The rated pilot, holding a pilot certificate does not need a
student certificate. FAR 61.31 and 61.63 and
(c) Aircraft category, class, and type ratings: Limitations
on the carriage of persons, or operating for compensation or
hire. Unless a person holds a category, class, and type
rating (if a class and type rating is required) that applies
to the aircraft, that person may not act as pilot in command
of an aircraft that is carrying another person, or is
operated for compensation or hire. That person also may not
act as pilot in command of that aircraft for compensation or
hire.

(d) Aircraft category, class, and type ratings: Limitations
on operating an aircraft as the pilot in command. To serve
as the pilot in command of an aircraft, a person must-

(1) Hold the appropriate category, class, and type rating
(if a class rating and type rating are required) for the
aircraft to be flown;

(2) Be receiving training for the purpose of obtaining an
additional pilot certificate and rating that are appropriate
to that aircraft, and be under the supervision of an
authorized instructor; or

(3) Have received training required by this part that is
appropriate to the aircraft category, class, and type rating
(if a class or type rating is required) for the aircraft to
be flown, and have received the required endorsements from
an instructor who is authorized to provide the required
endorsements for solo flight in that aircraft.

(e) Additional training required for operating complex
airplanes. (1) Except as provided in paragraph (e)(2) of
this section, no person may act as pilot in command of a
complex airplane (an airplane that has a retractable landing
gear, flaps, and a controllable pitch propeller; or, in the
case of a seaplane, flaps and a controllable pitch
propeller), unless the person has-

(i) Received and logged ground and flight training from an
authorized instructor in a complex airplane, or in a flight
simulator or flight training device that is representative
of a complex airplane, and has been found proficient in the
operation and systems of the airplane; and

(ii) Received a one-time endorsement in the pilot's logbook
from an authorized instructor who certifies the person is
proficient to operate a complex airplane.

(2) The training and endorsement required by paragraph
(e)(1) of this section is not required if the person has
logged flight time as pilot in command of a complex
airplane, or in a flight simulator or flight training device
that is representative of a complex airplane prior to August
4, 1997.

(f) Additional training required for operating
high-performance airplanes. (1) Except as provided in
paragraph (f)(2) of this section, no person may act as pilot
in command of a high-performance airplane (an airplane with
an engine of more than 200 horsepower), unless the person
has-

(i) Received and logged ground and flight training from an
authorized instructor in a high-performance airplane, or in
a flight simulator or flight training device that is
representative of a high-performance airplane, and has been
found proficient in the operation and systems of the
airplane; and

(ii) Received a one-time endorsement in the pilot's logbook
from an authorized instructor who certifies the person is
proficient to operate a high-performance airplane.

(2) The training and endorsement required by paragraph
(f)(1) of this section is not required if the person has
logged flight time as pilot in command of a high-performance
airplane, or in a flight simulator or flight training device
that is representative of a high-performance airplane prior
to August 4, 1997.

(g) Additional training required for operating pressurized
aircraft capable of operating at high altitudes. (1) Except
as provided in paragraph (g)(3) of this section, no person
may act as pilot in command of a pressurized aircraft (an
aircraft that has a service ceiling or maximum operating
altitude, whichever is lower, above 25,000 feet MSL), unless
that person has received and logged ground training from an
authorized instructor and obtained an endorsement in the
person's logbook or training record from an authorized
instructor who certifies the person has satisfactorily
accomplished the ground training. The ground training must
include at least the following subjects:

(i) High-altitude aerodynamics and meteorology;

(ii) Respiration;

(iii) Effects, symptoms, and causes of hypoxia and any other
high-altitude sickness;

(iv) Duration of consciousness without supplemental oxygen;

(v) Effects of prolonged usage of supplemental oxygen;

(vi) Causes and effects of gas expansion and gas bubble
formation;

(vii) Preventive measures for eliminating gas expansion, gas
bubble formation, and high-altitude sickness;

(viii) Physical phenomena and incidents of decompression;
and

(ix) Any other physiological aspects of high-altitude
flight.

(2) Except as provided in paragraph (g)(3) of this section,
no person may act as pilot in command of a pressurized
aircraft unless that person has received and logged training
from an authorized instructor in a pressurized aircraft, or
in a flight simulator or flight training device that is
representative of a pressurized aircraft, and obtained an
endorsement in the person's logbook or training record from
an authorized instructor who found the person proficient in
the operation of a pressurized aircraft. The flight training
must include at least the following subjects:

(i) Normal cruise flight operations while operating above
25,000 feet MSL;

(ii) Proper emergency procedures for simulated rapid
decompression without actually depressurizing the aircraft;
and

(iii) Emergency descent procedures.

(3) The training and endorsement required by paragraphs
(g)(1) and (g)(2) of this section are not required if that
person can document satisfactory accomplishment of any of
the following in a pressurized aircraft, or in a flight
simulator or flight training device that is representative
of a pressurized aircraft:

(i) Serving as pilot in command before April 15, 1991;

(ii) Completing a pilot proficiency check for a pilot
certificate or rating before April 15, 1991;

(iii) Completing an official pilot-in-command check
conducted by the military services of the United States; or

(iv) Completing a pilot-in-command proficiency check under
part 121, 125, or 135 of this chapter conducted by the
Administrator or by an approved pilot check airman.

(h) Additional aircraft type-specific training. No person
may serve as pilot in command of an aircraft that the
Administrator has determined requires aircraft type-specific
training unless that person has-

(1) Received and logged type-specific training in the
aircraft, or in a flight simulator or flight training device
that is representative of that type of aircraft; and

(2) Received a logbook endorsement from an authorized
instructor who has found the person proficient in the
operation of the aircraft and its systems.

(i) Additional training required for operating tailwheel
airplanes. (1) Except as provided in paragraph (i)(2) of
this section, no person may act as pilot in command of a
tailwheel airplane unless that person has received and
logged flight training from an authorized instructor in a
tailwheel airplane and received an endorsement in the
person's logbook from an authorized instructor who found the
person proficient in the operation of a tailwheel airplane.
The flight training must include at least the following
maneuvers and procedures:

(i) Normal and crosswind takeoffs and landings;

(ii) Wheel landings (unless the manufacturer has recommended
against such landings); and

(iii) Go-around procedures.

(2) The training and endorsement required by paragraph
(i)(1) of this section is not required if the person logged
pilot-in-command time in a tailwheel airplane before April
15, 1991.

...

| "Jim Macklin" wrote
in message
| news:QCZ2g.7750$ZW3.3692@dukeread04...
| I had an Air Force KC 135 command pilot come to me to get
a
| CFI. His ratings at the time were ATP MEL Boeing 707.
He
| had not single-engine rating.
| [lengthy narrative snipped]
|
| Your own personal experience does not constitute
rule-making.
|
| Under what rule was that pilot allowed to fly solo without
the necessary
| category and class rating? On what Student Pilot
certificate did you make
| the required solo endorsement?
|
|