{"data":{"id":"us/14-cfr-61.115","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 CFR 61.115","heading":"Balloon rating: Limitations.","body":"(a) If a person who applies for a private pilot certificate with a balloon rating takes a practical test in a balloon with an airborne heater:\n(1) The pilot certificate will contain a limitation restricting the exercise of the privileges of that certificate to a balloon with an airborne heater; and\n(2) The limitation may be removed when the person obtains the required aeronautical experience in a gas balloon and receives a logbook endorsement from an authorized instructor who attests to the person's accomplishment of the required aeronautical experience and ability to satisfactorily operate a gas balloon.\n(b) If a person who applies for a private pilot certificate with a balloon rating takes a practical test in a gas balloon:\n(1) The pilot certificate will contain a limitation restricting the exercise of the privilege of that certificate to a gas balloon; and\n(2) The limitation may be removed when the person obtains the required aeronautical experience in a balloon with an airborne heater and receives a logbook endorsement from an authorized instructor who attests to the person's accomplishment of the required aeronautical experience and ability to satisfactorily operate a balloon with an airborne heater.","path":["Title 14—Aeronautics and Space","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER D—AIRMEN","PART 61—CERTIFICATION: PILOTS, FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS, AND GROUND INSTRUCTORS","Subpart E—Private Pilots"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-14.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:20Z","sha256":"6d61cd326f55767e7175927505c767adbb2e00a7a0df34a8db0b68ab5a2fbf40","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/14-cfr-61.113","next":"us/14-cfr-61.117"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}