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legal/us/code/title-49/chapter-447/section-44724.md

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+title: "49 U.S.C. § 44724"
+description: "Manipulation of flight controls"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 49
+title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
+chapter_number: "447"
+chapter_name: "SAFETY REGULATION"
+section: "44724"
+citation: "49 U.S.C. § 44724"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
+source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc49@119-100.zip"
+source_identifier: "/us/usc/t49/s44724"
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+confidence: "official"
+tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
+---
+
+# 49 U.S.C. § 44724 - Manipulation of flight controls
+
+## Text
+
+(a) Prohibition.— No pilot in command of an aircraft may allow an individual who does not hold—
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+(1) a valid private pilots certificate issued by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration under part 61 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; and
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+(2) the appropriate medical certificate issued by the Administrator under part 67 of such title,
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+to manipulate the controls of an aircraft if the pilot knows or should have known that the individual is attempting to set a record or engage in an aeronautical competition or aeronautical feat, as defined by the Administrator.
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+(b) Revocation of Airmen Certificates.— The Administrator shall issue an order revoking a certificate issued to an airman under section 44703 of this title if the Administrator finds that while acting as a pilot in command of an aircraft, the airman has permitted another individual to manipulate the controls of the aircraft in violation of subsection (a).
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+(c) Pilot in Command Defined.— In this section, the term “pilot in command” has the meaning given such term by section 1.1 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.
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+(Added Pub. L. 104–264, title VI, § 602(a)(1), Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3263.)
+
+## Notes
+
+Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
+
+Effective DateExcept as otherwise specifically provided, section applicable only to fiscal years beginning after Sept. 30, 1996, and not to be construed as affecting funds made available for a fiscal year ending before Oct. 1, 1996, see section 3 of Pub. L. 104–264, set out as an Effective Date of 1996 Amendment note under section 106 of this title.