Removing the SOE Limitation from your Pilot Certificate

If you want to remove “SUBJECT TO PILOT-IN-COMMAND LIMITATION(S)” on your certificate for a particular aircraft, you’re required to have 25 hours of flight time in that aircraft where you’re doing the flying under the observation of the PIC of that flight.

See 14 CFR 61.64(g) for the full rundown but that’s the gist.

As a note, this process of removing the limitation through IACRA alone will only work if you have a single PIC type rating.

At the time that I had my SOE limitation removed, I had two type ratings but one was SIC Only while the other was PIC and there were no issues.

You may find the steps I outline below to be a bit overkill but I like to be thorough. I went back and forth with an FAA representative to make sure I wouldn’t encounter any issues because I treat IACRA like I’m going to the DMV. I bring every document I might ever need because I don’t want to miss something and have to start the whole process over.

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