{"data":{"id":"us/14-cfr-61.317","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 CFR 61.317","heading":"Is my sport pilot certificate issued with aircraft category and class ratings?","body":"Your sport pilot certificate does not list aircraft category and class ratings. When you successfully pass the practical test for a sport pilot certificate, regardless of the aircraft privileges you seek, the FAA will issue you a sport pilot certificate without any category and class ratings. The FAA will provide you with a logbook endorsement for the category and class of aircraft in which you are authorized to act as pilot in command.","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 J—Sport 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":"513c00bd77f0860feffcde00672fbce75b76d6de355268c6800c67a77f41ebd3","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/14-cfr-61.316","next":"us/14-cfr-61.319"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}