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3263.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Added Pub. L. 104–264, title VI, § 602(a)(1), Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3263.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) In General.— Chapter 447 is amended by adding at the end the following: “§ 44724. Manipulation of flight controls “(a) Prohibition.— No pilot in command of an aircraft may allow an individual who does not hold— “(1) a valid private pilots certificate issued by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration under part 61 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; and “(2) the appropriate medical certificate issued by the Administrator under part 67 of such title, to manipulate the controls of an aircraft if the pilot knows or should have known that the individual is attempting to set a record or engage in an aeronautical competition or aeronautical feat, as defined by the Administrator. “(b) Revocation of Airmen Certificates.— The Administrator shall issue an order revoking a certificate issued to an airman under section 44703 of this title if the Administrator finds that while acting as a pilot in command of an aircraft, the airman has permitted another individual to manipulate the controls of the aircraft in violation of subsection (a). “(c) Pilot in Command Defined.— In this section, the term ‘pilot in command’ has the meaning given such term by section 1.1 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.”.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Except as otherwise specifically provided, section applicable only to fiscal years beginning after , and not to be construed as affecting funds made available for a fiscal year ending before , see section 3 of Pub. L. 104–264, set out as an Effective Date of 1996 Amendment note under section 106 of this title.

Credits

(Added Pub. L. 104–264, title VI, § 602(a)(1), , 110 Stat. 3263.)

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