{"data":{"id":"us/14-cfr-61.7","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 CFR 61.7","heading":"Obsolete certificates and ratings.","body":"(a) The holder of a free-balloon pilot certificate issued before November 1, 1973, may not exercise the privileges of that certificate.\n(b) The holder of a pilot certificate that bears any of the following category ratings without an associated class rating may not exercise the privileges of that category rating:\n(1) Rotorcraft.\n(2) Lighter-than-air.\n(3) Helicopter.\n(4) Autogyro.","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 A—General"],"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":"c6299728a3f1d33f4f0cdfe7cc4b67f6dab490b7e6e273c5225daee4ad3672e0","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/14-cfr-61.5","next":"us/14-cfr-61.8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}