PART 1--DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS
1. The authority citation for part 1 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 49 U.S.C. 40101-40104, 40109, 40113, and 44701.
2. Section 1.1 is amended by revising the definitions of "balloon", "flight time", and "pilot in command" to read as follows:
Sec. 1.1 General Definitions.
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Balloon is an aircraft that is not engine driven, but sustains flight with either gas buoyancy or with an airborne heater.
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Flight time means:
(1) Pilot time that commences when an aircraft moves under its own power for the purpose of flight and
ends when the aircraft comes to rest after landing; or
(2) For a nonpowered glider, that time when the glider commences being towed for the purpose of
flight and ends when the glider comes to rest after landing.
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Pilot in command means:
(1) A person who has final authority and responsibility for the operation and safety of the flight;
(2) A person who holds the appropriate category, class, and type rating, if appropriate;
(3) A person who has been designated as pilot in command before or during the flight; and
(4) Involves a flight that occurs in actual flight conditions in an aircraft.
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