Click here to --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -CITE- 14 CFR Sec. 61.96 -EXPCITE- Title 14 CHAPTER I SUBCHAPTER D PART 61 Subpart C -HEAD- Sec. 61.96 Eligibility requirements: Recreational pilots. -TEXT- To be eligible for a recreational pilot certificate, a person must - (a) Be at least 17 years of age; (b) Be able to read, speak, and understand the English language, or have such operating limitations placed on the pilot certificate as are necessary for the safe operation of aircraft, to be removed when the recreational pilot shows the ability to read, speak, and understand the English language; (c) Hold at least a current third-class medical certificate issued under part 67 of this chapter; (d) Pass a written test on the subject areas on which instruction or home study is required by Sec. 61.97; (e) Pass an oral and flight test on maneuvers and procedures selected by an FAA inspector or designated pilot examiner to determine the applicant's competency in the appropriate flight operations listed in Sec. 61.98; and (f) Comply with the sections of this part that apply to the rating sought. (Doc. No. 24695, 54 FR 13040, Mar. 29, 1989)